Born in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. Clayton lived in Kenya for a short time when he was around two years old. He moved to Ireland when he was five. His father was a pilot for the airlines. Adam's mother was friends with Edge's mother. Adam was sent to boarding school and was expelled, whereupon he was sent to a school in Dublin -- a progressive school because it was nondenominational -- he met Paul Hewson (aka Bono). In the beginning, he was U2's manager. He plays bass for the band and is the band's oldest member. For a detailed profile of the band U2, visit Lycos Music His songs have been used in THEY CALL IT AN ACCIDENT (1982), FEARLESS (1993), REALITY BITES (1994), BATMAN FOREVER (1995) and LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (2001).  Nominated for Achievement in Music (Song) 2002: "The Hands That Built America" Music and Lyric (w. Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullen) from GANGS OF NEW YORK 1 nomination