Editing Larry Mullen Jr. (section)

==Personal life==
{{quote box|width=25em | align=right | quote=We all have views on what our Irishness means to us. Two members of the band were born in England and were raised in the Protestant faith. Bono's mother was Protestant and his father was Catholic. I was brought up Catholic. U2 are a living example of the kind of unity of faith and tradition that is possible in Northern Ireland.|source=—Larry Mullen Jr.<ref name="U2 by U2" />}}

Mullen met his partner, Ann Acheson, in their first year at Mount Temple Comprehensive School.<ref name="bio1" /> The two have been together for over 40 years and they have three children. He is a first cousin of Irish actor [[Conor Mullen]].{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Mullen was in a motorcycle accident in 1978.<ref name="motorcycle" />

As U2 became increasingly successful, Mullen had to add the suffix "Junior" to his surname to avoid confusion with his father, who was receiving large tax bills meant for his son.<ref name="bio1" /> Mullen and Clayton own houses near Bono and the Edge in [[Southern France]] to make it easier to record with U2 in the area.<ref name="U2 by U2" />

Mullen has [[tendinitis]] <ref name="bio1" /> In 1995, he had surgery on his back to address an injury he had been carrying since The Joshua Tree Tour.<ref name="U2 by U2" /> In 2009, Mullen underwent knee surgery, an operation that was performed by [[Richard Steadman]]. Mullen subsequently joined the board of directors for his foundation, the Steadman Philippon Research Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/u2s-mullen-to-be-sidelined-sphere-plans-unchanged-2685189/|title=U2's Mullen to be sidelined; Sphere plans unchanged|website=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=30 November 2022|access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://drmillett.com/u2-drummer-larry-mullen-jr-discusses-his-experience-with-dr-peter-millett-at-the-steadman-clinic/|title=U2 Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. Discusses His Experience with Dr. Peter Millett and Others at The Steadman Clinic|website=drmillett.com|date=Fall 2009|access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> Mullen underwent neck surgery in 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/u2-drummer-larry-mullen-jr-attends-sphere-penultimate-vegas-concert-8603588 | title=Ailing U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. Attends penultimate Sphere Vegas concert | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref>

In December 2024, Mullen revealed that he has [[dyscalculia]], affecting his ability to add and count numbers. He compared counting musical [[Bar (music)|bars]] to "climbing [[Mount Everest|Everest]]" and said that it is the reason for his pained expression while performing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/larry-mullen-jr-u2-dyscalculia-mxlwq5swz|title=U2's Larry Mullen Jr: my dyscalculia makes 'counting like climbing Everest'|website=[[The Times]]|first=Debbie|last=White|date=12 December 2024|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>