Quotes by Adam Clayton

About Adam Clayton:

Adam Charles Clayton is an English-born Irish musician best known as the bass guitarist of the Irish rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Clayton is well known for his bass playing on songs such as "Gloria", "New Year's Day", "Bullet the Blue Sky", "With or Without You", "Mysterious Ways", "Get on Your Boots", and "Magnificent". His work on No Line on the Horizon has been cited as his best bass playing. He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career, such as his work with fellow band member Larry Mullen Jr. on the theme of 1996's Mission: Impossible. Clayton, as a part of U2, has won 22 Grammy awards.
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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

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

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

Adam Clayton

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.

Adam Clayton

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

Adam Clayton

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

Adam Clayton

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

Adam Clayton

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

Adam Clayton

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

Adam Clayton

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

Adam Clayton

I don't think rock 'n roll is necessarily a young man's game. I think Neil Young is just as rock'n'roll now as he was in his 20s. I'd like to think we can still be edgy and challenging.

Adam Clayton

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 ...

Adam Clayton

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

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

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

Adam Clayton

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

Adam Clayton

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

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 ove...

Adam Clayton

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

Author Bio

  • NameAdam Clayton
  • DescriptionIrish rock musician, bass player of U2
  • BornMarch 13, 1960
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionBassist