Larry Mullen Jr. musicians to form band." U2 was founded on 25 September 1976 in Mullen's kitchen in Artane. The band, originally consisting of Mullen, Paul "Bono" Hewson, David "The Edge" Evans, his brother Dik Evans, Adam Clayton, and Mullen's friends Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin, was originally known as the "Larry Mullen Band", but the name quickly changed to "Feedback", as that was one of the few musical terms they knew. McCormick and Martin soon left, and the band's name was changed to "The Hype". Just before they won a talent contest in Limerick, Ireland, they changed their name again, for the
Frank Mullen the Suicide Silence song "Smashed." He is also known to wave his hand [chopping] to the blast beats in Suffocation's songs, which can be seen when performing live and in videos. Since after the release of "Pinnacle of Bedlam", Mullen announced that he will retire from full-time touring from the band which means that he can no longer tour with the band for more than two weeks, due to his new job. Mullen will go on his final tour with Suffocation this October. Mullen enjoys listening to several different types of music. When interviewed on the question of what particular