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U2’s Larry Mullen Jr. Diagnosed With Dyscalculia, Impacting His Drumming

Noting that the learning disability has impacted him his whole life, U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. recently revealed his dyscalculia diagnosis.

Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 performs during 'The Joshua Tree Tour' on June 29, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic The U2 drummer recently explained that “counting bars is like climbing Everest” as he opened up for the first time about the diagnosis that makes it difficult to count or add numbers, something that has long affected him without knowing the root. Having co-founded U2 in 1976 with Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton, Mullen noted that his struggle with the learning disability has long taken a toll. Mullen, whose son is also dyslexic, appears in the upcoming documentary Left Behind from writer Karen Sim and director Anna Wild Toomey, which follows five mothers attempting to establish the first public school for children with dyslexia in New York City.

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