6. U2
Long before Bono took up a duel career in vandalizing peoples iTunes accounts and generally being the most insufferable musician on the planet, U2 held more sanguine interests – releasing planet-sized stadium rock records. They were big hitters for their Island label throughout the late eighties and early nineties, releasing a succession of classic records which sold millions of copies. It was even possible to forgive the wee man for popularising the ‘mullet and cowboy hat’ look.
Things were not always plain sailing for the sanctimonious Irishman, however. Mere months before they released their debut single, they were given short shrift by the CEO of RSO, who stated that he still hadn’t found what he’s looking for. While that CEO may have spent much of the intervening years staring out of rain-lashed windows, mumbling to himself about how ‘U2′ was a silly name for a band anyway, he can console himself with the fact that his decision didn’t bankrupt the company; a multi-million dollar lawsuit on behalf of the Bee Gees did that, months after the rejection of Dublin’s finest.
At least it didn’t harm Bono’s ego too badly.
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