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  Larry Mullen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Larry lives with his long-time partner, Ann Acheson, with whom he has three children: son Aaron Elvis (born October 4, 1995) and daughters Ava (born December 23, 1998) and Anya (born February 8, 2001).
Although Larry is a Roman Catholic, he is related by direct line to Raymond Mullen, an eighteenth century Church of Ireland clergyman, United Irishman and founder of Mullen, Nebraska.
Larry's parents, Larry Senior and Maureen, thought it was a good idea if their son learned to play an instrument, and so at the age of eight, Larry began to take piano lessons.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Mullen   (714 words)

  
 Biography of U2's Larry Mullen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Lawrence Mullen was born in Artane, Dublin on 31st October 1961 and brought up there at number 60 Rosemount Avenue.
At the time, Larry senior was receiving some unexpected tax demands which were intended for his son.
During the recording of Pop Larry suffered from severe back problems and was forced to take a back seat while he underwent surgery.
www.threechordsandthetruth.net /u2bios/u2larrybio.htm   (398 words)

  
 Larry Mullen: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Larry grew up with his two sisters Cecilia (born 1957) and Mary (born 1964) in Artane.
Larry added the "jr." to his name in order to prevent his father from receiving his son's tax bills.
Larry is well-known for his love for Elvis Presley (United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)) and Harley Davidson (additional info and facts about Harley Davidson).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/larry_mullen.htm   (441 words)

  
 Larry Mullen Jr. drummers for U2
Larry was born and raised in Artane, located the north side of Dublin, at 60 Rosemont Avenue.
However, Larry has said that his drumming style is "unteachable" and that spirit and instinct are what guides his drumming style.
Although everyone knows the band as U2, Larry claims that the band's name is really "The Larry Mullen Band." His award-winning career has been plagued with a battle with tendonitis, which has been helped by specially designed drumsticks.
www.angelfire.com /mac/keepitlive/drummers/Mullen/mullen.htm   (199 words)

  
 Larry Mullen
Lawrence Mullen (later Jnr.) was born in Artane Dublin on October 31st 1962 to Lawrence and Maureen Mullen.
Larry had a tragic childhood, losing his sister Mary in 1973 and then his mother in a car crash in 1977.
Larry is the quietest and most private member of U2, preferring to let the others take the lead in interviews, press conferences, etc. His passions are Elvis Presley and Harley Davidson.
www.angelfire.com /wi/theu2experience/LarryProfile.htm   (295 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: "Crying out for help all his life"
That, says Larry Mullen, is what led his brother, Michael, to kill two men he didn't know, both registered sex offenders who had been living quietly in Bellingham.
Earlier this summer, Mullen was riveted to the news of Shasta and Dylan Groene, who were allegedly abducted in Idaho by convicted sex offender Joseph Edward Duncan III, who is charged with murder in the killing of their family.
Meanwhile, Larry Mullen and his wife are considering adopting his brother's two young children, who are living with his girlfriend.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002482310_mullen09m.html   (911 words)

  
 Larry Mullen - Simple English Wikipedia
Larry Mullen Junior (born October 31, 1961) is a member of the Irish rock band U2.
In honor of the Irish National Football team's bid for the World Cup in 1990, Larry co-wrote and co-produced the anthem "Put 'Em Under Pressure." He also worked with fellow band mate Adam Clayton on the theme to Mission: Impossible for the film's release in 1996.
Larry and Adam also teamed up with Mike Mills and Michael Stipe to form the group "Automatic Baby" for Bill Clinton's Inauguration in 1993 at MTV's Inaugural Ball.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Mullen   (169 words)

  
 Home / Artists / Artists: Drums / Larry Mullen
Larry Mullen is an instinctive drummer who, like the rest of U2, plays what comes naturally, directly from the heart.
Larry has never liked to clutter U2’s songs with busy drumming – he’s always understood the value of drama-laden space.
Larry and U2’s incredible success is also due to their willingness to experiment and take big risks with drum sounds and overall production.
www.yamaha-europe.com /yamaha_europe/english_master/service/010_artist/artists_drums/Larry_Mullen_   (406 words)

  
 Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry liked to be different, with his long hair at a young age and his choice of leather jackets made him stand out from others.
Larry had been known to play the piano at times but his real fascination was with the drums, and he received his very first drum kit from his sister Cecilia.
Larry is the youngest member of the four and it's said he hasn't changed a bit since The Unforgettable Fire era.
www.zoopc.0catch.com /Biog_Larry.htm   (478 words)

  
 Larry Mullen's short vita
Mullen, L.J. Television news and perceptions of contentiousness: An exploratory study of visual and verbal content in news about the president.
Mullen, L.J. Close-ups of the President: Photojournalistic distance from 1945 to1974.
Mullen, L.J. Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: A study of the relationship between media use and anomie in America's fastest growing town.
www.unlv.edu /faculty/lmullen/vita.2/VITA.ABV.htm   (1778 words)

  
 Larry Mullen - DRUMMERWORLD DISCUSSION FORUM
Larry Mullen is a powerful and steady drummer who clearly listens to the rest of the band and leaves room for the the two maestros up front.
Larry Mullen Jr is da man! he is a great drummer.
I think Larry has a brilliant, unique style that really compliments the music he plays behind not to mention he was actually the one who formed the band together.
www.drummerworld.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3877   (1284 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Larry Mullen
Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music.
U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals and guitar, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar and pianos and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen Jr on drums and vocals.
Larry lives with his long-time partner, Ann Acheson, with whom he has three children: son Aaron Elvis (born October 4, 1995), a daughter Ava (born December 23, 1998) and a son (born February 8, 2001).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Larry-Mullen   (421 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Larry is quick to destroy several well-documented myths that have gone down as 'facts' in the U2 history books: one of which concerns the bands original name.
It is clear from talking to Larry that the musical traditions of his homeland run thick in his veins and he is not averse to dabbling with that most famous of Irish percussion instruments, the bodhran.
The kit on which Larry began his career was, he says, "a bit of a nightmare".
www.u2propaganda.com /pastissues/issues-22-larry-on-kitchens.htm   (2855 words)

  
 VH1.com : Larry Mullen/Adam Clayton : Biography
was born to Maureen and Larry Mullen in Dublin, Ireland, in 1961.
Mullen attended several schools, including Scoil Colmcille School of Music, Chatham Row and finally Mount Temple, where he posted a note about getting a band together.
The boys met in Mullen's kitchen and formed U2; they had perfect chemistry, but Mullen was the only one who could actually play an instrument in the beginning.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/mullen_larry/bio.jhtml   (415 words)

  
 kitsapsun.com: Local
Anxiety medication, anti-depressants, sleeping pills and alcohol were among the ways Michael A. Mullen dealt with a life of disappointment, crime and victimization, his brother, Larry Mullen, told The Seattle Times.
Mullen, 35, was charged Thursday by Whatcom County prosecutors who say he confessed to the crime.
Earlier this summer, Mullen was riveted by the tragic story of Shasta and Dylan Groene, two children who were abducted from their north Idaho home in mid-May after three family members were slain.
www.kitsapsun.com /bsun/local/article/0,2403,BSUN_19088_4070550,00.html   (560 words)

  
 Net Music Countdown: Larry Mullen Jr. Addresses U2 Presale
A large number of subscribers, some of who identified themselves as longtime supporters of the band, wrote to U2.com and U2's management to complain about technical glitches during the presales that locked or knocked them out of the ticketing system or left them with nosebleed seats.
Mullen opens his letter by stating, "This is not something that I would normally do, but I feel that I have
At the end of his letter, Mullen apologizes and affirms his and U2's commitment to the fans.
www.netmusiccountdown.com /inc/news_article.php?id=7404   (269 words)

  
 U2 NEWS - U2TOUR.DE - U2 News: U2 Online Global Q&A Transcript KOMPLETT online, U2 Vertigo Tour
LARRY MULLEN: You know, I've got the best job in the whole world, because I get to hit things for a living, and I'm kind of… protected to a large degree.
LARRY MULLEN: I'm a little intolerant of the fan, and when I say fan I mean the fanatic, like hanging outside studios, or hanging outside people's houses.
LARRY MULLEN: I really do try to avoid it, because people become a little… it becomes more of an infatuation more than somebody who is interested in music.
www.u2tour.de /news/article832.html   (8587 words)

  
 Larry smiles report.
Mullen smiled occasionally in his teenage years, but it was rarely documented and this is indeed a rare picture.
Mullen was seen laughing while clowning around with his bandmates - setting the standard for future expressions of joy.
During the late nineties, Mullen became much bolder about smiling in public, declaring his ability to smile from the rooftops, so to speak.
have_another_grape.tripod.com /lsmile.html   (349 words)

  
 U2 biography: Larry Mullen, Jr. (from @U2)
Larry was born and raised in Artane, located the north side of Dublin, at 60 Rosemount Avenue.
Larry began drumming in 1971, taking classes with Ireland's best-known drummer, Joe Bonnie and afterward by his daughter Monica.
Known for his love of Harley Davidson, he has been known to drive his Harley from gig to gig, clocking over 10,000 miles on the Zoo TV tour alone.
www.atu2.com /band/larry   (482 words)

  
 POP LEMON.COM -www.poplemon.com
Larry is a big fan of country and western music and this influence can be seen in the Joshua Tree documentary "Outside It's America".
Larry's no-nonsense approach is well known both within and outside the U2 organization.
In 2005, Larry took the chance of their Grammy Award win to apologize to the U2 fans for all that went wrong with their official site's handling of Vertigo Tour ticket sales.
www.poplemon.com /u2historylarry.php   (648 words)

  
 U2 Take Me Higher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Larry was only 15 at the time and his Dad felt that school next morning was far more important than this recording session." Jackie Hayden, a judge at the Limerick talent contest which U2 won in 1978, recalls the band's first studio experience.
They were being pretty obnoxious, but Larry walks up to the biggest guy and says, "Listen," and the guy's like, "Yeah, what?" and Larry goes, "If you're looking for trouble, I'll find you some." Because Larry is all about back-up.
Weird." - Larry, 1987 "Before his (Larry) bandmates even met him, he lost a younger sister, and after the four became friends, his mother was fatally struck by a truck.
www.u2takemehigher.com /quotes/larryquotes2.html   (1171 words)

  
 Larry Mullen Jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
It was he who put the note up on the bulletin board at Mount Temple School reading "I wasted money on a drum kit, did anyone do the same thing with guitars and would like to form a band?" The first practice was in his kitchen.
For a short period of time, U2 was known as "The Larry Mullen Band".
They have three children, a son, Elvis Aaron Mullen, born in 1995, a daughter, Ava, born in 1998, and another son, He won the Rory gallagher Musician Award at the Irish Rock Music Awards in Dublin in 1997.
www.megaone.com /jrru2/larry.html   (176 words)

  
 Larry Mullen Jnr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Larry has got to feel left out, being the only person in the household without an "A" name!
Larry isnt married, but has been seriously involved with high school sweetheart Ann Acheson, since his early days at Mount Temple.
Larry is the quietest and most private member of U2, preferring to let the others take the lead in interviews, press conferences, etc. He is improving greatly in that respect...and after nearly 20 years is finally almost relaxed in his role as mega rich mega star.
www.stormloader.com /klm/larrybio.html   (399 words)

  
 U2 Achtung | Articles de presse
MULLEN: We have an opportunity to be honest with each other and to be brutal with each other so you can survive things that most people never survive.
And to be honest, Larry is -- Larry sort of runs the band, in a strange way.
MULLEN: It looked like in that room of chaos, if you could keep time for more than five minutes, you were a superstar.
www.u2achtung.com /01/articles/article.php?id=106   (5695 words)

  
 Larry Mullen Jr. @ Filmbug
Mullen (is thought to have) married high school sweetheart (although this is not confirmed) Anne Acheson, and in 1995 the couple had a son, Elvis Aaron Mullen, named after Elvis Presley.
In addition to his job playing drums for U2, Mullen has also recorded with artists like Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, B. King, Daniel Lanois, and others.
Tell us what you think of Larry Mullen Jr.
www.filmbug.com /db/31848   (130 words)

  
 * luminous 4.2 *
although adam did very little work at mount temple, he had come across larry mullen and his note asking for people to join his band.
in 1994 he settled in new york city (along with larry) and started having bass lessons to increase his understanding of the instrument.
then in 1996 in collaboration with larry he had a top 10 hit in the uk with "theme from mission: impossible."
www.khanada.net /u2/biographies/adam.html   (922 words)

  
 Welcome to the Squamish Chief!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Mullen was touched by the letter and called Dal at his Interfor office to discuss the contents of his letter.
Ramus then told Mullen about his personal connection to Dal and Squamish and explained that Dal had died, leaving behind three children, one of which (Mark) was a drummer at his church and in a local rhythm and blues band, The Rhythm Dawgz.
Ramus told Iacovone that Mullen was touched and saddened and asked about the possibility of meeting with Mark the next time the band would be in the area.
www.squamishchief.com /madison/WQuestion.nsf/43c826d341ed33a1882568640078e4f8/abea38c5f21a595988256ffc007dded3?OpenDocument   (1107 words)

  
 mtv.com - News - U2 Working On How To Dismantle A Ticket-Scalping Bomb
It was the second time in a week that Mullen had taken it upon himself to address what some U2 fans are seeing as the biggest screw-up in the band's almost 30-year history.
Mullen was quick to apologize, pledging to hunt down scalpers and offering members a full $40 refund of their subscription fees.
Mullen promised that the band is working hard at fixing the problems that dogged the presale for the spring.
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1497040/20050216/u2.jhtml?headlines=true   (1108 words)

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