40 years into his career, Bon Jovi still lives in prayer!
ET’s Rachel Smith catches up. Jon Bon Jovi At the grand opening of his new five-story Nashville bar. JBJ’s NashvilleFriday to discuss his band’s new album. ongoing recovery Here’s how soon the band will be able to go on tour after vocal cord surgery.
Bon Jovi released his 16th studio album. foreverOn Friday, the frontman described this album as simply “a joy”, unlike his previous two albums.
“As much as I love 2020(It was) written during a time when the world was in lockdown, and it was not a happy record,” he recalled. This house is not for sale It was a statement.”
“Now that we’ve gotten through it all, it’s been a great joy to look back on our 40th anniversary and look forward to new music,” he continued. “That’s a good record.”
Bon Jovi released its first self-titled album in January 1984, and 40 years later the group is mostly going strong, barring some health issues. John went through vocal cord surgery As he sings from his new album in 2022, he admits to ET that he’s not 100 percent yet.
“I see light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. “It’s been a long process. It’s been two years, and we’re not there yet.”
Hoping to go on tour again next year, the frontman said he was taking on the challenge of “singing for two and a half hours four nights a week.” This is the standard I set. .I don’t play around when I go out.”
For now, Jon says he’s enjoying a big year so far career-wise. In addition to the album and his new Nashville bar in the heart of Music City’s popular Broadway entertainment district, he was honored as a 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year and the band is the subject of a new Hulu docuseries. , Thank you, good night: The Bon Jovi Story.
“Like MusicCares, the docuseries kicked things off for the year… The Grammys took the time to recognize our music catalog and my philanthropic work,” he recalled. “Now today is the release date and our first single ‘Legendary’ has exploded onto all kinds of radio around the world. I’m pinching myself.”
Despite a discography that includes six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and more than 130 million records sold, Jon says having a hit is still a thrill, and it makes it even sweeter. I said it was good. The life of the band.
“When we started, there was no band I could see that would have a 40-year career,” he said. “The Rolling Stones were 20 years old at the time. The Beatles had long since broken up, and the E-Street Band was 10 years old. Of course, the Stones were 60 years old and AC/DC was 50 years old.” The E-Street Band has been around for 50 years and Bon Jovi has been around for 40 years. This is great for young bands to learn how to do this and how to navigate a long, realistic career.”
He also said that the release of JBJ’s ‘Nashville’ was “a dream of four years coming true,” and there are expectations that it will mark a milestone in music history.
“We released several albums (in Nashville), some of our biggest hits were recorded here, and we wrote countless songs here,” he recalled. “I always jokingly say, ‘These are my people,’ because the acting community is probably what we call Hollywood. These are the songwriters, these are my people. I was drawn to this community in the early 1990s. It’s here. I had friends and I thought I was really ahead.”
Now he’s amazed, “Like we said, we’re the new kids on the block and our neighbors are all incredible artists.”
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