hand0lotion
War Child
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According to @U2:
"In August 1989, Adam made headlines after two undercover cops busted him for possession of a small amount of marijuana in Dublin. To avoid conviction, the judge allowed Adam to make a "donation" of £25,000 to the Dublin Women's Aid Refugee Center. In U2 by U2, Adam described his conviction as a "minor offense that some individuals tried to blow up into something quite serious." At the time, Ireland was dealing with an expanding drug culture and the arrest was meant to send a message; however the story never got the traction authorities were looking for. Adam has since expressed regret over being caught breaking the law, but did not mind making a donation to the refugee center. Sadly, this was not to be the last time that he had to deal with substance abuse."
This was in addition to comments made by the band over the years that Adam was the only one in U2 in the early 80s taking advantage of the rock star lifestyle. But Bono praised him in interviews in the late 80s for saying, "Field Marshal Clayton! No matter what Adam's up to at night, if there's a meeting at 8 am, he's there at 8 am." So while it's clear there were indulgences prior to the early 90s, it sounds like things were at least under control.
Thanks to all the Adam aficionados (feels clever *snicker*) for the Adam details.
Yeah, he was happily dating/wooing Naomi C during the Zooropa recording sessions, not AB (again, if memory of At the End of the World serves)