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'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

Jon Bon Jovi, shown here in 2011, says the band's 1986 hit "Livin' on a Prayer" has "touched more lives than I could have ever dreamt." David Bergman/Hulu hide caption

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'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and his road to recovery

A few years ago, Jon Bon Jovi stopped performing due to a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight offers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage.

'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

Jon Bon Jovi, shown here in 2011, says the band's 1986 hit "Livin' on a Prayer" has "touched more lives than I could have ever dreamt." David Bergman/Hulu hide caption

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David Bergman/Hulu

Music Interviews

'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

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