{"id":142945,"date":"2025-10-24T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/142945\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:58:08","slug":"i-dont-think-that-i-ever-lost-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/142945\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I don’t think that I ever lost faith’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rock icon Jon Bon Jovi has said he never lost faith that he would return to the stage after undergoing vocal cord surgery, and admits he feels a “deep gratitude” to his band and fans who never let him quit.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the 63-year-old underwent surgery to repair a seriously deteriorating vocal cord – an operation that took much longer to recover from than he expected.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the experience, the musician who is set to rock Dublin’s Croke Park next summer,<\/a> admits he’ll be forever grateful to the people who stood by him.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think that I ever lost faith, but I had no idea that the recovery from this throat surgery was going to be three-and-a-half years. So it\u2019s just been much longer than anticipated,” he said.<\/p>\n

“To still be here standing some 40X years later, it\u2019s quite a thrill, and it\u2019s humbling, and I\u2019m grateful, and that joy that we get to share with each other and then with that audience it\u2019s unbelievable.<\/p>\n

“My gratitude is deep for the band, the crew, everybody that just was there through the process and just wouldn\u2019t let me down and wouldn\u2019t let me quit. And so it\u2019s a deep gratitude that I feel with the band, the crew, the fanbase, because they understand that this is a tour of gratitude and nothing more than that.”<\/p>\n

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The album, which came out on Friday contains a reimagined take on 2024\u2019s Forever with a number of artists, including Robbie Williams, Avril Lavigne and Bruce Springsteen \u2013 who he described as a “big brother” \u2013 featuring on the record.<\/p>\n

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\nBon Jovi is gearingup to rock Croker next August<\/p>\n

Speaking about the growing number of stadium acts, and why this resurgence is happening, he said: “I think post-Covid people wanted that kind of experiential thing. They wanted to get together again and feel that joy. So it is bigger than ever.<\/p>\n

“There was a time 10-12 years ago that I used to hear people say rock is dead. I think rock is alive and well again.<\/p>\n

“So the promise of what Oasis brought last year is going to give a lot of young rock bands an opportunity to shine again. So I think that it\u2019s good that stadium acts are able to fill buildings and people are enjoying themselves there.”<\/p>\n

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The rock band is best known for their hit songs Livin\u2019 On A Prayer, It\u2019s My Life and You Give Love A Bad Name.<\/p>\n

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