U2’s Adam Clayton has given fans hope that the band will go on tour again – and that Larry Mullen will continue touring with them.
Clayton has revealed Mullen is suffering from a repetitive motion from playing drums for 50 years and is reportedly undergoing surgery to correct the issue.
But Clayton dismissed reports that Mullen won’t go on tour with U2 again – if the band go on the road again.
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Asked if the superstars will do another tour again, Clayton responded: “I think one always has a degree of anxiety as to whether you can do it again.
“There is that questioning. But it does come back.
“It is a little bit like riding a bicycle. And I’m grateful that it does come back.”
He also spoke about Mullen’s injury from playing drums over the years – and whether or not another tour would happen without Mullen behind his kit.
Clayton said: “It’s very hard to face. If it were something we would have to face, I imagine you would do what needs to be done but it wouldn’t be a decision we would take easily or comfortably.
“But I don’t think that's the decision we’re facing at the moment.
“I think Larry has some significant injuries from a repetitive motion – something that drummers are susceptible to, and sportspeople – so I think he wants to find himself and take some advice and find out what’s the best thing to do,” he told the Sunday Independent’s People & Culture magazine.
Earlier this year, Bono released his highly-anticipated memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.
In the book he recalls the moment Clayton missing the taping of a TV show after being found unconscious in his hotel room, having “overshot” with drink and drugs.
Clayton said he was grateful that Bono wrote about his addiction so sensitively in his book.
He added: “It is the worst moment in my life and it is actually still quite difficult to talk about, so I’m doubly grateful that when Bono talks about it in his book, it’s with huge compassion and sensitivity.”
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