Adam Clayton

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

— 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…

— Adam Clayton

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

— Adam Clayton

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

— Adam Clayton

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

— Adam Clayton

I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot…

— Adam Clayton

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

— Adam Clayton

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

— 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

There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding…

— 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…

— Adam Clayton

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…

— Adam Clayton

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

— 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…

— Adam Clayton

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

— 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…

— Adam Clayton