Devastating news for U2 fans around the world. Bono, the front man of the seminal rock act, U2, who was recently in a bad biking accident in Central Park left the musician with a broken arm and fractured eye socket.
His arm, which was broken in 6 places took over 5 hours to repair in the operating room and even then, physicians implied that it would take intensive therapy to recover fully from the injury.
"Recovery has been more difficult than I thought...As I write this, it is not clear that I will ever play guitar again."
The global rock star however is hopeful that he can rejoin his band soon. In his 6000 word post on the band's website explaining his condition, says this might actually be the only opportunity he will have to reach out and communicate to his fans for a while.
"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...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," he writes.