U2's Bono Reveals Grim Outlook After Bad Accident: 'It Is Not Clear That I Will Ever Play Guitar Again

U2 frontman Bono revealed to fans on Thursday that he may never play guitar again.

Bono attends the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in New York. (Credit: AP)

The 54-year-old singer said he suffered a "massive injury" while riding his bike in Central Park November, but he can't remember how he ended up at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Bono decribed his gruesome injury by saying his humerous bone was sticking out through his leather jacket.

"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 has reminded me that neither they nor western civilization are depending on this," Bono explained about the previously reported accident.

The singer then explained that he now has a titanium elbow, which could prove difficult as he tries to play his green Irish falcon guitar. Bono said he will need to "concentrate hard" to be ready for the upcoming tour, which the band's website says is still scheduled May- November 2015.

The members of Irish band U2 from left, Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullan jr. present their 'Music International' Bambi 2014 media awards at the awarding event in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The show still might go on for the rest of the band but Bono said he won't be joining them – at least not for some of it.

"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 wrote.

According to the BBC, Bono had surgery on both is elbow and arm.

(H/T: BBC)

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