Adam Clayton

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Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England), is best known as the bass player of the rock band U2. He retains his British citizenship, but has resided in County Dublin from the time his family moved there when he was five years of age, when his family moved to Malahide. However, as with the other members of U2, he owns a house in Southern France. Often referred to by lead singer Bono as the "poshest" member of the band, Clayton is well known for his bass playing on songs such as "New Year's Day", "One", "With or Without You", "Bullet the Blue Sky" "Until the End of the World", "Vertigo," and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own." <p>Clayton is the eldest child of Brian and Jo Clayton, born on March 13, 1960 in Oxfordshire, England. When Clayton was five years old, his family moved from Oxfordshire to Malahide, near Dublin, where Clayton's sister Sarah and his brother Sebastian were born. The Clayton family became friends with the Evans family, with...