Jon Bon Jovi Thought He’d Never Sing Again After Vocal Cord Injury

Jon Bon Jovi is reflecting on his vocal cord injury — and his road back to recovery. While interviewing Bon Jovi, 63, on the Thursday, October 23, episode of Today, Savannah Guthrie said, “There was a moment when it was, ‘If I can’t sing the way I want to sing, I’m not going to do it anymore.’” “That’s right,” he replied. “I don’t do it for the applause. I’m not that applause junkie. I do it for the joy and I do it for the art. The rest of it is great because I’m good at it. But if you couldn’t do it from a place of joy, what’s the motivation?” In 2022, Bon Jovi underwent surgery to fix an atr