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In 1976, 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen Jr. placed an ad on the bulletin board of Dublin, Ireland's Mount Temple High School looking for musicians to form a band. Six or seven students came to his house to audition, but a few in particular stood out. One was Dave Evans, whose guitar-playing skills seemed well beyond his years. Another was Adam Clayton, who looked the part of a rock and roller, with his bushy hair and caftan1 coat, bass guitar, and amp2. Then Paul Hewson arrived, and though he could neither play guitar nor sing, this “ charismatic3 character” was let into the band anyway.“ I was in charge for the first five minutes,” Mullen told Time magazine. “ But as soon as Bono got there, I was out of a job." None of the four teenagers realized that out of that first meeting in Mullen's cramped4 kitchen they would form one of the most influential bands of the last 20 years.
But the members of this ragtag5 group were still in need of a name. A friend suggested U2 because there were so many items with that name, including the spy plane, the submarine, a battery, and the obvious references to “ you, too” and “ you two.” By 1978, Paul Hewson had been rechristened6 “ Bono Vox” by a friend,in Latin for “ good voice.” That same year, the band also released its first EP, titled U2:3. It was a local hit, topping the charts, but the grou
In 1976, 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen Jr. placed an ad on the bulletin board of Dublin, Ireland's Mount Temple High School looking for musicians to form a band. Six or seven students came to his house to audition, but a few in particular stood out. One was Dave Evans, whose guitar-playing skills seemed well beyond his years. Another was Adam Clayton, who looked the part of a rock and roller, with his bushy hair and caftan1 coat, bass guitar, and amp2. Then Paul Hewson arrived, and though he could neither play guitar nor sing, this “ charismatic3 character” was let into the band anyway.“ I was in charge for the first five minutes,” Mullen told Time magazine. “ But as soon as Bono got there, I was out of a job." None of the four teenagers realized that out of that first meeting in Mullen's cramped4 kitchen they would form one of the most influential bands of the last 20 years.
But the members of this ragtag5 group were still in need of a name. A friend suggested U2 because there were so many items with that name, including the spy plane, the submarine, a battery, and the obvious references to “ you, too” and “ you two.” By 1978, Paul Hewson had been rechristened6 “ Bono Vox” by a friend,in Latin for “ good voice.” That same year, the band also released its first EP, titled U2:3. It was a local hit, topping the charts, but the grou
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