U2 front man Bono has admitted he is still struggling to play the guitar five months after a horrific cycling accident.
The 54-year-old crooner broke his arm in six places as well as fracturing his eye socket, shoulder, elbow and hand.
Despite surgery and intensive physio the rocker is still struggling with his arm.
Bono: The U2 frontman recovery from injury
“It feels like I have somebody else’s hand. I can’t bend these [fingers], and this is like rigor mortis.
“But they say that nerves heal about a millimeter a week, so in about 13 months I should know if it’s coming back,” he said.Â
Although having issues with his injury, the Dublin singer is heading on the Innocence and Experience tour with his band at the end of the month in Canada who have been hugely supportive.
Beautiful Day: Bono getting ready for his tour
“It’s all numb here, and this is titanium. The shoulder’s better, the face is better.
“But this is the hard bit because I can’t play guitar. They [the band] don’t seem to mind,” he told The New York Times.
Last January the Beautiful Day hitmaker took to the U2 website to reveal the extent of the damage to his loyal fans.
Innocence: The band are supporting Bono |Â PAOLO PELLEGRIN
“Recovery has been more difficult than I thought. I personally would very much miss fingering the frets of my green Irish falcon or my Gretsch.
“Just for the pleasure, aside from writing tunes. But then does the Edge, or Jimmy Page, or any guitarist you know have a titanium elbow, as I do now? I’m all elbows, I am,” he wrote.
