U2 was named after the american spy plane of the same name.

The big deal with U2 is that they were basically rock gods in the 80's and up until '92 with the release of Achtung baby.

After that they basically went downhill in my view.

They used to be very politically active and Bono still is but really they are riding the huge fan base that they created 15-20 years ago.

So for today's kids, and me U2 is kinda lame now.