U2 fans are smart

By on March 5, 2009 in U2 Fans

I know, stating the obvious. We picked the right band. But we’re also like … brainy-smart. So says a CalTech grad student named Virgil Griffith, who put together this very unscientific chart showing the relationship between SAT scores and music preferences. As you can see below, U2 fans are among the brightest folk out there. :)

But seriously … Sufjan Stevens? Guster? I kinda like Counting Crows, so no biggie there to me. Chart is below, and there’s already an enormous discussion on BeatCrave.

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11 Responses to U2 fans are smart

  1. Tatiana March 5, 2009 at 12:54 pm #

    it doesn’t make any sense! LOL
    look who’s up there: Blink 182!

  2. greentea March 5, 2009 at 7:20 pm #

    Blink 182 is up there with Kanye West. This chart is pretty accurate!

  3. Jason March 6, 2009 at 5:37 am #

    The higher scores are to the right, not the top.

  4. Edwardo March 6, 2009 at 6:06 am #

    Counting Crows above Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, U2 and Bob Marley?

    um lolz

  5. irishru2 March 11, 2009 at 7:42 am #

    I agree with Jason above. So my question is: What is the signficance of the Y axis? What is the difference between an artist that is at the top vs an artist that is at the bottom? Why are there more at the top than at the bottom?

  6. Farfel March 19, 2009 at 4:46 am #

    Breaking news: Guster is better than The Beatles.

  7. Stefanie March 19, 2009 at 6:04 am #

    Maybe U2 fans aren’t so smart after all…good Lord. ;)

    There is no Y axis significance on this study. It is organized from top to bottom only to allow for room easy reading. The larger the “bubble” for the band, the more respondents AND the wider the span of SAT scores.

  8. Emilia March 19, 2009 at 8:04 am #

    So now when anyone asks me what i’m listening to i can respond: U2..it’s a nerd thing..you wouldn’t understand :)

  9. mkfg March 19, 2009 at 8:24 am #

    Without revealing too much about my mediocre SAT scores, does this mean I have to start liking Phish?

  10. nate March 22, 2009 at 1:11 am #

    hahaha I would have thought that the Dead Heads would’ve been more to the left after all the substance abuse.

  11. otkas March 24, 2009 at 11:43 am #

    I use a lot of music in my work. Listening to music from an early age (ie from 8 years and up) creates neuron growth in the brain. I was raised on beethoven and mozart then at 13 heard A sort of Homecoming…..The directness and simplicity of how U2 play and write, can be found in the writing methods not only of Beethoven but of Kurt weil/Brecht, Schiller, and Shakespeare above all. Yes Shakespeare. Bono has understood the power of repetition in a way that would make the bard green with envy.