David Letterman gushes over song U2’s Bono and The Edge wrote for him at LA premiere of Disney+ rock-doc A Sort of Homecoming
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Talk show legend David Letterman still can’t believe that U2 frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge wrote a song for him while filming their Disney+ rock-doc A Sort of Homecoming.
The five-time Emmy winner – turning 76 next month – gushed to Access Hollywood on Wednesday: ‘Still processing it, because most songs written about me begin “Hey dumba**!” So this was an unusual experience.’
David giddily reunited with the 62-year-old Irishman and the British-born, Irish-raised 61-year-old while coordinating in black and grey formal attire at the movie’s premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
Bono (born Paul David Hewson) wore his signature shades due to glaucoma while The Edge (born David Howell Evans) wore his signature black beanie for the film festivities.
Letterman called the 22-time Grammy winners ‘decent, well-rounded nice people’ and said it was ‘a delight’ to visit their Dublin hometown for the film.
Flattered: Talk show legend David Letterman (M) still can’t believe that U2 frontman Bono (R) and guitarist The Edge (L) wrote a song for him while filming their Disney+ rock-doc A Sort of Homecoming
‘A standup comic like Dave might be able to understand what we’re about and unravel the U2 mystery,’ The Edge mused.
Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville’s film Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman premieres March 17 on Disney+.
In it, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers – who’ve sold 170M records worldwide – reflect on their 47-year journey as musicians and friends while also performing a concert.
U2 – also featuring bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. – will next release Songs of Surrender, an album of 40 re-recorded and reinterpreted songs from the group’s back catalogue, which hits shelves March 17.
In the autumn, the entire band (minus Mullen) will perform a limited Las Vegas engagement of concerts called U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere in honor of the grand opening of MSG Sphere at The Venetian.
The five-time Emmy winner – turning 76 next month – gushed to Access Hollywood on Wednesday: ‘Still processing it, because most songs written about me begin “Hey dumba**!” So this was an unusual experience’
Trouble! David giddily reunited with the 62-year-old Irishman (R) and the British-born, Irish-raised 61-year-old (L) while coordinating in black and grey formal attire at the movie’s premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles
Iconic: Bono (born Paul David Hewson) wore his signature shades due to glaucoma while The Edge (born David Howell Evans) wore his signature black beanie for the film festivities
And they made fun of his height! Letterman called the 22-time Grammy winners ‘decent, well-rounded nice people’ and said it was ‘a delight’ to visit their Dublin hometown for the film
‘A standup comic like Dave might be able to understand what we’re about and unravel the U2 mystery,’ The Edge mused
Will you stream it? Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville’s film Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman premieres March 17 on Disney+
Crowd pleasers: In it, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers – who’ve sold 170M records worldwide – reflect on their 47-year journey as musicians and friends while also performing a concert
Hitting shelves March 17! U2 – also featuring bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. – will next release Songs of Surrender, an album of 40 re-recorded and reinterpreted songs from the group’s back catalogue
