According to The New York Times, U2 front-man Bono has had a tough time healing following an accident he had on his bicycle in Central Park last November.

The accident initially caused several fractures, which included his eye socket, shoulder, elbow and left hand.

"I really used to think that my head was harder than any surface it came in contact with, and I don't anymore," Bono told NYT backstage at his Vancouver, BC tour stop. "I didn't come off a Harley-Davidson. I came off a push bike and smashed myself to bits. There is no glory here."

Although he is still able to perform, he is often seen gripping the microphone with his left hand or pointing it toward the sky. The left hand is what seems to have been giving him the most trouble.

"It feels like I have somebody else's hand," he told The New York Times.

He then pointed to his curled fourth finger and pinky.

"I can't bend these, and this," he said, and pointed to another part of his hand before adding, "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 gestured to his forearm and elbow. "It's all numb here, and this is titanium. The shoulder's better, the face is better."

But what seems to be most frustrating to him is that his hand will not allow him to play guitar. Although, he comically remarked that his band mates don't seemed to mind.

Although Bono was able to write music, accompanied by a guitarist to assist him, he was still forced to take a lot of downtime after the accident. Fellow band member The Edge can clearly see why Bono persists though.

"At the very end of an album you're at the height of your powers in terms of writing, arranging and performing," The Edge said. "It's a shame that you have to stop then and start the other phase of what we do, which is playing live. This time we haven't really stopped. Bono is trying to capitalize on that momentum and that sharpness."