Frontman of the group Bon Jovi (check!) has been suffering from voice problems for about five years. In February this year Jon Bon Jovi he confessed that a year and a half ago he underwent an innovative operation to reconstruct his vocal cords. As he explained, the aim of the procedure was to implant a modern implant that would help rebuild the almost disappearing vocal cord. The singer did not hide the fact that he still had not reached his full vocal strength.
“At a critical moment, one of my vocal chords began to atrophy. I couldn't sing well. I felt that my craft had been taken away from me,” the singer said in an interview with People magazine.
At the same time, Jon Bon Jovi takes into account that his voice may not return to its former glory. As he recently confessed – this is the end of his activity on stage. “If (my) singing isn't great, if I can't be the guy I used to be… that's the end of me,” he told The Sunday Times, before adding: “And I'm fine with that.”
The documentary will be available for streaming on April 26 “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” telling – as the title suggests – about the road to fame of the group Bon Jovi. On the occasion of the premiere, the singer gave an interview to “Fox News Digital” and admitted that losing his voice after string surgery “sucks.” However, he does not give up because he still believes in full recovery.
“If I compare it to athletes like Kobe with an Achilles, Michael Strahan with a hamstring, Tom Brady with a knee, Tiger Woods getting ready for another Masters tournament. None of these guys had it easier,” he says.
Like these athletes, this terrible coincidence fell unexpectedly on Jon Bon Jovi. The 62-year-old singer sees the action of supernatural forces in this. “I know that their work ethic and mine are very similar. No one expects an injury like this. And it's in God's hands whether he fixes it or not, but I'm certainly right next to the Lord himself who is working on it,” he explains. star.
Let us recall that Bon Jovi last gave a concert in 2022, and then many fans and journalists complained about the frontman's poor vocal abilities. Attempts were made to mask them with the vocals of the remaining band members. “It sounds tinny, misses the notes. (…) It has six musicians and their significant vocal abilities keep it afloat,” wrote Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World-Herald.
“They need to hire a singer”; “It's the worst thing I've ever seen. What an embarrassment!”; “And someone paid to watch it!”; “I've never left a concert in my life. Until tonight. Good God, it hurt. Jon doesn't have it anymore – the vocals hurt”; “I love Jon Bon Jovi, but his vocals are terrible. Considering how much we paid for the tickets, it's a huge disappointment,” wrote the participants.
Meanwhile, the band's new album – “Forever” will soon appear in stores. The premiere of the publication is scheduled for June 7, 2024. This will be the 16th album in the group's over 40-year career. In total, the album will contain 12 songs, the list of which opens with a single “Legendary” (Look!).
“This album is a return to joy. From the beginning of writing, throughout the recording process, we knew that this was Bon Jovi's music, which should be listened to loudly and which immediately puts you in a good mood,” said the band's vocalist.
1. “Legendary”
2. “We Made It Look Easy”
3. “Living Proof”
4. “Waves”
5. “Seeds”
6. “Kiss The Bride”
7. “The People's House”
8. “Walls Of Jericho”
9. “I Wrote You A Song”
10. “Living In Paradise”
11. “My First Guitar”
12. “Hollow Man”.