Rock band frontman Jon Bon Jovi is back in form after vocal chord surgery that required years of rehabilitation to be able to sing live again, comparing his recovery to that of a footballer with a broken leg.

The analogy may have been inspired by the rocker's encounter with Australia's national rugby league team.

Bon Jovi was giving a press conference about an upcoming tour at London's Wembley Stadium on Friday — the same day the Kangaroo players were on the ground preparing for this weekend's Ashes Test match.

"I'm excited. I'm also grateful and humble," Bon Jovi told Reuters about the idea of performing live again.

"[It] has taken a lot of rehabilitation.

"It's sort of like an athlete… because you're retraining… [like] a leg break for a footballer on this field.

"You have to slowly

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