Adam Clayton

Adam Charles Clayton (born March 13, 1960 in Chinnor, Oxford, England), is the bass player for the Irish rock band, U2. Often refered by Bono as the poshest member of the band, Adam is well known for his bass playing on songs like Where the Streets Have No Name, New Years Day, and With or Without You. He is also known as a playboy and has dated various supermodels, including Naomi Campbell. He made headlines in 1989 when he was arrested for cannabis posession, but he avoided jail time by making a contribution to charity. He also missed out on a gig in Sydney with U2 when he was too drunk to show up. He was the first manager of U2.

Biography

Adam was born the eldest child of Brian, an airline pilot, and Jo Clayton in 1960. Adam has two siblings - Sarah Jane, and Sebastian.

The family moved to Ireland when Adam was a youngster.

Adam attended St Columbia's as a boarder. He later switched to Mount Temple where he was to meet U2 band mates Bono, [The Edge]] and Larry Mullen Jnr

Music

Adam and Bono, lead singer of U2, contributed to the 1984 African famine charity single "Do They Know Its Christmas"

Adam played bass on Robbie Robertson 1987 self-titled album. Adam has also contributed to albums by Maria McKee.

Adam Clayton played bass on "Still Water" and "Jolie Louise" on Daniel Lanois 1989 album "Arcadie"

In 1994 Adam contributed to Nanci Griffiths 1994 album "Flyer" on the following songs - "These Days in an Open Book", "Don't Forget About Me", "On Grafton Street" and "This Heart". Larry Mullen Jnr also contributed to these songs.

Adam and Larry Mullen Jnr recorded soundtrack, including the theme song, for the 1996 remake of the movie Mission: Impossible.

External links

Offical U2 website