Adam Clayton

I think rock 'n' roll would become exponentially, considerably more difficult to perform past about 65. ”

I definitely got to a point where I realize how unusual it is to be able to play large, sold-out shows 30 years into a rock and roll career. I don't take it for granted. ”

Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality. ”

I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you; what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.' ”

Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold. ”

I was drawn to things I thought were either sexy or aggressive - or both. ”

A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck. ”

The art market was very different before the mid-1980s: then, art was all about passion, whereas now it's become a commodity. ”

There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding the earliest example of a particular idea. Then there are those interested in what's new. ”

From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting. ”