I might listen to some U2

fact is - there's plenty of bands/acts that people seem almost obliged to like, because popular wisdom denotes they were allegedly influential in thier day, when upon closer inspection you see them for the self indulgent twaddle they really are (were). see: The Doors.

At 14 it is compulsory to buy the doors back catalogue and a copy of An American Poet, on tape.

It gives you something to throw away just prior to starting sixth form.
#blowsfringeoutofeyes.