U2 explain how friendship kept them together for 50 years

TODAY Australia's interview finds The Edge crediting mutual support and distinct roles, before Bono starts teasing him about his ego.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 55,732 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (3,035).

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Bono doesn't pretend keeping U2 together has been effortless. "We had to make it work. It's been grueling at times," he tells TODAY Australia, with his bandmates beside him.

The short interview brings Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. together to consider how a band survives half a century. It has drawn around 55,000 views in its first day, roughly eighteen times the channel's usual Shorts start.

Bono's account begins with ambition and desperation: they felt they had nowhere else to turn. The Edge offers a quieter explanation for their staying power. Their friendship existed before the records and the record deal, giving them something to draw on when the work became difficult.

His point isn't simply that bandmates should support one another. They also have to accept help, which he says is much harder. And there is room for everyone: "We're all in a unique role within the group." Nobody, he explains, is trying to take somebody else's place.

That earnest answer doesn't stay earnest for long. Bono teases The Edge about singing on a track and managing his ego. The guitarist responds with a straight-faced declaration: "I just want to say, I am the most humble of this band by far."

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The numbers

The U2 interview drew a much larger first-day audience than TODAY Australia's usual Short, with comments also arriving well above the channel's normal level.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,035

this video

55,732

subscribers

542,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

564,056,618

views per day

357,933

typical day: 243,076

the video

views

55,409

likes

1,081

comments

29

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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757,000

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542,000

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379,000

As of November 14, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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