Rumors have floated that Tico Torres has retired from Bon Jovi. Mitch Lafon revealed the rumor and famous that it stays unconfirmed.
One other day. One other scorching rumor.
Apparently, Tico Torres has retired from Bon Jovi.
I requested everyone I knew which may know… and nobody can verify.
So… this stays as unconfirmed rumor. pic.twitter.com/Tx809wdDZb
— Mitch Lafon (@mitchlafon) August 7, 2025
Bon Jovi, a band with practically 40 years of historical past, has skilled its justifiable share of public struggles. From guitarist Richie Sambora’s battles with habit to Jon Bon Jovi’s admission of getting a “breakdown” within the mid-’90s, the band’s challenges have usually been seen alongside their important achievements. Whereas many points have come to gentle, some have remained personal.
Tico Torres, an unique member of Bon Jovi, was born in New York on October 7, 1953. He first began enjoying drums on the age of 14 in 1967. After performing in a number of native bands within the late ’70s and early ’80s, Torres joined Bon Jovi in 1983, because of an introduction by bassist Alec John Such. Over the following 38 years, Torres and his bandmates recorded 15 studio albums and offered over 130 million information worldwide.
In a 2018 interview, Torres is quoted as saying, “We made a promise to ourselves: So long as it’s enjoyable and so long as we now have one thing to contribute musically collectively, why not do it? That’s the place we’re at” (by way of Nola). With Bon Jovi releasing their fifteenth studio album, “Bon Jovi 2020,” final October, it seems Tico Torres, and the remainder of the band, nonetheless have one thing to say.
