He's the oldest member of the band - 39 years this year.
Adam was born on March 13th 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. At the age
of five, he moved with his family to the leafy Dublin suburb of
Malahide.
In his early years Adam had problems adapting to the Irish educational
system. An early report from Castle Park preparatory school called him
a "chatterbox". At St. Columbas College, Rathfarnham, he got into
trouble for not wearing the school uniform.
Then he went to Mount Temple.
At Mount Temple, where a liberal ethic prevailed, Adam amused himself
by drinking coffee in the classroom and occasionally streaking through
the corridors.
After a while he was asked to leave.
He bought his first guitar in a quayside shop for £12. This was
replaced later by a nifty looking bass guitar which cost £52. He also
spent a month on the hippy trail in Pakistan and possessed an Afghan
coat.
After he got his first bass, he told his parents, "I'll play till I'm
bigger than the Beatles.
"Adam likes reggae, nightclubs, parties and more parties, though he has
quieted down a lot in recent years."
He is not married and has no children, thou he was previously engaged
to super model Naomi Campbell.
Adam is the 'wild' man of U2 - but thats still pretty polite by most
rock 'n' roll standards.