U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has revealed his dyscalculia diagnosis, which he says affects his ability to play. See what he said.
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.Larry Mullen Jr. may have spent his career drumming, but that doesn’t mean it all comes easily to him. In a new interview withpercussionist revealed that he has long struggled with dyscalculia — a learning disorder related to mathematics — that sometimes interferes with his ability to play.
”, dyscalculia interrupts the areas in the brain that process skills related to numerical comprehension, similar to how dyslexia complicates the brain’s ability to read. 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.. “I am pained, because I’m trying to count the bars. I had to find ways of doing this — and counting bars is like climbing Everest.
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