Grammy Album of the Year · billed with U2 · birth-card coordinate
Larry Mullen Jr.'s Birth Card: The 4 of Hearts
The Emotional Foundation Builder
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year.
In the record
Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. (born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. The birth-card coordinate for October 31 is the 4 of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of Larry Mullen Jr.'s 1988 Album of the Year — The Joshua Tree; 2006 Album of the Year — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
Album of the Year record
- 1988 Album of the Year — The Joshua Tree (U2)
- 2006 Album of the Year — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (U2)
Larry Mullen Jr. is on the 1988 Album of the Year list for The Joshua Tree, billed as U2 at ceremony 30 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/1988/). Larry Mullen Jr. is on the 2006 Album of the Year list for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, billed as U2 at ceremony 48 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/2006/). Larry Mullen Jr. (Q814065, Wikipedia “Larry Mullen Jr.”) appears here as billed with U2. The billed act string on those wins is U2. Albums in this pack for Larry Mullen Jr.: 1988 The Joshua Tree; 2006 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Birth date 1961-10-31 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Larry Mullen Jr., verified against Wikidata P569 1961-10-31 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Larry Mullen Jr.. It only names the calendar coordinate for October 31 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for Larry Mullen Jr..
The 4 of Hearts coordinate
Larry Mullen Jr. was born October 31, 1961 (1961-10-31). Month 10 and day 31 give solar value 4, which is the 4 of Hearts (The Emotional Foundation Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1961 is unused, so Larry Mullen Jr.'s 1961 birth year does not move the card. The 4 of Hearts does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on Larry Mullen Jr.. Quoted system copy for the 4 of Hearts, not a biography of Larry Mullen Jr.: You build a home people can count on, and you leave enough air for feeling to move. You build security in love through consistency, reliability, and trust. You're the steady one—the person others can count on to show up the same way tomorrow. You create the stable home base a relationship needs.
Wikipedia summary used as source_text
Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. A member of the band 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.
Larry Mullen Jr. in the public record
A member of the band 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 Dublin, where he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School. In 1976, he co-founded U2 after posting a message on the school's notice board in search of musicians. Mullen has worked on numerous side projects during his career. In 1990, he produced the Ireland national football team's song "Put 'Em Under Pressure" for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. In 1996, 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 as Maria McKee, Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, and Alice Cooper.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Larry Mullen Jr. (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the 10 of Spades
A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Larry Mullen Jr., and not a forecast of a Grammy.
Cards in Larry Mullen Jr.'s fixed path
Birth card and karma
- 4♥ — Birth Card: The Emotional Foundation Builder
- 10♠ — Karma — Environment: The Completed Mind
- 4♠ — Karma — Displacement: The Rigid Truth
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 4♦ — Life Spread — Mercury
- 2♠ — Life Spread — Venus
- 6♣ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 6♠ — Life Spread — Saturn
- Q♥ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 10♣ — Life Spread — Neptune
- K♠ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
- 8♥ — Planetary Ruling Card: The Emotional Powerhouse
- 8♦ — Planetary Ruling Card (second ruler): The Businessman
- 7♥ — PRC Karma — Environment: The Reflective Heart
- 7♠ — PRC Karma — Displacement: The Questioning Mind
- 3♥ — PRC Life Spread — Neptune: The Creative Heart
- A♣ — PRC Life Spread — Pluto: The Creative Pioneer
- Q♣ — PRC Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward: The Nurturing Leader
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
Deep wisdom and mental integration
Mullen's distinctive, almost military drumming style developed from his playing martial beats in childhood marching bands.
Paired on work, health and mastery — the domain ♠ governs in this system. Markers in the record: military.
Also on the record
- Mullen has sporadically acted in films, most notably in Man on the Train (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013).
- Mullen has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked Mullen the 96th-greatest drummer of all time.
Other Album of the Year people with this card
- No other person in this set shares the 4 of Hearts.
FAQ
- What is Larry Mullen Jr.'s birth card?
- The 4 of Hearts. October 31 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Larry Mullen Jr.'s year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.
- Where do Larry Mullen Jr.'s dates and Album of the Year credits come from?
- Birth date 1961-10-31 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Larry Mullen Jr., verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. Larry Mullen Jr. is billed with U2. The Album of the Year line is 1988 Album of the Year — The Joshua Tree; 2006 Album of the Year — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: Grammy.com (Album of the Year category record, grammy.com) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Album of the Year list, Larry Mullen Jr.) + Wikidata CC0 (Q814065). Birth date 1961-10-31 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).