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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
Larry Mullen, Jr.
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Larry Mullen, Jr.
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 31
Drummer
Film Score Composer
Musician
Songwriter
Dublin city
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Lawrence Joseph Mullen Jr.
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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.
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