Jon Bon Jovi is a writer, musician and actor best known as being the founder of the rock band ‘Bon Jovi’. His two albums and eleven studio albums have sold over 120 million copies world wide. Jon was also part owner with fellow Bon Jovi member Richie Sambora in the professional arena football franchise ‘The Philadelphia Soul’. The league has since suspended activities due to the economical crisis and is on the verge of bankruptcy. He grew up in New Jersey and played in many local bands around the area. His big break came when a radio station in Manhattan agreed to play his song ‘Runaway’ after many record labels turned him down. The song captured the attention of Mercury Records who would sign him to a recording contract. Jon then recruited the help of several other band mates and the band ‘Bon Jovi’ was created after one of his band mates suggested the band title to him. The band’s debut album ‘Bon Jovi’ would go Gold in the USA and shortly after they would release ‘Slippery when Wet’ which was a huge commercial success selling over 28 million copies. The band has been credited with constantly reinventing themselves and changing their style of rock in order to better adapt to the marketplace. This reinvention of the band was noticed best in the early 90s when the band changed their style from metal to rock n’ roll and managed to stay afloat during a time when grudge music was very prevalent in the music scene. Jon also provides us with a great quote for this month on the music industry and how mediocre it’s been since the band decided to take a five year hiatus from making music and then came back…
| “We’ve been gone five years and the best they could come up with was boy bands?” – Jon Bon Jovi |
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