Bon Jovi Announces New Album, Releases New Single
Bon Jovi will release a new album this June and has shared its lead single, “Legendary.”
Forever comes out on June 7 and is Bon Jovi’s 16th studio album. Jon Bon Jovi told Ultimate Classic Rock that the album’s overall theme is “joy,” which he had to work towards by facing some “dark misery.”
JBJ said, “I’m thinking about where to go musically and I run into a problem physically, where now I have to seek out a specialist in the field to do a vocal surgery that is not often done.”
There’s certainly a lot of joy on the new single “Legendary.” As with many Bon Jovi songs, “Legendary” features a bombastic chorus that you can seemingly already hear fans singing along to at arenas all over the world.
JBJ told Ultimate Classic Rock the mention of a “brown-eyed girl” is a nod to the Van Morrison hit, but it’s also a nod to his wife/high school sweetheart, Dorothea.
“Got what I want/Cause I got what I need/Got a fistful of friends/That’ll stand up for me/Right where I am/Is where I wanna be/Friday night comes/Around like a song/Sweet Caroline and we all sing along/Got my brown-eyed girl/And she believes in me/Legendary.”
“Legendary” can be heard below and is available for streaming/download here. Meanwhile, Forever is available for pre-save/pre-order here.
New Album AND New Docuseries from Bon Jovi
The announcement of Forever comes on the heels of the trailer for the new Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.
The four-part docuseries features new interviews with the band. Additionally, Bruce Springsteen sat down for an interview for the docuseries and is featured in the trailer below.
When he first appears, Springsteen says, “There’s some young around here from New Jersey who’s making some noise.” In his second appearance, The Boss says, “Jon’s choruses demand to be sung by 20,000 people in an arena.”
As with any deep dive into a massive rock band, plenty will be said about wild partying. Jon Bon Jovi says at one point, “Anything that every one of those bands talks about, we did. It was real fun, and I thought everybody else was enjoying it, too.”
Cut to former guitarist Richie Sambora with playfully says, “Wrong!”
Thank You, Goodnight will hit Hulu on Friday, April 26.