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.'

reaching No. In 1994 Clayton played bass along with bandmate Larry Mullen Jr. In 1996 while still in New York Clayton collaborated with Mullen to re-record the Mission: Impossible theme.

Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is a musician best known as the bassist of the Irish rock band U2.