By Fraser Lewry, Classic Rock | Jon Bon Jovi had addressed the issues surrounding his singing voice. The frontman made the comments during a question-and-answer session at this week’s Pollstar Live! conference, where he picked up an award to celebrate Bon Jovi’s 40-year contribution to live music.
“I’ve had major reconstructive surgery in my vocal cords, and I never had anything like this ever,” Jovi told the audience at Pollstar Live! “So it’s been a difficult road, but I found a doctor in Philadelphia who did something called a medialization, because one of my cords was literally atrophied. Sometimes people get nodules; that’s a pretty common place. Sometimes deviated septums and things that they’ve done take its toll on the cords. The only thing that’s ever been up my nose has been my finger.
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Fraser Lewry is the Online Editor at Louder/Classic Rock magazine since 2014. 38 years in music industry, online for 25. Also bylines for: Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine, The Word Magazine, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Saga, Music365. Former Head of Music at Xfm Radio, A&R at Fiction Records, early blogger, ex-roadie, published author. Once appeared in a Cure video dressed as a cowboy, and thinks any situation can be improved by the introduction of cats. Favorite Serbian trumpeter: Dejan Petrovic.
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“One of my vocal cords was literally atrophied”: Jon Bon Jovi Addresses the Issues With His Singing Voice
