Bon Jovi not too long ago put out a brand new album, Forever, which made it to No. 5 in its first week of launch. But as Jon Bon Jovi sees it, it might have been No. 1 had it not been for international famous person Taylor Swift.

At the time Forever was launched, Swift’s 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department held the No. 1 spot.

“If it weren’t for that pesky Taylor [Swift] girl, we would have been No. 1 everywhere!” Bon Jovi not too long ago joked to Audacy. “But isn’t [it] fantastic that, on our 18th album, we’re still having big hit successes? So, it’s knock on wood, and why not be joyful?”

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Bon Jovi’s remark shouldn’t be confused for any type of ailing will towards Swift — he is  praised her and her accomplishments in a number of interviews.

“She created an industry. She utilized what she does best,” he instructed Variety in June. “She sings like Taylor Swift. She plays guitar like Taylor Swift. She’s not trying to be something that she’s not, and it is connected with an audience that is unique.”

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And although Forever did not keep close to the highest of the chart for very lengthy, Bon Jovi nonetheless feels grateful for the success and help from the band’s followers.

“When you’re in good health, and you’ve written songs that people remember for all these years, we didn’t even dip our toe into the catalog of hits today,” he instructed Audacy. “It’s astounding the relationship that we’ve had with this audience by and large for four decades.”