U2's Bono used to think he was a man of rock 'n' roll and steel - but after a serious biking accident last year left the "Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" singer with major injuries to his shoulder, face and hands, he no longer feels invincible.
In a new interview with The New York Times, Bono opened up about his accident, admitting that the November 2014 incident has still left him unable to pay the guitar.
"I really used to think that my head was harder than any surface it came in contact with, and I don't anymore. I didn't come off a Harley-Davidson. I came off a push bike and smashed myself to bits. There is no glory here," he said.
Bono, who can wrap his hand around a microphone, admitted that he can only bend the first three fingers on his hand, leaving his ring and pinky finger immobile. Bono also noted that his forearm and elbow are "all numb" and "titanium." "It feels like I have somebody else's hand," he said. He did note that his shoulder and face were now all healed up.
The hardest part of Bono's recovery is his inability to play his instrument of choice: the guitar.
"But this is the hard bit because I can't play guitar," he said, joking that his fellow bandmates "don't seem to mind."
Bono is still unsure whether or not he'll be able to pick up the guitar again, and estimates it will be over a year until he finds out. "[T]hey say that nerves heal about a millimeter a week, so in about 13 months I should know if it's coming back," he admitted.
Bono's major injury is not yet interrupting U2's touring schedule. For now, the band is still planning to take on the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour beginning May 14.
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