Bono bike accident: 'I may never play guitar again'

Ian Smith son · January 3rd, 2015

U2 frontman Bono says he fears that he may never play guitar again following a bike accident last November.

He made the comment in his A to Z of 2014, published on the band's website. Bono broke his arm in six places and fractured his eye socket, hand and shoulder blade in what he called a "freak accident" in New York.

In the letter to his fans, he said he was unable to move around physically and would have to "concentrate hard" to be fit for U2's next tour. At the time, the hospital where Bono was being treated said he had been involved in "a high-energy bicycle accident when he attempted to avoid another rider".The Irish rocker spoke this week about being on painkillers for weeks and said he had a "massive injury, I can't blame on anyone but myself".

The 54-year-old Dubliner revealed he now had a titanium elbow.

Bono said he "blanked out on impact and have no memory of how I ended up in New York Presbyterian with my humerus bone sticking through my leather jacket. Very punk rock as injuries go". Bono continued: "Recovery has been more difficult than I thought. As I write this, it is not clear that I will ever play guitar again. The band have reminded me that neither they nor western civilization are depending on this.

"I personally would very much miss fingering the frets of my green Irish falcon or my (red) 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."

The wide-ranging, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, A-Z letter covers topics ranging from the iTunes release of the Songs of Innocence album, to an update on his family. He talked about learning from his mistakes adding "the first of which is the discovery that I am not an armoured vehicle".

Bono says the letter will be his only communication for the first part of this year. "The consequences of this freak accident are significant enough that I will have to concentrate hard to be ready for the U2 tour in fitness terms," he said."As a result I have cancelled every public appearance and decided this missive is all the communication I can manage for the first half of 2015, beyond muttering and singing to myself of course."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30654731

Squarehead Chris · January 3rd, 2015

Too bad this squirrely little fuck didn't get turned into road pizza.

C18 Australia · January 3rd, 2015

Eat shit Bono.Mud loving arrogant shitbag!

Samuel Toothgold · February 3rd, 2015

http://abc7news.com/news/cyclist-hit...scious/474341/

Quote:

...While the 81-year-old driver of the truck was trying to help Gregory, a group of people went through his truck and stole his wallet.

And while the Gregory was lying on the ground by his bike, badly injured, police say a second group of people came up to him and took his wallet...

Jason 916 · February 3rd, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samuel Toothgold

http://abc7news.com/news/cyclist-hit...scious/474341/

Quote:

Witness Suga Slim said, "It was horrible and I mean he never moved after that. The man never moved."

Yeah, so it was open TNB season time, wasn't it? Gee, I wonder what the racial makeup of the neighborhood was that this took place in.

N.B. Forrest · February 3rd, 2015

They were a truly great band in the '80s, then the insufferable asshole started forcing his nigger-loving down everyone's throats; they started to suck in earnest right after The Joshua Tree: the '90s were a total waste as far as they were concerned (shit - as far as music period was concerned).

313Chris · February 3rd, 2015

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For was the one and only good song they ever had. Everything else was whiny garbage.

White Winger · February 4th, 2015

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Originally Posted by N.B. Forrest

They were a truly great band in the '80s, then the insufferable asshole started forcing his nigger-loving down everyone's throats; they started to suck in earnest right after The Joshua Tree: the '90s were a total waste as far as they were concerned (shit - as far as music period was concerned).

I'd say it started in '84 with The Unforgettable Fire, and that hideous song about mlk, as well as his involvement in White Guilter,Bob Geldof's Band Aid bullshit to make us feel bad about starving niggers in afrika ( Starving at their own hands ), and all the shit that followed that

albert999 · February 4th, 2015

I hate him and his crappy music..

January 3rd, 2015	#1
Ian Smith son Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: France Posts: 5,779	Bono bike accident: 'I may never play guitar again' U2 frontman Bono says he fears that he may never play guitar again following a bike accident last November. He made the comment in his A to Z of 2014, published on the band's website. Bono broke his arm in six places and fractured his eye socket, hand and shoulder blade in what he called a "freak accident" in New York. In the letter to his fans, he said he was unable to move around physically and would have to "concentrate hard" to be fit for U2's next tour. At the time, the hospital where Bono was being treated said he had been involved in "a high-energy bicycle accident when he attempted to avoid another rider".The Irish rocker spoke this week about being on painkillers for weeks and said he had a "massive injury, I can't blame on anyone but myself". The 54-year-old Dubliner revealed he now had a titanium elbow. Bono said he "blanked out on impact and have no memory of how I ended up in New York Presbyterian with my humerus bone sticking through my leather jacket. Very punk rock as injuries go". Bono continued: "Recovery has been more difficult than I thought. As I write this, it is not clear that I will ever play guitar again. The band have reminded me that neither they nor western civilization are depending on this. "I personally would very much miss fingering the frets of my green Irish falcon or my (red) 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." The wide-ranging, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, A-Z letter covers topics ranging from the iTunes release of the Songs of Innocence album, to an update on his family. He talked about learning from his mistakes adding "the first of which is the discovery that I am not an armoured vehicle". Bono says the letter will be his only communication for the first part of this year. "The consequences of this freak accident are significant enough that I will have to concentrate hard to be ready for the U2 tour in fitness terms," he said."As a result I have cancelled every public appearance and decided this missive is all the communication I can manage for the first half of 2015, beyond muttering and singing to myself of course." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30654731

February 3rd, 2015	#6
N.B. Forrest Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia, CSA Posts: 11,145	They were a truly great band in the '80s, then the insufferable asshole started forcing his nigger-loving down everyone's throats; they started to suck in earnest right after The Joshua Tree: the '90s were a total waste as far as they were concerned (shit - as far as music period was concerned). __________________ *"First: Do No Good." - The Hymiecratic Oath* *"The man who does not exercise the first law of nature—that of self preservation — is not worthy of living and breathing the breath of life." - John Wesley Hardin*

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Squarehead Chris Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Crawlin' from the wreckage Posts: 1,951	Too bad this squirrely little fuck didn't get turned into road pizza.

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C18 Australia Banned Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 526	Eat shit Bono.Mud loving arrogant shitbag!

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313Chris Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,139	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For was the one and only good song they ever had. Everything else was whiny garbage.

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albert999 Banned Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 1,536	I hate him and his crappy music..