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Fraser Lewry

"One of my vocal cords was literally atrophied": Jon Bon Jovi addresses the issues with his singing voice

Bon Jovi performs onstage at the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2024.

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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