10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About U2

“We’re not Irish,”

1. That’s Sir Bono to you

2. The same year, U2 ranked No. 22 on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list

3. Bono is the only person who has been nominated for an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, and a Nobel Prize

4. Before deciding on the name U2, the band tried out the Larry Mullen Band, Feedback, and the Hype

5. Even though it is now universally reviled as a half-formed collection of songs and blight on U2’s otherwise pristine discography, the group’s techno-heavy ninth studio album Pop debuted in the No. 1

6. Following in the footsteps of the Beatles, the Band, and the Who, U2 were the fourth rock band ever to be featured on the cover of Time magazine

7. Many fans believe 1987’s The Joshua Tree was originally intended to be a double album

8. The band’s fourth album, 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire, was named after a series of paintings

9. The sunglasses aren’t just there to make Bono look like a rock star

10. Larry Mullen Jr. gets regular injections