JON BON JOVI

The rock legend on playing Wembley next summer, taking road trips with Bruce Springsteen and the strangest place he's ever heard his music

- NICK REILLY

It's been fabulous.

I did a few things that I've never done before and I'll tell you what's weird - I'm seeing things I've never seen before. In 40 years of coming to London, just silly stuff like different restaurants and bars. I love it.

You're playing Wembley Stadium next summer. Always a big deal?

It'll be great. We have a history in the building which dates back to the mid-90s, when we were the last band to play the old place. We were meant to open the new one, sold it out a couple of times and they couldn't put people in the building, so we had to move it to Milton Keynes. That wasn't fair, so I didn't play there for a number of years because I was mad at them. I went back in 2019 and thought, 'OK, the building's really actually quite nice.' And I went back the other day by myself when there was nothing on the pitch and I could take in the size of it and think, 'Boy, I've had a lot of joy in this building and a lot of great memories here. I want to come back for no other reason than that, just to be at peace with it.

After having major vocal cord surgery, did you ever think you might not sing again, let alone tour?