Jon Bon Jovi Going Solo?

Jon Bon Jovi is planning his first solo album for 13 years.

The frontman revealed to Billboard that following the band’s summer tour, which includes a few stadium stop-offs in the UK in June, he will take some time to consider what to do next.

"I’m going to sit on a beach for August, which is usually what I do, and come September figure out what's next,” Bon Jovi told Billboard.com. He revealed that he might begin work on "a smaller-sounding solo record and/or focus more on the philanthropy and sports ownerships.”

And what can we expect from the solo album – his first since 1997’s Destination Anywhere?

"A lyric-driven, acoustic-sounding kind of thing with piano, a couple guitars, a B3 organ and a violin,” he said. "I do these solo things oftentimes for charity, and I enjoy the atmosphere because it really gives the singer a chance to sing. You’re not competing with the loud amps. So I could see myself doing a singer’s type of a record. We’ll see.”

Last week Bon Jovi announced huge gigs in Edinburgh, Manchester and London (CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS) and this week they release brand new hits collection, Greatest Hits.