U2 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York last night.
"(U2) are the keepers of some of the most beautiful sonic architecture in the rock-and-roll world," said Bruce Springsteen while inducting U2.
"Don't quit your day job yet my friend, you're pretty good at it," Springsteen joked of the speculation that Bono may switch careers head up the World Bank.
"I'm just not sure I'm ready to accept institutionalisation," U2's drummer Larry Mullen said after the ceremony. "If I'm to be really honest I would have liked this 10 years down the line."
Nominees must have a 25-year recording history and are chosen by a group of industry insiders, leading some critics each year to complain about the bands left out.
The Pretenders, blues legend Buddy Guy and soul group The O'Jays were also inducted into the Hall of Fame.