U2’s set at Live Aid was one of the biggest highlights from the legendary benefit concert. However, it’s a moment Bono finds “excruciating” to revisit.

The singer touches on the moment in his new memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, which comes out on November 1. An excerpt from the book covering the Live Aid moment was recently published by The Guardian.

“Wembley Stadium, July 1985. Live Aid. A gigantic moment in the life of U2,” writes Bono. “…As for the show itself, influential though it was in the arc of our band, I confess that I find it excruciating to watch. It’s a little humbling that during one of the greatest moments of your life, you’re having a bad hair day.”

 

Bono adds, “Now, some people would say that I’ve had a bad hair life, but when I am forced to look at footage of U2 playing Live Aid, there is only one thing that I can see. The mullet. All thoughts of altruism and of righteous anger, all the right reasons that we were there, all these flee my mind, and all I see is the ultimate bad hair day.”

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story is currently available for pre-order at SurrenderMemoir.com.

Live Aid: 10 Must-Watch Performances

Live Aid, the day the music changed the world, took place on July 13, 1985.

The legendary benefit show emanated from Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. It helped raise more than $125 million for African famine relief efforts and was broadcast live in 110 countries and was watched by over a billion people worldwide.

In honor of its anniversary, take a look at these ten must-watch performances.