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U2's Bono leads the least influential man of 2014 in GQ Magazine's annual roundup of the year's biggest failures.
The magazine's Drew Magary offers a savage takedown of the band, centred around the controversial decision to disseminate their album via millions of iTunes accounts.
Citing Bono specifically: "The Tom Friedman of rock and the rest of his band collaborated with Apple to strong-arm their new album into your iTunes library without your consent. You couldn't even delete it! Apple had to send out specific instructions for how to wipe Songs of Innocence (God, that title) off your computer. The worst part was the way both Apple and U2 treated this, like it was some kind of noble gift to The People; in fact this was a $100 million marketing campaign. Yes, $100 million to turn U2's socially conscious dad-rock into a piece of direct mail."
The only other musician in the 30 strong list is Robin Thicke, who drastic failure of an LP Get Her Back receives the following. "The rest of this cheeseball's career is our collective punishment for making 'Blurred Lines' popular. Let's ALL get a divorce from this man."
This latest insult continues a series of bad luck for Bono. As previously reported the band had to cancel their week long residency on Jimmy Fallon after Bono suffered a "cycling spill in Central Park". Although the initial report suggested that the frontman merely "injured his arm", Rolling Stone reported Bono suffered several serious injuries. There include a "facial fracture involving the orbit of his eye", shoulder blade and damage to both his elbow and left hand.
Earlier this year the 'Vertigo' singer cheated death after the door came off his private jet.
U2 released their new album, Songs Of Innocence, earlier this year, and are said to be gearing up for a tour of indoor arenas. Meanwhile, Bono once again features on the new Band Aid single.
