Larry Mullen, Jr. famous quotes

04-17-2025

I joined a band to hit things.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Band
It doesn't matter what songs we sing. I'm a drummer. Chicks dig me.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Song #Matter #Drummer
If Bono left, we could carry on. If I left, we'd be screwed.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.
People say, 'Why don't you do interviews? What do you think about this? What do you think about that?' My job in the band is to play drums, to get up on stage and hold the band together. That's what I do. At the end of the day that's all that's important. Everything else is irrelevant.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Jobs #Thinking #Play
We all have views on what our Irishness means to us. Two members of the band were born in England and were raised in the Protestant faith. Bono's mother was Protestant and his father was Catholic. I was brought up Catholic. U2 are a living example of the kind of unity of faith and tradition that is possible in Northern Ireland.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Mother #Father #Mean
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.

#Attachment #Very Deep #Music Business
And if I had to spend 20 years in the band just to play that show, and have done that, I think it would have been worthwhile.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Thinking #Years #Play
There's a thin line between interesting music and self-indulgence. We crossed it on the Passengers record.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Self #Interesting #Records
It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Stars #Kids #College
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.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Jobs #Character #Play
I think I look cool. I don't know about the other three but I look cool, I am cool.
-- Larry Mullen, Jr.

#Thinking #Three #Looks

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