U2 frontman Bono says that he is still struggling to get back to normal and play the guitar, five months after the cycling accident in New York which left him with multiple injuries.
The 54-year-old broke his arm in six places, as well as sustaining fractures to his eye socket, his shoulder, his elbow and his left hand after he came off his bike while cycling in Central Park in November.
Speaking to the New York Times about his injuries, Bono said: "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."
Pointing to his hand, Bono added: "It feels like I have somebody else’s hand. I can’t bend these, and this . . . But they say that nerves heal about a millimetre a week, so in about 13 months I should know if it’s coming back .
Talking about his forearm and elbow, Bono said lots of work had been done: “It’s all numb here, and this is titanium.”
