Larry Mullen Jr. confessed he feels more like a taxi driver than a rocker as he ferries his kids around so much.
The drummer made the revelation after being asked about a typical day away from the group.
Father-of-three Larry added: "There's rarely a day when there isn't something to do with the band. But a lot of the time I feel like I should put a cap on my head and a sign over my car with taxi written on it.
"I spend a lot of time ferrying children, including other people's, to various houses.
There's swimming, ballet, soccer -- it goes on.
"And if you are left in charge, food is a big issue.
"Everyone wants different things. So I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. But I enjoy it."
Larry, 47, confessed having a family has left him with little time to indulge his passion for motorcycles.
He added: "I still love bikes. But I haven't ridden in a long time. Having kids changed that.
"Not only from the safety point of view. You have choices -- what are you going to do?
"Go off for three days with your tent or actually take care of your kids?
"In 10 years time I'll have as much time as I want to go off and do all those things." The millionaire star also revealed that he and his bandmates don't socialise as much as they used to after working in the studio.
He told Q magazine: "It happens occasionally. But when I'm finished on Friday, I'm straight home to see my family.
"That's my choice. So we spend less time on a social level. We're still friends, but it's a lot more difficult now.
"It's not the four guys fighting the world. That doesn't exist any more. The opportunity to just sit around the pub and have a pint and talk doesn't happen as often as it should."
I spend a lot of time ferrying children to ballet, swimming and soccer."
source:qmagazine,Jan 2009 issue
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