Bon Jovi: The Kids Are Alright
In honour of Jon Bon Jovi's 60th birthday, check out an archival interview with the band in the wake of their breakthrough album, Slippery When Wet.
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Subscribe NowIn honour of Jon Bon Jovi's 60th birthday, check out an archival interview with the band in the wake of their breakthrough album, Slippery When Wet.
Track is off recent album 2020
“I was pretending that it was Billy the Kid, but it was things that I wasn’t brave enough to write in the first person,” he says of his 1990 solo debut
Frontman releases “Christmas All Over Again,” “If I Get Home on Christmas Day,” and “Fairytale of New York”
Band will perform new album 2020 live for the first time
Why the singer took a hard turn toward social commentary on his band’s 15th record 2020
Encouraging anthem will appear on band’s upcoming album on October 2nd
“They had to cancel graduation/It ain’t fair to Skype the prom/Our kids sit home in isolation/TV news is always on,” singer says on Bon Jovi 2020 track
“I was moved to write ‘American Reckoning’ as a witness to history. I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us,” Jon Bon Jovi says
Band calls off trek so fans can get full refunds “to help pay their bills or buy groceries”