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Coordinates | 3°8′51″N101°41′36″N |
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Name | Larry Mullen, Jr. |
Background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
Birth name | Lawrence Joseph Mullen, Jr. |
Alias | Larry Mullen Jr. |
Born | October 31, 1961 |
Origin | Artane, Dublin, Ireland |
Instrument | Drums, percussion, vocals, synthesiser |
Genre | Rock, post-punk, alternative rock |
Occupation | Musician, songwriter, Actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Associated acts | U2Automatic BabyPassengers |
Url | www.u2.com |
Notable instruments | Yamaha drums & accessories, Paiste (Signature) cymbals, Pro-Mark drumsticks, and Remo drumheads. |
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Mullen, Jr. (born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician best known as the drummer for the Irish rock band U2. He is the founder of U2, which he later described as "'The Larry Mullen Band' for about ten minutes, then Bono walked in and blew any chance I had of being in charge." He has worked on numerous side projects during his career, including a collaboration with Michael Stipe and Mike Mills of R.E.M. to form Automatic Baby in 1993 and working with bandmate Adam Clayton on the re-recording of the theme to , in 1996. He and U2 have won many awards, including 22 Grammy awards.
Before founding U2, Mullen was involved in a Dublin marching band called the Artane Boys Band now known as the Artane Band, contributing to the martial beats common in Mullen's work, such as the song "Sunday Bloody Sunday". The band, originally consisting of Mullen, Paul "Bono" Hewson, David "The Edge" Evans, his brother Dik Evans, Adam Clayton, and Mullen's friends Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin, was originally known as the "Larry Mullen Band", but the name quickly changed to "Feedback", as that was one of the few musical terms they knew. Soon after the band formed, McCormick and Martin left, and the band, by then known as "The Hype" was a 5-piece. (born 2001). Mullen loves Harley Davidson motorcycles and is a big fan of Elvis Presley. He currently lives in the Howth suburb of Dublin.
Although he occasionally plays keyboards and synthesiser in concerts, Mullen rarely sings during performances. However, he contributed backing vocals to the song "Numb", and he occasionally performed a cover version of "Dirty Old Town" on the Zoo TV Tour.
During live performances of I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight(remix), Larry walks around the stage, contributing to the song with a large djembe strapped around his waist.
Actor
Larry is starring in his first ever film called (Man On The Train) that co stars Donald Sutherland. This movie was filmed in Orangeville, Ontario Canada and he plays a Thief in the movie. Man On The Train is expected to be released this year (2011)
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