Jon Bon Jovi On The Road To Recovery: 'Not A Day Of It Is Easy'

Jon Bon Jovi is still on the road to recovery following the vocal cord surgery he underwent two years ago.

The legendary rock musician, singer, and songwriter, who is known for being the founder and frontman of the band Bon Jovi, had the procedure in 2022 after finding out his vocal cords were dangerously swollen.

The New Jersey native previously described one vocal cord as "thick as the thumb" and the other as "thick as a pinky," which led him to undergo the surgery.

"So the strong one was pushing the weak one aside, and I wasn’t singing well," he told Peoplemagazine. "My craft was being taken from me." He had no other choice but to undergo the surgery, and two years later, he is still on the road to recovery.

When at the screening for his upcoming docuseries, 'Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,' which will stream on Hulu on Friday, April 26, he opened up about the years following the surgery and how "not a day" of it is easy.

The 'You Give Love a Bad Name' artist spoke on one particular scene in the upcoming docuseries that showed his struggle to sing.

“What you saw on film was shot last March in that scene when I couldn't sing well, or two years ago when I was on the road,” he told the crowd at the screening. “I'm well into the recovery. I'm more than capable of singing. It's just that for me, the bar is two and a half hours a night, four nights a week before I say we're going to go and do any shows.”

“So I'm well back on the road to recovery, not a day of it [is] easy. Every day is a struggle, but I'm more than capable of doing it again,” he continued.

Last month, the Bon Jovi frontman revealed he is "unsure" of his future of performing live on stage due to the surgery.

"I don’t know about a tour," he said when appearing on Mix 104.1 Boston. "It is my desire to do a tour next year, but I’m just still recovering from a major surgery."

The singer added, "Although I’m well on the road to recovery and was able to take my time and do a song a day when I made the record, my need, want, desire is to be able to do two-and-a-half hours a night four nights a week for months on end, and so I’m working towards that goal."

At Thursday's screening, Jon Bon Jovi also discussed the process of working on his latest album, 'Forever,' which will be released on June 7.

“It's not easy. It's difficult," the New Jersey native admitted. "The old adage with me in the heyday is, and the singer went home, that was the end of every story and the singer went home."

"[As] I said, it's my 18th album, and we worked as hard or harder on this album as I did on 'Slippery When Wet,' in fact, harder because we're not as naive as we were in 1986," he added.

“But I do think sometimes about the athlete who eventually has to come to terms with [the] next chapter in their life,” Bon Jovi said at the screening. “And I won't ever have to face that next chapter. Now granted, if I can or can't tour, which just to be clear with everybody and all of your cell phones, this will be all over social media tomorrow.”

In February, the 'Wanted Dead or Alive' singer said he is still in "the process of healing" after undergoing vocal surgery. During this process, he struggled with understanding why "craft was being taken away" from him.

"I pride myself on having been a true vocalist," Bon Jovi told People. "I’ve sung with Pavarotti. I know how to sing. I’ve studied the craft for 40 years. I’m not a stylist who just barks and howls. I know how to sing."

"So when God was taking away my ability, and I couldn’t understand why, I jokingly have said the only thing that’s ever been up my nose is my finger — you know, so there’s no reason for any of this," he added.

'Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' will stream on Hulu on Friday, April 26.