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19 quotes by Adam Clayton

Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is an English-born Irish musician best known as the bassist of the 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 "New Year's Day", "Seconds", "Bullet the Blue Sky", "With or Without You", "Mysterious Ways", "Get on Your Boots", and "Magnificent". His work on No Line...
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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... →

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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... →

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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.

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

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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... →

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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... →

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

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

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

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

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

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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... →

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

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