Larry Mullen
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Larry Mullen, Jr. (born October 31, 1961 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) is the drummer for the Irish rock band U2.
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[edit] On forming U2
"There were no jobs to get. It was like we were all going nowhere, so we decided to go nowhere together and form a band. It was that or whoring ourselves to death" (1986)
"I was the guy who borrowed the guitar for the first rehearsal. I borrowed the guitar for the first gig as well. I was in charge, I was the leader of this band for two days. Two days was all I lasted."
"Then Bono arrived, and he meant to play the guitar, but he couldn't play very well, so he started to sing. He couldn't do that either. But he was such a charismatic character that he was in the band anyway, as soon as he arrived. I was in charge for the first five minutes, but as soon as Bono got there, I was out of a job." (1987)
"If a student with an accordion had come along, I would've played with them ya know...that was where I was at, I was that desperate to play with somebody."
[edit] On being a drummer
"It's a mad thing we do. There's nothing natural about it. I mean, I hit things for a living. I hit things and people clap!" (2001)
"I didn't join a band to be famous. I joined a band to hit things." (2002)
"The lyrics don't mean shit to be honest, in my opinion. It's all about the drums" (1992)
[edit] On being a popstar
"You begin to feel like a fish bowl. You get some girls who just stare, never come near, never speak. Weird." (1987)
"It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific." (1997)
"I have nightmares of my kids saying, Did you really look like that? Did you really make that shit? I want to make good enough records for them to be able to say I'm OK." (2001)
"I think I look cool. I don't know about the other three but I look cool, I am cool." (1997)
[edit] On religion
"I am a Christian and not ashamed of that. But trying to explain my beliefs, our beliefs, takes away from it. I have more in common with somebody who doesn't believe at all than I do with most Christians. I don't mind saying that." (1987)
