Bon Jovi doesn’t want to be ‘fat Elvis’ onstage as he worries vocal cord surgery may end live singing

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vocal cord surgery put a halt on live singing in 2022.Jon, whose full name is John Francis Bongiovi Jr., is on the road to recovery after suffering an atrophied vocal cord which required throat surgery and rehabilitation.

He’s realizing, though, that performing live may be more challenging on his instrument.“There is a big difference between being in a studio and going out on the road,” he told the Sunday Times. “We have just recorded a new album.

I sing in vocal therapy every day.” He added, “But I want to perform for two and a half hours a night, four nights a week — and I know how good I can be, so if I can’t be that guy … put it this way, I don’t ever need to be the fat Elvis.”Elvis Presley commanded the stage and the silver screen as the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” His later years in life were marred by a prescription drug dependency and severe health issues all while maintaining a physically demanding schedule.

He died on Aug. 16, 1977, at a hospital in Memphis, after being found unconscious at his Graceland mansion. He was 42.Despite a new album release in two months, the “Bad Medicine” singer was candid about his future with the band. “This is the first time I’m saying this.