--- description: Watch the members of U2 discuss the first news stories they recall from their childhoods title: U2 Looks Back on the First News Events That Shaped Them image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt861e65ef157ff109/6986a3f035ba6f5bcec03de3/u2_1280png.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # WATCH: U2 on the News Events That Shaped Them  by [Diane Tsai](/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 18, 2014 11:00 AM CUT  TIME  by [Diane Tsai](/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 18, 2014 11:00 AM CUT Everyone has a first memory of learning about a major news event as a child, and for U2, each band member’s personality is reflected in the specific moments that shaped and touched them while growing up. From Neil Armstrong landing on the moon to the death of Elvis, here’s a look back at history with Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr. and Adam Clayton. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3394842/u2-itunes-album-bono-news/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3394842/u2-itunes-album-bono-news/"},"headline":"WATCH: U2 on the News Events That Shaped Them","datePublished":"2014-09-18T11:00:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:15:23.769Z","description":"The members of U2 discuss the first news stories they recall from their childhoods","url":"https://time.com/3394842/u2-itunes-album-bono-news/","keywords":["Apple","Music","Technology","Beatles","iTunes","Bono","U2","elvis","Album","neil armstrong"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt861e65ef157ff109/6986a3f035ba6f5bcec03de3/u2_1280png.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Diane Tsai","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt861e65ef157ff109/6986a3f035ba6f5bcec03de3/u2_1280png.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"U2 TIME interview","caption":"","creditText":"TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3394842/u2-itunes-album-bono-news/","name":"WATCH: U2 on the News Events That Shaped Them"}}]}] ```