Bon Jovi: Another Richie interview from NZ

WOW!  He's a one man band.

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Bon Jovi: Don't be surprised...

Don't hold your breathe on Wednesday to see Bon Jovi get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.

The inductees list appears through the rumor mill to be Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr John, Darlene Love and Tom Waits.

I'm shocked I thought for sure the Beasties would have gotten in.

But maybe the list is wrong.

Or maybe as I've thought for so many years (Since Paul McCartney got inducted a second time for Wings....  WINGS???  Who says "Wings influenced me so much as a musician, the first time I heard Band on the Run it changed my life"?) the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

And it's not just because of Bon Jovi, the fact that Kiss & Rush have been able to be nominated for over a decade and have either been on the voting list maybe once. 

Anyway I hope Jon's Ego isn't too sad on Wednesday.  I won't be.

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Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi's shout for concert fans

Bon Jovi's shout for concert fans 

 Richie Sambora and Bon Jovi at the Longroom afterparty. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

ROCKERS Bon Jovi left revellers at Melbourne's Longroom stunned when they strolled casually through the bar for a post-concert drink.

Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres ducked into the city hotspot after their Rod Laver Arena gig on Friday night.

After walking in through the front door, the band headed to a private function room out the back to sip French bubbly.

The frontman called it a night before his bandmates, who mingled, chatted and posed for photos with fans.

Bon Jovi played a sell-out concert at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. The band will head north for gigs in Brisbane and Sydney.

Bon Jovi: Jon - 'Stay True to who you are...'

Stay true to who you are: Jon Bon Jovi

Reagan Gavin Rasquinha, TNN, Dec 13, 2010, 12.00am IST

To a fan of rock and popular music, wherever in the world you may be, mention of Jon Bon Jovi brings forth memories and reactions aplenty:

Excited shrieks, if you're a girl who had (or still has) his posters up on your bedroom wall, the 80s and 'hairspray metal', memories of a concert in Mumbai in the early 90s, the song 'Livin' On A Prayer', the wane during the Nirvana years (as Jon says, "..they come and go..."), the guitar twang in 'Blaze Of Glory', 'Always', 'Someday I'll Be Saturday Night', stadium rock and power ballads. Although I was never a fan of the band back in the early 90s, the booming drum sound of the 80s is long gone, the band's last album was The Circle (2009) and the music now enjoys a far wider appeal than it once did, spanning as it does, rock, pop and country and western. Over to Jon Bon Jovi...

Whats your relationship been like, with the fans, the public over the years, from when you'll first started out, and now?

Earlier in our career, there was a saying that the band had a best kept secret in rock n roll; it probably pertained to the recording of our first two albums. People often said that we have to record them live, it was the recording of the third record that we started to capture that live essence on vinyl. There's a reason why 34 million people have come to see the band over the years. We are known for our live shows. People come because they know our songs, generations sing our songs.

Jon Bon Jovi, the actor. Jon Bon Jovi, the singer. When did you first decide that you would try acting as well?

I made the music of the film Young Guns 2 and the song 'Blaze of Glory' became the golden-globe winning hit. My real life pal, Emilio thought it would be fun if I appeared in the film as well. My first role lasted for about two seconds in the movie Young Guns 2, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Emilio Estevez. It was fun and I decided to take acting lessons after that. My first major role was in Moonlight & Valentino where I starred opposite Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathleen Turner, Elizabeth Perkins and Whoopi Goldberg.

Live Rock n roll is a kind of theater. Please comment.

Every live show is a kind of theater in itself. We are pretty good at it.

How did the new album come about?

When we subsequently decided to release The Circle, because we were so pleased with it we went on the road, and while we were out here on the road, the record company asked us if we could consider the greatest hits and I said sure this is an opportunity. Time to give out the greatest hits 'cause we were going to extend the tour. It was sort of a commitment. And, in fact, we also wanted to make sure that the fans got value added for what we would have hoped to, what material we already had, for which we wrote new songs. Because a whole new generation have found Bon Jovi music since then. It was a good introduction package for me to say to those kids that have just found the band in the last decade, 'here's a tutorial' and for the fans who had all the albums for all of the years, 'here are the brand new songs'. So there are new tracks included in the collection and here we are today!

What's your evaluation of the Grunge Era, from a present-day perspective.

From today's perspective, I have seen it all, they all come and go. You should stay true to who you are and develop your own sound. That was a totally different era.

What is Bon Jovi the band's identity? Good old-fashioned rock n' roll or something more?

The songs on the Greatest Hits reflect who we are and what we did and that we are back. I look at the greatest hits as a celebration and as there was a party that each of these song titles were invited to and we wanted to have other songs that fit in the room at that party. We felt that we could do better so we wrote 'No Apologies', 'The More Things Change'... with the Greatest Hits in mind. They are uplifting, optimistic Bon Jovi anthems.

Bon Jovi: Bon Jovi "turn the world tour will be" boardceed the concert box offi champion of 2010

Ok, this article comes from Taiwan so, my Chinese is VERY BAD almost as bad as my english.  But Google speaks Chinese (Google what won't you do?  Oh, you won't do that?  Really?)

So Joan = Jon (it's his feminine side)

Rotation the world is circle tour.  The rest you have to figure out.

Bon Jovi "turn the world tour will be" boarded the concert box office champion of 2010

Ahead of Japan Tokyo Dome Asia performance Chuan High turn self-deprecating singer Joan "old ass"

2010, boarded the highest concert box office record annual championship, "Turn the World The Circle Tour" was finally sing into Asia! Bon Jovi gave 11/30 in the Tokyo Dome this year's Asian performance Chuan, swept the scene more than thirty thousand diehard fans, the singer Qiongbang Qiao fly more to fight it, showed off his hip shaking power, his own body confident, do adhere to the "old ass!" Bon Jovi Army from 1983 harvest, the first time all of 1984 to the present tour, travels footprint has more than 50 countries around the world, held more than 2,600 concerts, attracting more than 3 thousand 4 million viewers. The Bon Jovi starting in February 2010 a "turning world tour" is more than 20 years after they were separated in the longest period of an organized tour, as of today, "Turn the World Tour" has already boarded the 2010 concert at the box office top record title. "Turn the World Tour will" sing from the 2011, 2010, two years, plans to challenge a total of 30 countries performed 135 screenings.

Asia held in Tokyo Dome first concert attracted about thirty-five thousand enthusiastic fans from the gray-haired old man to a young girl, and even parents with primary school children to experience this rock festival, the state Joe can be said that men and women flying through killing, young and old take-all. Bon Jovi sang a total of 24 new and classic, even if no explosion, special effects, or dancers, the concert is still no cold market. He joked with the singer Qiongbang Qiao fly bar on the time difference to the audience with him high. Years does not seem to leave traces in the body of Joan, a black leather jacket with a brilliant clothing trousers to show his personal good figure, but Joan also they wish the stops on the stage, not only Niuyaobaitun, and still showed off his signature dance, the concert "improper drug Bad Medicine" hip shake, when it is resorted to power, though not really an electric motor, Jean was the fans showing off "than the other old ass better and better, right?" Then and confident to say, "I should be more than enough to also see many young ass." Qiongbang Qiao Fei is also your best friend with the Japanese audience, in addition to reveal a few simple Japanese, specially in the "natural leader』 we weren t born to follow "the name of the slide guide with Takeshi Kitano in Japan. Jean was emotional, said 20 years ago they first boarded the stage of the Tokyo Dome, Japan is the first outside the United States to embrace their country, and he will never forsake grateful support of Bon Jovi fans.

Heat rock in the paragraphs after the Qiongbang Qiao Fei suddenly appeared in front of the main stage of the round extension Dachu aisle, and offer some unplugged performances, four members from the interaction can clearly feel their brother for 27 years friendship, hand drum can be completely mastered the next step in Joan and in drums with the show, Joan and Rich's understanding is good none, two people from the show will be staged to the stage. Although Joan is designed in the group's big brother role to make decisions, but the standing and the group members share the stage, he seemed happy and playful, the camera also captured a lovely expression of his tongue.

"Turn the World" world tour with Bon Jovi launched a new selection and an enthusiastic response from fans continue to increase market under the 2011 North America, UK and Europe and has been arranged schedule has been established in July 2011. Although 2011 has not yet announced any Asian Bon Jovi screening, but according to official concert schedule, Bon Jovi April to May there is a gap between the true, Qiongbang Qiao has personally confirmed to fly next year's Asian tour is indeed in the discussion Among Taiwan's fans do not give up hope too quickly, or can continue to look forward to.

And then there is this:

Bon Jovi rock life nearly 27 years of your life collapse bump ride out the storm by his wife child support

Last generous gift to send bulk Financial members are now throwing hand as high as baking a cake, write the card token

Super selection of rock anthem】 【2CD limited edition sold out until the first

This year's MTV Europe Music Awards presented the first ever global superstar Award (Global Icon) to the rock group Bon Jovi day (Bon Jovi), sure they come to a brilliant 27-year musical achievements, and Bon Jovi are today (11/12 ) since the debut issue of Best of the most complete selection】 【super-loyal rock record of the national anthem more than a quarter century of rock and roll their journey, but when the lead singer of a lifetime rock star Joan (Jon Bon Jovi) is how to look at his own rock and roll life? Joan recent interview, for the first time revealed Zengyin pressure, emotional breakdown almost jumping from a moving vehicle moving rapidly self-mutilation, better support children with a wife only ride out the storm, King said: "If not my wife and kids, me my life long ago can not guarantee it! "

Bon Road, shortly after flying around the world are welcome to tour the parties are also invited to follow one after another, singer Joan must force yourself to love singing from a young man, able to lead the Bon Jovi rock into the Kingdom of the leader, but this the pressure of rapid growth of the weight of breathless up to him, "I play rock from a young man must lead the entire enterprise into the Kingdom of the boss, I made every decision affects many people, I was simply not ready good. "on a world tour later, Joan's emotional meltdown, so he first had the idea of self-mutilation," I was carrying his wife Dorothy drove (Dorothea Hurley) speeding on the highway, ready to see a psychological doctors, physically and mentally exhausted, I really want to open the door to jump directly, so that his life is absolutely not guaranteed, I now no exaggeration to say that. "Fortunately, my wife found to have differences, immediately requested parking, self-mutilation was time to stop Joan.

To a psychiatrist there, the spirit of Joan finally complete breakdown, "I'm late for 45 minutes in an hour of psychological counseling, I leaned against a male doctor because of shoulder to cry too long takes up too much time, there is no concrete proposals on how much , after I decided to come back to the New Jersey lead singer of Bon Jovi, I do not need a doctor's help, I will certainly get their own. "But of course, Joan's power comes from his family, he said:" God bless, I love my wife, can return home, there is no reason not to take good care of life, that has to do what I wanted to do, which is wonderful grace. "

The King also admitted that a young man had for some time growing, the daughter of ho throw extravagant night life, but now to the old, the demand for really good material, so that fans can not imagine that Joan would bake a birthday cake to send their members He said: "We'll be high-end gift more than anyone else, and today you gave me a car tomorrow and I will give you a car, but only if they are so young to play, this is not a long time to maintain each other's methods, but also does not work. "Rage guitarist a few years ago have experienced a breakdown and was admitted to nursing homes, King to write their own cards, bake cakes to visit friends, Joan, said:" Ricky makes me want to bake a cake for him personally, I also burn your fingers several times, but now they become accustomed to. "Joan rely on the card with the dessert warm the hearts of members buying, no wonder that Bon Jovi will become a minority with two or three decades, but feeling better and better rock day group.

Bon Jovi debut record for 27 years a number of breathtaking record, total album sales of over one hundred thirty million, three thousand four hundred million people worldwide have seen their concerts into the column "UK Music Hall of Fame" and "American songwriters creators Hall of Fame "glory crowned, American Music Awards Honor Achievement Award, Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and other awards recognition. Bon Jovi has become synonymous with rock music, their songs continue to cover Taiwan singers, including Chang Hui-mei, Wang Lee Hom, SHE and so on. This rock anthem was originally a super selection】 【program will launch in 2007, but it was Bon Jovi decided to return to the birthplace of country music, Nashville, create elements with a country road Lost Highway】 【Flight album Then he was busy for the Obama campaign platform was inspired to create after the World The Circle】 【Turn album, two albums have been successful in landing one after another U.S. album sales champion, Best of the release plan has been delayed until this year, but Bon Jovi also think that the hair down is the time selected. Because the classic Bon Jovi songs too many, including "It's My Life", "Livin 'On A Prayer", "Always", "Dead or Alive", "Blaze Of Glory", "These Days", "You Give Love A Bad Name "and so on, this selection】 【rock anthem will be the first super-2CD limited edition while supplies last.