Bas player and former manager of the irish band u2.

Adam Charles Clayton was in Oxfordshire, england on 13th March 1960. At the age of 5 the family moved to Yellow Walls Road in Malahide near Dublin, where sister Sarah and brother Sebastian were born. he was sent to St. Columba's boarding school. He left at age 16 having probably been expelled, at which time he began attending Mount Temple Comprehensive which was located nearby in Malahide.he was known for frequently wearing outrageous clothes or sometimes no clothes at all and knew from an early age that he wanted to be on stage. He was originally in the Max Quad Band (but was fired for not being able to play), and then joined Feedback, where he was the only one to have any experience of being in a band. Before U2 met Paul McGuinness, he took up the role of temporary manager as well as bassist, booking shows and representing the band in early negotiations with CBS Ireland.

Despite much publicised relationships with the likes of naomi campbell, Clayton remains single and has no children. He has most recently been linked with Suzie Smith, a member of the U2 organisation.