If ever someone deserved this honor he does. (Although clearly not everyone agrees. According to the Good Dr. West Bono has replaced Chris Tilling as the devil.) And their music is good too.
U2’s Bono awarded British knighthood on Yahoo! News
Irish rock star and global humanitarian Bono became a knight of the British empire Thursday %u2014 and joked that his youngest son thought he was about to become a Jedi instead.Bono, 46, was named a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in an informal, laugh-filled ceremony in the Dublin home of British Ambassador David Reddaway.
“You have permission to call me anything you want %u2014 except sir, all right? Lord of lords, your demigodness, that’ll do,” he told reporters afterward.