Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Rock icon Jon Bon Jovi sits down for a candid conversation about the biggest challenges and greatest joys of his life. He reflects on growing up in New Jersey, the legacy of Bon Jovi and "Livin' on a Prayer," the surgery that helped save his career and what it’s like returning to the stage after four years away. Jon also opens up about his 37-year marriage to wife Dorothea Hurley, becoming a grandfather, watching his youngest child graduate college and the lessons he's learned about family, resilience and finding joy in every season of life.

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