Bon Jovi opened up about his vocal abilities at a screening of the ‘Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’ docuseries
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Jon Bon Jovi is sharing a health update after undergoing vocal surgery two years ago.
Speaking at the Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story docuseries Screening and Q+A event on Wednesday, April 10 at Aero Theater in Santa Monica, the Bon Jovi frontman, 62, opened up about his singing abilities after undergoing vocal cord surgery in 2022.
“What you saw on film was shot last March in that scene when I couldn’t sing well, or two years ago when I was on the road,” Bon Jovi said. “I’m well into the recovery. I’m more than capable of singing. It’s just that for me, the bar is two and a half hours a night, four nights a week, before I say we’re going to go and do any shows.”
“So I’m well back on the road to recovery, not a day of it’s easy. Every day is a struggle, but I’m more than capable of doing it again,” he added, joking, “I’m f—ing Bon Jovi!”
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In February, Bon Jovi revealed that he was in “the process of healing” after undergoing vocal surgery, adding that he couldn’t understand when his “craft was being taken away” from him.
“I pride myself on having been a true vocalist,” Bon Jovi added. “I’ve sung with Pavarotti. I know how to sing. I’ve studied the craft for 40 years. I’m not a stylist who just barks and howls. I know how to sing.”
“So when God was taking away my ability, and I couldn’t understand why, I jokingly have said the only thing that’s ever been up my nose is my finger — you know, so there’s no reason for any of this,” he continued.
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On Thursday, the musician also opened up about working hard on his latest album Forever, which is June 7 via Island Records.
“It’s not easy. It’s difficult. The old adage with me in the heyday is, and the singer went home, that was the end of every story and the singer went home,” he said.
He continued, “Like I said, it’s my 18th album and we worked as harder or harder on this album as I did on Slippery When Wet, in fact, harder because we’re not as naïve as we were in 1986.”
“But I do think sometimes about the athlete who eventually has to come to terms with a next chapter in their life,” Bon Jovi said. “And I won’t ever have to face that next chapter. Now granted, if I can or can’t tour, which just to be clear with everybody and all of your cell phones, this will be all over social media tomorrow.”
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story charts the rise of the “Livin’ on a Prayer” group from humble New Jersey rockers to one of the most legendary groups of the ’80s over four episodes.
All installments of the Hulu series will debut on streaming on Friday, April 26.
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The docuseries features interviews with current and past band members, like Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Hugh McDonald, Tico Torres, Phil X and Richie Sambora, and promises to reveal candid details about the tumult they experienced over the years.
In addition to appearances from the “It’s My Life” musicians, Thank You, Goodnight also includes talking head interviews with Bruce Springsteen, record producer John Shanks, the band’s former manager Doc McGhee, Bon Jovi’s wife Dorothea Bongiovi and his brother Matt Bongiovi, among others.
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