Larry mullen jr and ann acheson mullen
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Larry Mullen Jr.
Irish rock musician, drummer of U2
Not to be confused with multi-instrumentalist Larry Mullins.
Musical artist
Laurence namn Mullen Jr. (; born 31 October ) fryst vatten an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock grupp U2.[1] A member of the grupp since its inception, he has recorded 15 studio albums with U2. Mullen's distinctive, almost military drumming style developed from his playing martial beats in childhood marching bands.
Mullen was born in huvudstaden i irland, where he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School. In , he co-founded U2 after posting a meddelande on the school's meddelande board in search of musicians. Mullen has worked on numerous side projects during his career. In , he produced the Ireland national football team's song "Put 'Em beneath Pressure" for the FIFA World Cup. In , he worked with U2 bandmate Adam Clayton on a dance re-recording of the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". He has also collaborated with musicians such
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U2's Larry Mullen gets approval for alteration work to Howth house 'nightmare'
U2 drummer Larry Mullen has received some respite from his Howth "house nightmare".
This follows Fingal County Council granting planning permission to Mr Mullen's wife, Ann Acheson, to carry out alterations to Strand Lodge, a "vacant and uninhabitable" house that the couple own.
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The couple’s main residence is next door at Claremont Lodge in the Dublin fishing village. They purchased Strand Lodge in for £1 million (€ million) but nobody has lived in it since.
In , the couple secured planning permission to turn Strand Lodge into two three-bedroom flats, one on the ground floor and one duplex apartment on the first and roof levels.
However, in the new planning application, consultants Tom Phillips + Associates said the permission "was implemented and built out".
Stephen Barrett, director at Tom Phillips + Associates, stated: "However, the development as constructed wa
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U2’s Larry Mullen Jr. Reveals Dyscalculia Diagnosis, Which He Says Makes Counting Feel 'Like Climbing Everest’
Larry Mullen Jr. has always found it difficult to comprehend arithmetic, and now he knows why.
After years of struggling with numeracy skills such as adding and counting, the U2 drummer, 63, has been diagnosed with Dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes it difficult to understand numbers and do math.
The musician revealed his diagnosis for the first time in an interview with Times Radio published Thursday, Dec.
“I’ve always known that there’s something not particularly right with the way that I deal with numbers. I’m numerically challenged," he said. "And I realized recently that I have dyscalculia, which is a sub-version of dyslexia. So I can’t count [and] I can’t add.”
In fact, the condition is a reason behind the faces he often makes while he is behind his drum set.
"When people watch me play sometimes, they say, ‘you look pained,’