Jon Bon Jovi wasn't sure if his band would ever record another album. The Jersey rock icon, whose trademark raspy vocals catapulted his eponymous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band to global superstardom in the 1980s and 1990s thanks to iconic hits like “Livin' on a Prayer,” ” You Give Love a Bad Name” and “It's My Life” actor chronicled his long, difficult road back from vocal cord surgery in 2022 in the recent Hulu series Thank you, Goodnight – The Bon Jovi Story. And in a new interview with album-forever-interview-8654011″ target=”_blank”>EW talked about how this daunting career hurdle helped inspire the band's new album, Foreverwhich is released on Friday (June 7).
“I went into this surgery and I had a lot of time on my hands – all I could really do was sit down and start thinking of songs,” Bon Jovi said. EW. “I began to feel joy again. And we—the collective who lived through COVID—were all out of that fog and interacting again. There was a new appreciation for life. And I had this new appreciation for my body. And it led to all these songs.”
The result was a 12-track album recorded by Bon Jovi and bandmates keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, bassist Hugh McDonald, guitarist Phil X, Everett Bradley and rhythm guitarist John Shanks that the singer said that the crew recorded in 7 weeks. . “Nothing was delayed. It just flowed,” Bon Jovi told talkbox of the album, which includes “Legendary” and “Living Proof,” which he wrote in just two days.
Bon Jovi also dropped by for a chat with Stephen Colbert the Late Show on Wednesday night (June 6), where he smiled and kept his secrets when the host asked what it was like to be 'young and handsome' on the street in the 1980s. 'If I wrote a book they would say, Best time I've ever had” the 62-year-old silver fox said with a smile, joking that he tells his children he didn't party and went straight home after the shows.
Bon Jovi credited his bandmates for believing in his dream 40 years ago, saying the new album was named after he realized, “these songs will outlive us long after we're gone.” He noted that he is “well on the road to recovery” from the vocal surgery described in the four-part documentary series, joking that now was the time to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary because he has no idea if he will be around. 50th.
The singer, who has dabbled in acting over the years, described how he made his big screen debut as a young rocker when a supporter flew them on a private jet to a concert, after which Bon Jovi says he repeatedly convinced other supporters to celebrate the band . increasing success with their discovery Slips when wet album flying them to the next gig… on a private jet.
Colbert also congratulated Bon Jovi on the recent weddings of two of his sons. Jack Bongiovi got married Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown in May, just weeks after son Jesse married longtime love Jesse Light in Las Vegas. Asked if he's ever been pressured into a wedding to sing one of his songs, Bon Jovi told a funny story about a friend's son's wedding, where he was “eager” but not really looking forward to taking the stage.
When the trumpeter spontaneously started playing the iconic bass line from “Livin' on a Prayer,” for what he described as a version of the band's “Salvation Army,” the reluctant singer said he “sang the st” out of it, as one does.
During the double sit-down, Bon Jovi bragged about the rest of the New Jersey stop named after him and about his early days working the corner at the Power Station recording studio. One of his favorite memories from his time as a teenage “gofer,” he said, was watching David Bowie and Freddie Mercury sing “Under Pressure” through the studio window. “I saw them sing that vocal,” he told a stunned Colbert.
Watch Bon Jovi on The Late Show below.
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