Adam Clayton was born on March 13th of 1960 in Chinner, Oxfordshire, England. He is best known as the bassist for the rock band U2.

The band formed in 1976 when they were just teenagers and the four key members (Clayton on bass, Larry Mullen Jr. on drums, “The Edge” on guitar, and “Bono” on vocals) have remained the same for over 30 years.

Clayton has also worked on some solo projects like working on the theme for the Mission Impossible move in 1996 with Mullen Jr.

Among the U2 songs where his bass playing is most prominent is “New Year’s Day.” Listen to it here. This is a mimed version of the song on Top of the Pops in 1983: