Best. Rejection Letter. Ever.
Back in 1979 and 1980, no record label wanted to touch a young band from Dublin called U2. It was only after much arm-twisting that manager Paul McGuinness managed to extract a modest deal out of tiny Island Records.
They still exist. RSO does not. Discuss.
More great rejection letters can be found at Mental Floss.
At least they got a response/reply!
I’m confused, is there an inside joke I’m missing? this seems to be an extremely generic rejection letter. maybe the humour is in retrospect because we now know how amazing they are, but nothing about the letter itself strikes me as the best *anything* ever.
Well… what do you think RSO and Mr. Sinclair would think about this letter 10 years later (1989) or now?
I don’t want myself or my company be remebered as the record company that rejected one of the most successful bands of all times. Would you?