Clayton celebrates 20 years free of addictions

U2 bass player and reformed wildman Adam Clayton is delighted to be sober and straight 20 years after his addictions reached new heights.

Clayton celebrates 20 years free of addictions

In 1993, Adam hit the bottle while U2 were on tour in Australia, and wasn’t able to perform at their gig in Sydney Football Stadium after an all-nighter. A roadie took his place on bass and the band just about pulled the gig off.

The band had been very patient with party animal Adam, who was once engaged to catwalk diva Naomi Campbell, but he realised that this could very easily be the end of the road for him.

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