Jon Bon Jovi is ready to sing live again. 'It's going to happen ... very soon'

Chris Jordan, Asbury Park Press
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Jon Bon Jovi is ready to take the mic again after his vocal surgery.

“I'm not worried about it,” said Bon Jovi about performing live again during an interview that was posted May 2 on the U.K. Planet Rock digital radio station. '“It's going to happen, just not tonight but very soon. For me to be in this clear of voice at 9 a.m. in the morning after eight hours of talking yesterday, It's there. It's just a matter of time now.”

Bon Jovi said he's had surgery on his vocal cords to correct problems that go back a decade. The admission came during a Feb. 7 Pollstar Live! music industry event at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, and the issue is a major storyline of the new “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” documentary, which debuted April 26 on Hulu.

Bon Jovi had a procedure called medialization, which provides support to a vocal fold that lacks either the bulk or mobility (or both) that it once had, Bon Jovi said at the Pollstar event. His vocal issues came to a head during the band's 2022 tour of the South and Midwest that was fraught with scrutiny.

Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022 and isn't sure when his voice might be able to withstand touring again.
Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022 and isn't sure when his voice might be able to withstand touring again.

“It's been a slog,” said Bon Jovi on Planet Rock. “Nothing I would wish on my worst enemy.”

Bon Jovi had been non-committal to this point on his singing future. In the April 13 edition of the (British) Sunday Times Magazine, he said “if the singing is not great, if I can’t be the guy I once was … then I’m done.”

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Bon Jovi sang live Feb. 2 at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 2. He performed “Who Says you Can't Go Home” and “The Promised Land” with Bruce Springsteen, and the new band song, “Legendary,” with Bon Jovi. A new album, “Forever,” is due Friday, June 7.

A request for comment from Bon Jovi's rep about future live performances was not replied to as of press time.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com

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