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Adam Clayton and U2

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Adam Clayton

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Overview

  • Born
    March 13, 1960 · Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Birth name
    Adam Charles Clayton
  • Nicknames
    • Sparky
    • Madam Clayton
  • Height
    1.78 m

Biography

    • He was born to Brian and Jo Clayton. His siblings are Sarah Jane and Sebastian Clayton - who maintains a website for him. Adam lived in Kenya for a short time when he was around two years old. He moved to Ireland when he was five. His father was a pilot for the airlines. Adam's mother was friends with Edge's mother. Adam was sent to boarding school and was expelled, whereupon he was sent to a school in Dublin - a progressive school because it was nondenominational - he met Paul Hewson aka Bono.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Anonyomous

Family

  • Spouse
      Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho(September 4, 2013 - April 2024) (divorced, 1 child)

Trademarks

  • His glasses

Trivia

  • Oldest member of U2, also the tallest (at 5' 10").
  • Designed fashion clothing in the mid-90s.
  • In the beginning he was U2's manager
  • Was the only member without children until he announced the birth of his son in January 2011.
  • Bassist for U2.

Quotes

  • Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold. [After posing nude for an Achtung Baby photograph]
  • On a-ha: A very creative band.
  • You can't make assumptions when you're dealing with health issues.
  • Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold.
  • I think rock 'n' roll would become exponentially, considerably more difficult to perform past about 65.

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