MUSIC icon Jon Bon Jovi has revealed that he’s “fully recovered” four years after having vocal surgery to fix a damaged cord.
The Livin’ on a Prayer hitmaker, 64, previously said he would quit music if his singing continued to struggle after a vocal injury.
But now the singer has shared that after four years of vocal coaching and exercising his voice, he has “fully recovered”.
Bon Jovi said: “It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith.”
He told People: “I’d often joked and said the only thing that’s ever been up my nose was my finger. I never did anything to hurt the cords; I didn’t have any excesses. I’m a trained vocalist. I’ve practiced the craft.
“So when a doctor had to explain to me that one of the cords was literally atrophying, it was confusing.”
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He praised keyboardist David Bryan, percussionist Everett Bradley, bassist Hugh McDonald, guitarist John Shanks, drummer Tico Torres and guitarist Phil X for standing by his side during his recovery.
“They never doubted [me] and never looked for work or decided to retire,” Bon Jovi said.
“The sacrifices that each one of them have made to be there for me is on a whole another level.”
The musician previously said that he would retire from music if his voice never recovered.
In 2024, he shared: “If the singing is not great, if I can’t be the guy I was, I’m done.
“And I’m good with that.”
Bon Jovi added: “There is a big difference between being in a studio and going out on the road.
“We have just recorded a new album. I sing in vocal therapy every day.
“But I want to perform for 2½ hours a night, four nights a week — and put it this way, I don’t ever need to be the fat Elvis.”