I always consider myself lucky that I more or less grew up with U2's music....been listening to them since 82 or 83, and it's been fantastic to anticipate so many albums of theirs over the years.
Sometimes, though, I am envious of people that came to them late, and got to discover this treasure trove of music from their past. That must be amazing, to have first heard them when Pop was released, then got to go back and trace their path that lead them to Pop, or whatever album you started with.
I feel the same about being from NYC....I love that city to death, but never really got to see Manhattan for the first time, if you know what I mean....it was just always there.