“As opposed to, ‘It’s too much, play less,’ Jon was like, ‘At the end of the solo, can you go full Phil X?’ I was like, ‘OK, but who are you?’” Phil X confirms new Bon Jovi material will feature one seriously ripping solo – and a tour is also in the works

Jon Bon Jovi and Phil X perform during the Bon Jovi This House Is Not For Sale Tour 2108 at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 1, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.

Rumors of a new Bon Jovi record have been circulating online for some time now, so when we caught up with Phil X at NAMM 2025 last month, we just had to ask him whether there was any truth behind the chatter.

While in conversation with Guitar World’s Michael Astley-Brown, the electric guitar veteran was asked about the possibility of forthcoming new material with the Jon Bon Jovi-fronted rock institution, and he confirmed such speculation was true.