Bono Reveals Reason He Always Wears Sunglasses - The Graham Norton Show
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- čas přidán 16. 10. 2014
- Bono reveals that he always wears sunglasses indoors because he has had glaucoma for 20 years.
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It's crazy how odd Bono looks with RDJs glasses but RDJ just turns into Tony Stark.
It made Bono’s eyes look giant. I always am amazed how it doesn’t do it to others or just looks normal on them like RDJ.
RDJ is always Tony Stark
Exactly what I'm thinking!
I thought the exact same thing lol
I guess Bono still hasn't found the sunglasses he was looking for...
LOL!!! :D :D :D
That's because he always searches where the sunglasses have no name.
This never gets old
have pain in the light of Sun...
True...but he has always had the DESIRE...
Am I the only one who finds it so cool how only Graham Nortan out of all UK talk show hosts can get some of the biggest stars in the world and yet dig out their down to earth nature?
He is, and will forever be, the Emperor of talk show hosts.
He’s Irish but ok
Yeah he really does get everyone. I know he said he hasn’t been able to get Julia roberts though
He just treat them like humans, thats all. And sometimes the drinks helps.
@@amazingsupergirl7125 nobody likes that ugly women
This is the kind of talk show we need in America. It puts all the guests at ease. Not since Carson has a host let guests shine as much as Norton does.
British shows are like this in general though. Notice they can also curse(maybe not from this clip in particular.) There are a bunch of regulations on US television and it's overly "Structured" to be a certain way, almost as if everybody is putting on an act. And in a way, it is, whereas these British talk shows are more conversational. I think Craig Ferguson(who ironically wasn't even born in America) was the closest thing to these foreign talk shows.
Graham is Irish though
Dragmire800 But he works for BBC1. So this is a British show. What's your point?
Graham's Show and Jonathan Ross' show which was in the same slot (U2 were on that a few years ago) before he moved to ITV goes out on BBC1 at 10:35pm on Friday evenings. There's swearing, sexual discussion and the guests are allowed to drink (Graham does).
He and Jonathan Ross pull the same trick that Michael Parkinson came up with which was to keep the guests together so they all interact and are all part of the show.
Craig Ferguson is the only American late/talk show that puts guests at ease I think but he's leaving soon..He doesn't script it and he doesn't need to put on skits and games just to fill in the time with his guests (like all the other late shows).
I was his driver years ago on the Vertigo tour and he carried a box full of extra glasses, he also gave several away to fans...his assistant was flusted everytime he did. He was kind and stopped to take photos and sign autographs for fans who had been outside the private airport all day waiting.
Man, you were so lucky!
He’s dead
@@donallmccrudden4812 wow really
@@lukeskywalker9060 Weird since he starts a tour in April 2023.
Bono is great - he is a genuinely nice bloke, he is always so decent in interviews and I think you can see he has a fragility too.
He’s also very funny too and has a good sense of humor too.
Yup, was doing security backstage in Dublin and he walked past us all, said hello to everyone individually
the great conditioner shortage
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I used to be a bit cynical about them but when you look at their bodie of work it's amazing what they've done.
They split the royalties equally despite unequal input.
Yes, that is tremendous.
Man that is one incredible collection of talent in one room.
The quivering lip as he admitted it showed that it actually was something that was a big deal to him.
I noticed that too
Yep, thankfully he has said that he's fine and he's receiving good treatment. Not sure why people get on him about it when Elton John and Slash do the same thing.
More indicative of MDMA if anything ....
Never bothered with bono's sunglasses.. why is it a big deal tho. It's a mark for him as U2's frontman as well.
Edgar Davids started wearing sunglasses whilst he was still playing football for the same condition
Everyone picks on Bono's glasses but never on The Edge's beanie.
Men don't dare because it could happen to them, and women are too polite.
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"I am a human person" That's right Bono, u tell em..
Jimmy Fallon would be like
Bono: Well, I......
Fallon: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
yeah but i'd still take fallon over kimmel all day long.
@MorbidManMusic Clearly fallon isn't over yet and he's always been a joke
Fallon is sooo annoying man!
Actually Fallon has child a bit, he's still not good
Kinmel on the other hand doesn't let you talk without cracking
Fellon acts like a paid actor and always gives annoying fake laughs. Kimmel OTOH interrupts the guests every 5 seconds.
Just been diagnosed with Glaucoma. Thanks to Bono and friends and family I feel more at ease :)
I ave Glaucoma too. Only in my right eye. I knew my vision was a bit blurry in my eye but didn't think much of it. It was an eye appointment in 2011 that I found out I had glaucoma. Sent me to the REI for tests. I ave eye drops that I put in my eye each evening before bed.
My shoe dropped march 30. I hope you're doing ok. Keep your head up.
You guys vision still ok? I have been diagnosed with glaucoma in March, and i’m very afraid of lose vision, im using eyedrops twice a day
I got discharged seems stable. Hope others doing ok
@@kellylouisebrown4954 so you don’t have glaucoma? That’s great! I keep hoping that I won't have, i’ll do a OCT exam
what annoys me is that I have always judged people for wearing sunglasses all the time, especially the likes of Bono, but it took two cataract operations and complications afterwards requiring me needing to wear sunglasses all the time to change my opinion... you just never know do you, you think you do, but we have no idea what peoples challenges are on a daily basis.
thank you for stating your truth people are bell ends until it happens to them, mark my words the young will think differently about health conditions as they get older..
+Jack Orr my missus has aniridia too. She'll often complain it's too bright when I think otherwise
anz10 the one that manage to survive long enough. Getting old isn't a given.
Jack Orr sunglasses actually look cool! Do you still have to wear them all the time?
I wear sunglasses a lot too, including indoors, because I have astigmatism which makes me super sensitive to light. It actually hurts me... Even a day that is cloudy and people think is dull, my eyes will be burning. And even at night time, if I look at a car with the lights on, it feels like a knife in my brain. So sunglasses it is. People can say what they want but I need them!
I dunno why, but I love the fact that Bono called RDJ "Bob." He just isn't a Bob to me, lol.
+Rane A. robert is bob in ireland
+YeetSQUAD I'm aware that Bob is a common nickname for Robert (globally,) it's just that Robert Downey Jr. isn't usually referred to as Bob, so it's weird to me when someone does, lol.
Rane A. i understand and its a little weird to me as well, but he's bono so lels
+Rane A. You might be surprised to learn that a lot of RDJs friends call him Bob behind closed doors. It's only in promos etc that you'll see them call him "Robert".
I thought this too
respect anyone who's made it big and can still laugh at themselves a bit.
There is NO FRICKING WAY that my eyes have actually just witnessed U2 themselves, Robert Duvall, RDJ, AND STEPHEN FRY all in one place together.
The star power would blind everyone in the room.
Their combined charisma would leave everyone happy for the rest of their lives.
Being in the presence of that much raw talent and intellect would be enough to leave you forever inspired and forever speechless.
"This box of sunglasses was donated by Elton John"
I knew it!😆
😁
Elton John does have 250,000 pairs of glasses, after all!
2:07 You see RDJ reaching in his pocket for his specs. He really was hoping Bono would see them and want a trade!
Omg,that was great,what a good sport Bono was and the rest of the guys also.
Graham has it , he can handle as many guests on his show without anybody feeling awkward !
Poor old blind Bono. He sees more with his heart than I see with my eyes
My grandfather suffered from glaucoma for over 30 years until his death last year. At one point about 6-7 years ago, he went completely blind. It's a subtle disease of the eye, caused by a buildup of pressure inside it. This pressure can damage the optic nerve, leading to a loss of vision. It was difficult to detect it as well as treat it many years ago, so it is why we watched him slowly lose his sight over a long period of time. It also can give increased sensitivity to bright light - which for someone like Bono must be a daily struggle, what with all the flash photography and flickering stage lights of their shows. So the sunglasses are serving a very practical purpose, literally helping him to 'live in the spotlight'.
This isnt about you.
That was really helpful . I had no idea what Bono was trying to say when he said he had glaucoma.
@@rovertrobert3180 I'm pretty sure the guy's intention was to provide context to the video and Glaucoma in general.
I ave Glaucoma but only in my right eye. Put eye drops in my right eye every evening to lower the pressure. But lost all vision in my eye.
@@alisonselway5740
So sorry to hear that.
Nice guy Robert Downey Jr puts on his glasses so Bono doesn't feel left out.
the EDGE had to take off those glasses before they gave him a seizure !!
Yeah, and his "I just think they're cool, and I think Bono looks cool in 'em" definitely sounded a little pointed, like, "OK, time to stop making light of his medical condition, Graham; not cool." Graham already had a whole bit worked out, though, so decided to soldier on in spite of Bono's revelation. Kinda awkward - guess not planning out every question and basic response like the average late night show occasionally bites back.
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You make two mistakes here. Firstly, Robert made that remark as self-deprecating humour, not to defend Bono against Graham. Secondly, nearly every topic of conversation on this show is prepared and agreed upon beforehand. Bono certainly knew Graham was going to bring out those sunglasses, and Graham probably knew that Bono would talk about glaucoma. Even if that was a surprise, Graham certainly didn’t offend Bono. I don’t know why you would think that.
They surely check these things with managers/agents. It's all about guest comfort on the show.
It really looked like that. I mean, obviously the Graham's questions and Bono's answer were negotiated, but Robert's remark was just really nice. Only person with sight problems would truly understand. I personally didn't think glaucoma was smth to laugh at. My relatives went blind when they were old, nothing funny abt that(( I also liked how the band member did not reveal the reason, but tried to turn it into a joke (you need sunglasses when you get famous), it was a nice thing too.
insane to me the man is humble enough to explain himself after being who he is.. solid human
He’s a singer....he’s not God
Can we just appreciate the fact that Larry kept his silly mustache sunglasses on for the rest of the segment?
Yes, Larry is very cool and funny, I wish he would do more interviews.
I love how they were all good sports about the glasses. It was nice to laugh!
As an American who has been trying to catch up with as many Graham Norton episodes as possible on youtube, I must say. This is The. Best. Couch. Ever!
Yeah, and for once I actually recognized everyone! ;-P
@shawnuel check out Miriam Margolyes on Graham's show and the episode with Bill Murray, Matt Damon and Paloma Faith. 😂
RDJ seems so like starstruck lol,
+konkelkent He probably was. RDJ was a young lad growing up in the 80's so U2 would most probably been in his record collection. He's also a big fan of Rock bands, so the chances are he's a fan of U2 as well.
@@Barrechor he is a huge U2 fan, you are spot on dude.
I always find it hilarious when celebrities get starstruck themselves. Anyway, it seems to me that musicians are even bigger than actors. Here, we have RDJ being amazed, then there's that time when Paul McCartney appeared on stage of the Golden Globes and everybody in the room was shocked, lmao. The order seems Musicians > Actors > Athletes > the rest (authors, TV hosts, entrepreneurs).
@@Incog2k6 because few people can sing. Sometimes, you can't learn it but to born with it.
@@index7787 how do you know ?
We caught there concert a couple years ago & by far the most amazing concert we have seen! Amazing! When they did “ havn’t found what I’m looking for”... it was a gospel event of all people singing, as they let the crowed sing.. the whole sold out stadium in Atlanta was in one voice, one harmony and you realize.. they are the epic band of many generations! Thanks u for all u have done... your amazing... thank u...
Bono and RDJ in the same room? Two of the coolest talented guys, amazing.
IKR!!! IM FREAKING OUT ABOUT THAT!!
Too much greatness at once, wow, that's a legendary couch.
I have never seen U2 so comfortable in an interview/show in my life. Great host and talk about a lineup of heavy hitters.
Bono looks like Elvis Costello when he put Robert Downey Jr's glasses.
"The great conditioner shortage of 1980..." Graham Norton is just brilliant.
I love when Graham does this - because it take the elevated people down a peg- and it reveals if they are really snooty or not. This is Grahams Superpower...imhp
Thing about Bono is that he's down to Earth in interviews. Look up accounts of people who met him and you'll find he's humble and caring.
Great interview the guests can talk without constant and rude interruptions. Everyone is having fun and entertaining to the people watching the show both live and on television.
Ahh, so just like with Jimmy Fallon 😳
Why do American Talk Show hosts have to sit behind a big desk? It looks so intimidating.
MrMagoo May be there are wearing underwear’s 😂
Because american talk shows are about hosts not guests...
Its meant to be for the guests. Johnny Carson intentionally added stiff chairs to the set to keep his guests even more on edge and uncomfortable. Desks add a sense of authority and unbalance.
Because in America everything has to be staged. Showing the vulnerable, no barriers s
and letting the guest feel at ease to go off script, freaks them out. The more relaxed surroundings with Graham’s interviews definitely pays dividends because he gets guests to open up more than most. He’s also a pretty sharp and astute interviewer and rarely misses an opportunity when given a sniff of an opening to ask the question everyone watching wants him to ask.
@@Scorchy666 Yeah that's what everyone wants, some of the most charismatic people in the world to be uncomfortable and forced into a social power struggle.
'Human person'
That pure class was BONO willing to take the joke and then help play it up a tad !!! CHEERS :)
Thank you for uploading; U2's music has gotten me through some tough times in life.
“Not from anything exotic” 😂
Love how RDJ is fangirling over Bono
i love how you see downey be a total fanboy of u2.. so awesome to see him clapping like a kid seeing his idols.. 👏👏 great to know iron man is has feelings too.. 😂
My son had cataract surgery at 18 months old. He is now being treated for suspected glaucoma as a teen. There is very little known in the way of treating kids with this condition. It's a guessing game but we are so thankful for his doctors❤
1:55 Bono looked a bit emotional just after he said he has glaucoma
I'm 27yo and have glaucoma since I was 17yo . Tbh nowadays if it's in the early stages it's just a matter of putting eye drops before you sleep and after you wake up. Some people even smoke a joint three times a day because apparently it helps decrease the eye pressure.
But some decades ago we didn't have medicine and a lot of people lost their sight slowly because of it.
@@dunnotck1 do you still drive a car?
The way Graham delivered the "is it fatal?" in his Irish drowl at 1:50 made me burst out with laughter 😂
I have to say this about Bono and the U2 boys: for all their pretensions, they really are fundamentally nice guys with their hearts in the right place. I remember my mom getting annoyed that they had Borat show up for their Kennedy Center Honors piece, but I'm glad they take themselves less and less seriously as the years go on while still being committed to the things they believe in. All that is to say, I don't know if most rock bands their stature would be so OK with people making fun of how they look or looked, so it's cool that they laugh right along. The fact that he explains about the glaucoma but also makes fun of himself by pretending to milk it for sympathy and trying on the goofy glasses means people feel sympathetic for him but also feel permission to laugh along afterwards.
While Graham was poking a little fun at their early pics, it was obviously good natured, and THEY put them out there!
Bono calling RDJ "Bob". That's it that's the comment.
Thanks for posting.
This is beyond funny!!! I love the laughter and U2❤️
"The great conditioner shortage"
🤣🤣🤣
Robert Duvall is like, "who the hell are these guys?".
More like who the hell am I?
Robert Duvall is like "That's Robert Downey Jr."
I have no idea how Robert Duvall is
Love the smell of u2 in the morning
You'd need shades too for that purple/red backdrop. Yeesh!!!
Oh wow...my 2 fav men in the same room...Bono and Downey. Cant believe i never seen this b4! Thanks!
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@@bono9235 Bono is like the father figure I never had.. I think that's why I adore him so much...took me years to figure that out...I pray for him all the time.. Anyways that's sweet...made my day..and of all days...yeah there's my sign.. seriously thank you..more than u know!!! Much 💜 Jesus is King!! From Kentucky!!
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When he’s not posing, posturing, preening and pretending....Bono is just a funny, everyday bloke from Finglas. Wish he’d show that a little more. The Irish know. But not everyone. Bono: you’re a legend
I'm 3 years late to this but you should listen to his book Surrender! He narrates it!
It’s so great that Channel 4 has made a show specifically for the lobotomised.
That was HILARIOUS. One of the best interviews I've seen haha very funny
Larry instantly turned into Kevin Bacon when he put those sunglasses on.
Bono looked so cute in his younger days.... He sure does even today
Nobody puts Stephen Fry at the end of the couch!
Except for the Edge, obviously!
big fan of stephen fry but its ok if u2 do it lol
is this an Optical illusion or does STEPHEN fry look like he's three time the size of BONO!!?
I think Bono is like 5' 6"
U2 do!
I love Robert saying and bono says thanks Bob
I think Graham Norton's accent came back stronger.
Never seem so many of my favorite people together in the same talk show. 😍
Thanks so much for your kind words
I love that they’re laughing at the daytime tele picture , while looking at it on a super low budget monitor.
This was just all kinds of awesome.
3:42 im seeing meme potential here when Bonno stands up
His "it might make some people really happy" was really sad. He knows how many people hate him. :(
I think he takes it in stride. Isn't spiteful at all.
don't follow them much but I always thought he seemed quite likeable
I say feck the haters, Bono. You're fantastic.
he basically hates white culture and white people but whatever
@Laura Perez Diez far more people *should* hate him, dude's got some serious problem
Part of me wishes I never found Graham cause now I can't stop watching. I've re-watched nearly ALL the videos he has on youtube like 3 times at this point.
Good stuff. Excellent!
U2 look relaxed and happy to be there !which after a life of promoting and false smiles and laughs,seems a gift Graham Norton brings to a talk show.
Larry's the only one that keeps his sunglasses on! Haha too good!
haha, with the sunglasses on they all look like they've gone back to 97!
I had no idea..I love how he handled talking about it
Thanks so much for your kind words
That moment when even a icon shows that he isnt perfect
I think i am losing my Memory I watched this whole thing again like it was something new ..till i seen my comment LOL
@@freakyflow lol
I mean, yeah, Bono's probably not perfect but I don't think him having a medical condition contributes to that.
I feel Bono. I too have Glaucoma. 💯
You have it for how many time? Your vision still ok?
@@joaogilbertoborges4600 For about 5 years now. My vision is blurry now but I'm on eye drops for it and they help...
Man, as an American I totally love the Graham Norton Show. Is it on cable TV in the US? I've only ever seen it on CZcams.
It comes on BBC America.
Saturday evenings on BBC America
Comedy Central tried giving him an American version called “The Graham Norton Effect” but it only lasted a few months.
Wow Glaucoma. I'll have to stop busting on all these people wearing sunglasses inside. Informative show. Thanks Graham mate!
Quite a line of names on that sofa, all at once! I need the whole thing. Cool!
My former acting professor is a BAMF actor who always wore sunglasses, and people would whisper that he was so pretentious and “Who wears sunglasses indoors?” Etc...but he revealed privately that he too had glaucoma and THATs why he wore them. So nowadays - as a young person being monitored for glaucoma myself - I don’t question people’s reason for wearing sunglasses or whatever; I just let them live.
This was hilarious. The great conditioner shortage!! 😂 It shows that Bono is, in his own words, truly a "human person". Also, just as hilarious, was Robert Duvall during all the hilarity .. His expression was like "Who the hell are these morons and what the hell am I doing here??" ! Either he's deaf or he's got no sense of humour whatsoever. 😙
great show
Robert Duvall is sitting there like “who the hell are these guys?”
Thank fuckin god for Robert Downey Jr stepping up 2:44 xD
DUDE NOT GONNA LIE, EACH OF THOSE PROPS ACTUALLY LOOKED AWESOME ON THEM!
I saw U2 in 2010 when MUSE opened for them in NC. I have pics of Bono giving his glasses to a little boy on stage and him not having glasses on!!! Was awesome!!
Legends !
oh i love graham
norton. So funny.
Thanks so much for your kind words
I too have glaucoma for last 5 years now. Had surgeries done and eyes got extra sensitive to all sorts of light. Use shades everywhere.
Lolll........ Brilliant interview. ❤️
He's not the only one staring at the sun, afraid of what he'll find, when you take a look inside.
That song and album first got me into U2 when it first came out. I was 15. I liked Discotheque as well, but staring at the sun was one of the rare songs I loved from the first time I heard it. I borrowed the albums Pop and Achtung Baby from a neighbour and they blew my mind. Oasis were no longer my favourite band, U2 were and still are today.
Graham Norton's laugh sounds like he's chocking on an egg 🤣🤣🤣🤣
excellent, thank you
Best couch ever!
Oh my word! Two of the sexiest men in the entire universe on the same sofa. Heavenly! xx
Proving U2 have a great sense of humour most people can't or just don't want to see.😁
Loved this! Haha
Good stuff
I enjoy how RDJ is enraptured by listening to U2.
He's absolutely fan-girling 😆😆