▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁writing ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁V eter ans ▁Days ▁celebr ation , ▁" Sal ute ▁to ▁the ▁Tro ops " ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁F og ert y ▁performed ▁for ▁many ▁veter ans . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁featured ▁artist ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁stad ium ▁series ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁Jose ▁Sh arks ▁at ▁Le vi ' s ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Santa ▁Clara , ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F og ert y ▁published ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁Fort un ate ▁Son ▁( L ittle , ▁Brown ▁& ▁Co .). ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁F og ert y ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁B M G ▁Rights ▁Management , ▁which ▁will ▁cover ▁an ▁up coming ▁album ▁and ▁his ▁solo ▁catalog ue . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Magazine ▁listed ▁John ▁F og ert y ▁among ▁hundreds ▁of ▁artists ▁whose ▁material ▁was ▁reported ly ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Universal ▁fire . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁F og ert y ▁appeared ▁on ▁Public ▁Broadcast ing ▁Station ▁p ledge ▁week ▁with ▁" John ▁F