Larry Mullen Jr. of "The Jam Jar'". Mullen and U2 have won more than 60 awards, including 22 Grammy Awards. At the Grammy Awards, the band has won Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal seven times, Album of the Year twice, Record of the Year twice, Song of the Year twice, and Best Rock Album twice. Footnotes Bibliography Larry Mullen Jr. Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. (; born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician and actor, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. Mullen's distinctive drumming style developed from his playing martial beats in a childhood marching
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