Although Jon Bon Jovi is preparing to release his band’s 16th studio album, he is not trying to keep up with his younger counterparts.
As the Grammy Award winner, 62, spoke to Men’s Health for a new digital feature, he admitted he is ‘too old’ to keep up with some of today’s pop artists.
‘You can’t eventually compete with this year’s model of the top pop act,’ he said ahead of the release of his eponymous group’s album Forever.
‘But as a legacy band like the Rolling Stones and the E Street Band, you’re going to sell out every night, and you’re going to play to a certain crowd with the hopes that you’re going to attract a younger crowd based on people telling people.…’
Bon Jovi added, ‘I’m not chasing pop radio. I can’t! I’m too old.’
As Jon Bon Jovi, 62, spoke to Men’s Health for a new digital feature, he admitted he’s ‘too old’ to keep up with some of today’s pop artists
‘I’m not chasing pop radio. I can’t! I’m too old,’ said Bon Jovi as he prepares to release his band’s 16th studio album Forever
In the upcoming Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, he reminisces about how he ‘used to run around these things—stages—like a motherf—er’
The Songwriters Hall of Famer noted that ‘by happenstance,’ their lead single Legendary from Forever ‘is f***ing exploding.’
‘We’re on Hot AC Radio,’ said Bon Jovi. ‘I mean, that’s where they play J-Lo and Ice Spice for goodness’ sake.’
He continued, ‘And it’s exploding. So go figure. But hooray for us. We did it again.’
In the upcoming Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, he reminisces about how he ‘used to run around these things—stages—like a motherf***er.’
Calling himself a ‘showboating f***er,’ Bon Jovi says he was ‘one of the best there ever was. Now the champ is tired.’
Bon Jovi adds, ‘I had a lot of energy. I was 25 and 30 years old. I wouldn’t want to run around the stage in that manner now.’
After the singer underwent surgery for vocal cord atrophy — which forced the group to cancel their 2022 tour — Bon Jovi has been recovering with the potential to tour again.
He noted to Men’s Health that he ‘perfectly’ sang the group’s 1986 single ‘Livin on a Prayer’ during a recent vocal therapy session.
‘I can hit the high B’s and C’s, no problem,’ added Bon Jovi.
Calling himself a ‘showboating f***er,’ Bon Jovi says he was ‘one of the best there ever was. Now the champ is tired’
After the singer underwent surgery for vocal cord atrophy — which forced the group to cancel their 2022 tour — Bon Jovi has been recovering with the potential to tour again
He noted to Men’s Health that he ‘perfectly’ sang the group’s 1986 single ‘Livin on a Prayer’ during a recent vocal therapy session
Still, Bon Jovi said he doesn’t plan to return to the road unless he’s ‘100 percent of 100 percent.’
‘We’re so blessed at this point that we can go out,’ he said.
‘I’m amazed, because I’ve heard [everyone from] doctors to people in the industry say to me, “People will pay money just to see you go up there and do it.”‘
Bon Jovi explained, ‘I don’t want their money, and I’m not going to spend their time. It’s just not an option.’
Although stadium shows appear to be out of the question, Bon Jovi previously told DailyMail.com he intends to sing at son Jake Bongiovi’s upcoming wedding to Millie Bobby Brown.
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story premieres April 26 on Hulu.
Bon Jovi’s Forever debuts June 7.
