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Jon Bon Jovi 'considering retirement' from touring if vocal problems persist. His band's Disney+ documentary series, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, goes behind the scenes of their history as well as the singer's recent operation on an atrophied vocal cord and ongoing rehabilitation. The 62-year-old rocker had previously indicated he was rehabbing with a view to touring next year but in an interview with British newspaper The Sunday Times he revealed he will retire as a live performer if he feels his singing does not get back up to scratch. ”This is the first time I'm saying this. If the singing is not great, if I can't be the guy I once was...then I'm done.” The Livin' on a Prayer hitmaker is already singing again in vocal therapy and recorded a new album with his group but indicated that singing live is a different matter altogether. ”There is a big difference between being in a studio and going out on the road. We have just recorded a new album. I sing in vocal therapy every day.” "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.” The star also confessed that he feels nearer retirement than he'd like, adding: ”I'll be crushed if I can't sing live again, but what does a quarterback do when faced with the last ball he'll ever throw? That's the situation I'm in. I want to look back on 40 years of Bon Jovi, look forward to the new album and appreciate everything. That's my hope: to find joy in it all.” THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT