He also lamented his ’80s mullet and apologized for his stage name.

TheU2frontman, whose newmemoir,Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,hit bookshelvesNov.

First things first: his unique eyewear.

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 3: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Bono during Thursdays November 3, 2022 show. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)

Bono discusses his new memoir, ‘Surrender,’ on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.'.Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty

He’s also aware that the band’s music contains some false promises.

“Just 11 really great songs.”

And finally, he waved a white flag toward his bandmates.

“I didn’t realize we could just use our real names.”

“It upsets me,” he toldColbert.

“We’re all dealing with s—, you know?”

“We all thought we were going to get it like David Bowie.

It didn’t really look like that.

And a man should really not look like his hair has been ironed, I don’t think.”

I see that back now and just go ‘Oh, bad hair day.'"

“I take full responsibility,” he wrote.

Or, less kind, ‘The freeU2album is overpriced.’