Bon Jovi Says His Voice is Fully Back After Vocal Cord Surgery

Jon Bon Jovi and his band are ready to rock again.

The longtime singer and performer is gearing up for the Forever Tour in July, and it marks the first tour since Bon Jovi had extensive vocal cord surgery in 2022.

In an interview with People magazine, the musician is letting fans know that he’s back and better than ever. He even shares the positive news that his voice has fully recovered.

"I'm fully recovered," he tells the publication. "It was longer than I'd ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith."

Bon Jovi also said that he was surprised when he was told that his vocal cords had damage. He’s been doing this for a long time, so it seems odd that it just popped up now. But, he took care of it.

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"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," he told the outlet. "So, when a doctor had to explain to me that one of the cords was literally atrophying, it was confusing."

One nice thing is that his bandmates gave him tons of support. "They never doubted [me] and never looked for work or decided to retire," he told the publication. "The sacrifices that each one of them have made to be there for me is on a whole 'nother level. They said, ‘No, we're with you.' Every day of every rehearsal they were there with me. My love for them has only deepened."

He also said that getting to tour again is like a “rebirth” and fills him with “joy.”

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Bon Jovi's Forever Tour starts July 7 with a whopping nine gigs at New York's Madison Square Garden. It closes out in September with three gigs at Wembley Stadium in London.

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This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM.