But does he really?

As far as I'm aware Jon regularly mentions how he doesn't read or listen to critics because he knows what they're going to write. There's this perception that he desperately wants to be seen as a real serious musician but put yourself in his shoes, he plays to crowds of tens of thousands on every continent that isn't mainly populated by penguins, he's sold over 100 million records, his tunes are played so often on the radio and bars and clubs all over the world every single day of the year that he won't be able to keep track of how much money they're bringing in.

Do you think the fact that some snotty little prick from Q or Rolling Stone with an axe to grind or some stupid arbitrary "you're in or you're out." set up like the RnR Hall of Fame is going to get him worked up?

If he really wanted to be loved and seen as credible, they'd have gone into some pretty wild and dark territory after These Days instead of coming up with their most commercial album since Slippery.

I really doubt at showbiz parties guys like Bono and co are scoring points against each other on account of who's on it and who isn't.