Legendary rocker Jon Bon Jovi has revealed details about the illness holding him back from performing.
伝説のロッカー、ジョン・ボン・ジョヴィが、自身のパフォーマンスを妨げている病気の詳細を明かした。
The Bon Jovi frontman rose to fame with his New Jersey band in the 1980s with hits like Livin' on a Prayer and now at 62 has been battling to save the voice that made him famous.
ボン・ジョヴィのフロントマンは、1980年代にニュージャージーのバンドで『Livin' on a Prayer』などのヒット曲で一躍有名になったが、現在62歳の彼は、彼を有名にした声を守るために戦っている。
Bon Jovi learnt his vocal chords were atrophying almost 10 years ago and then faced a bout of long COVID. His ordeal was documented in the band's recent four-part documentary series on Disney+ called, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.
ボン・ジョヴィは約10年前に声帯が萎縮していることを知り、その後長いCOVIDの発作に直面した。彼の試練は、バンドが最近Disney+で放送した4部構成のドキュメンタリーシリーズ『Thank You, Goodnight』に記録されている： The Bon Jovi Story』である。
Also known as "aging voice" or "presbyphonia," vocal atrophy is a voice condition characterized by thinning of the vocal fold muscles and tissues, according to the Atrium Health group. It can lead to a weak or quiet voice that takes a lot of effort or is fatiguing to use.
Thankfully his operation went well but he has had to teach himself how to sing again.
ありがたいことに手術はうまくいったが、また再び一から歌い方を学ぶ必要があった。
"It hasn't been a fun journey even to get to this point," he said. "But I've diligently done my rehab and therapies. I've had to relearn how to do things. I got the high notes back a long time ago, but then we forgot to work on the low stuff."
He admitted to struggling a lot before seeing improvements, saying it has been a case of "breakdown" followed by "breakthrough," before adding "but the breakdown is still a difficult period emotionally."
