Besides U2 is Dutch, well at least that’s what it says on their tax records.
There is that bit of hypocrisy...
That's a big one. When I learned, years ago, that they were doing that I lost a lot of respect for them. I used to love Bono, but when he actually called himself a champagne socialist, and laughed, I thought... yes. Yes, you are.
For me, the best metaphor is when Bono did a duet with Luciano Pavarotti, and his voice was so breathy and affected and wavering compared to that powerful, trained, deep, spot-on tenor, it was like seeing a plastic doll next to a jade statue.
They’re Welsh. They were going to call the band UU, but Wales has Strict Limits on how many vowels can be used.