Happy Birthday to Adam Clayton of the U2
12/03/2014 19:43
- Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is an English musician best known as the bassist of the rock band U2.
- U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin, formed in 1976.
- They have released 12 studio albums and are among the all-time best-selling music artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.
- They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
- Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 in its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and has labelled them the "Biggest Band in the World".
- Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, and The Edge's Music Rising. (From Wikipedia)