Adam Clayton's Quotes

Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is an English-born Irish musician who is the bassist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin, Ireland since his family moved to Malahide in 1965, when he was five years old. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with U2.

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Adam Clayton about Man:

I don't think rock 'n' roll is necessarily a young man's game.

Adam Clayton about Believe:

If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line ...
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Adam Clayton about Art:

The art market was very different before the mid-1980s: then, art was all about passion, whereas ...
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Adam Clayton about Relationship:

A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his ...
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Adam Clayton about Men:

Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold.

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Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is an English-born Irish musician who is the bassist of the stone band U2. He has resided in County Dublin, Ireland before his relations moved to Malahide in 1965, when he was five years old. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates in imitation of whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band previously its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums gone U2.

Clayton’s bass playing style is noted for its “harmonic syncopation”, giving the music a driving rhythm. He is without difficulty known for his bass playing on songs such as “Gloria”, “New Year’s Day”, “Bullet the Blue Sky”, “With or Without You”, “Mysterious Ways”, “Vertigo”, “Get on Your Boots”, and “Magnificent”. He has worked upon several solo projects throughout his career, such as his conduct yourself with fellow band enthusiast Larry Mullen Jr. on the 1996 relation of the “Theme from Mission: Impossible“. As a advocate of U2, Clayton has traditional 22 Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

All quotes from Adam Clayton sorted alphabetically:

Adam Clayton about Relationship:

A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.

Adam Clayton about Music:

For us there's U2 music, and then there's everything else.

Adam Clayton about Work:

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

Adam Clayton about Friendship:

From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting.

Adam Clayton about Rock And Roll:

I definitely got to a point where I realize how unusual it is to be able to play large, sold-out shows 30 years into a rock and roll career. I don't take it for granted.

Adam Clayton about Man:

I don't think rock 'n' roll is necessarily a young man's game.

Adam Clayton about School:

I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you, what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.'

Adam Clayton about Past:

I think rock 'n' roll would become exponentially, considerably more difficult to perform past about 65.

Adam Clayton about Believe:

If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.

Adam Clayton about Sexy:

I was drawn to things I thought were either sexy or aggressive - or both.

Adam Clayton about Work:

It's very confusing when fame comes early on in your career. You get a little bit bent out of shape in terms of what's important. Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

Adam Clayton about People:

I've never necessarily chosen to be a bachelor. I've had girlfriends throughout the last 20 or 30 years. It's just that there were times when I met people that fascinated me and times I didn't.

Adam Clayton about Art:

The art market was very different before the mid-1980s: then, art was all about passion, whereas now it's become a commodity.

Adam Clayton about Men:

Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold.

Adam Clayton about Finding:

There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding the earliest example of a particular idea. Then there are those interested in what's new.

Adam Clayton about Me:

The drums tell me everything. Everything else registers a millisecond later.

Adam Clayton about Health:

You can't make assumptions when you're dealing with health issues.

Adam Clayton about Man:

Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.