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U2’s Larry Mullen Jr. Explains Why Dyscalculia Diagnosis Makes Him Feel ‘Pained’ While Drumming

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has revealed his dyscalculia diagnosis, which he says affects his ability to play. See what he said.

In a new interview with Times Radio published Thursday (Dec. 12), the U2 percussionist revealed that he has long struggled with dyscalculia — a learning disorder related to mathematics — that sometimes interferes with his ability to play. For Mullen Jr., the disorder makes it difficult for him to count through measures of music while he’s playing alongside bandmates Bono, the Edge and Adam Clayton. The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton of U2 perform live on stage during a concert at the Olympiastadion on July 12, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

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