Jon Bon Jovi: 'Without My Wife And Kids I'd Be A Dead Man .

Jon Bon Jovi credits his wife and kids with saving him from suicidal thoughts after the pressures of working the Bon Jovi empire became too often to handle.

The rock superstar struggled to address with the big responsibility of transforming from a new singer in a lot to run the group's multi-million dollar business dealings as the frontman of the best-selling group.

And Bon Jovi admits times got so tough following a vast world tour, he had a complete "burnout," and contemplated throwing himself out of a moving car as he raced to a psychologist for help.

He tells Britain's Sunday Mail, "I think the burnout. It was terrible. I went from being a 25-year-old kid in a rock band to point of a corporation. Suddenly, I was the boss employing a lot of people and had to take decisions which affected lives. I wasn't prepared for that. I don't pick the managers around us then. I crashed physically and mentally. My wife said, 'You gotta stop'. I was driving on the Pacific Coast Highway on my way to see a shrink. I felt like jumping out of the moving car and I'd have been killed. I'm NOT exaggerating."

However, the Livin' On A Prayer hit-maker managed to commit himself together when he realised how lucky he was to make his house at home.

He adds, "I got to the shrink's office 45 minutes later for an hour-long appointment. Much as I wanted to cry on the guy's shoulder I didn't get adequate time remaining in my consultation. So I became Jon Bon Jovi from New Jersey again. I said, 'Do you recognize what? Go f**k yourself. I don't want you to fix me up. I'll see it out.'"

"God damn me. I had a wife who loved me and a home to go house to. As trite and burnt-out as I was, I'm no quitter. There was no way I was gonna die. I'm still here. My health and my family are the burden of my being. Without my wife and kids I'd be a short man. It's a beautiful privilege to even be doing what I'm doing. A dream come true."