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
Larry Cox (drummer) Larry Cox (drummer) Larry Cox (January 10, 1961) is an American rock, hard rock and heavy metal drummer – currently with the rock bands Kick Tommy and Deaf Symphony. His first professional work was in 1985 with the rock band Looker, which recorded one independent EP and toured the USA for one year before disbanding. In 1986 Cox joined the band Tigershark, which was led by guitarist Howard Askeland. (Cox would once again team up with Askeland almost 20 years later when Askland would join Cox's new band Deaf Symphony). Tigershark recorded and played the local Los Angeles scene until