'Every day is a struggle': Jon Bon Jovi updates on his singing abilities 2 years after vocal chord surgery

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jon Bon Jovi has opened up about his health journey as he revealed insights into his recovery process after he underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022.

On Wednesday, April 10, the rock legend spoke at the 'Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' docuseries screening and Question and Answer (Q+A) event at Aero Theater in Santa Monica and gave a candid update on his vocal health.

Jon Bon Jovi says he's 'more than capable of singing'

Speaking about his singing abilities following the surgery two years ago, Bon Jovi said, “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."

“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,” he said.

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

The rock legend previously shared that he was in "the process of healing" after he underwent the surgery.

He revealed in February that he was unable to understand when his "craft was being taken away" from him.

"I pride myself on having been a true vocalist. 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," he stated.

"I know how to sing. So when God was taking away my ability, and I couldn’t understand why, I jokingly 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," Bon Jovi added.

Jon Bon Jovi says working on his latest album was 'not easy'

Explaining the work that went behind his latest album 'Forever' which is set to release on June 7, Bon Jovi said on Wednesday, April 10 that the process was "not easy."

"It's difficult. 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,” he shared.

"Like I said, it's my 18th album and we worked as harder 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 continued.

“But I do think sometimes about the athlete who eventually has to come to terms with the next chapter in their life," he added.

“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," Bon Jovi concluded.