American singer Jon Bon Jovi fronrtman of the band which band career 27 years old, who released two solo album and 11 studio albums and his new album titled "Bon Jovi Greatest Hits".Singer Bon Jovi says, "I career-spanning new compilation marks the band’s arrival on the music scene once again. The blue-eyed boy of New Jersey, who had visited India 15 years ago, is keen to explore Indian music".
New Jersey 48 years old told IANS in an e-mail interview, “This album reflects who we are and what we did and that we are back”.
Bon Jovi gratification of seeming his song a complete, he says, “It is the greatest satisfaction of putting it from pen to paper that drives you to keep going because you hope that it is as good as you think it is when you’re writing. When you record it and if it turns out as well as you had hoped while you were writing it, you want to share it with people. I have great memories of India from my last trip in 1995 and of Indian people. I would like to visit India again soon. Unfortunately, I haven’t had any connections with the Indian music scene. I’d be open to hearing it during my next trip, but I haven’t had the opportunity till now. Music is the universal language, it doesn’t have anything to do with borders or even language barriers”.
It has old chart toppers “Livin’ On A Prayer”, “Always”, “It’s My Life”, “Wanted Dead or Alive”, and “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” as well as four new songs - “The More Things Change”, “No Apologies”, “This Is Love, This Is Life” and “What Do You Got?”.
When asked if the new songs would be overshadowed by the popular classic numbers, Jovi said: “We wanted to make sure fans got value addition. There won’t be any overshadowing.”
American singer Jon Bon Jovi fronrtman of the band which band career 27 years old, who released two solo album and 11 studio albums and his new album titled "Bon Jovi Greatest Hits".Singer Bon Jovi says, "I career-spanning new compilation marks the band’s arrival on the music scene once again. The blue-eyed boy of New Jersey, who had visited India 15 years ago, is keen to explore Indian music".
New Jersey 48 years old told IANS in an e-mail interview, “This album reflects who we are and what we did and that we are back”.
Bon Jovi gratification of seeming his song a complete, he says, “It is the greatest satisfaction of putting it from pen to paper that drives you to keep going because you hope that it is as good as you think it is when you’re writing. When you record it and if it turns out as well as you had hoped while you were writing it, you want to share it with people. I have great memories of India from my last trip in 1995 and of Indian people. I would like to visit India again soon. Unfortunately, I haven’t had any connections with the Indian music scene. I’d be open to hearing it during my next trip, but I haven’t had the opportunity till now. Music is the universal language, it doesn’t have anything to do with borders or even language barriers”.
It has old chart toppers “Livin’ On A Prayer”, “Always”, “It’s My Life”, “Wanted Dead or Alive”, and “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” as well as four new songs - “The More Things Change”, “No Apologies”, “This Is Love, This Is Life” and “What Do You Got?”.
When asked if the new songs would be overshadowed by the popular classic numbers, Jovi said: “We wanted to make sure fans got value addition. There won’t be any overshadowing.”
And now for some baby Jon time. hehehe
As any Bon Jovi fan will attest to, there is something purely magical about the live gig. It's not just a show date, or just a stop at a particular city's venue - it's a thrilling, adrenaline-producing, fist-pumping, emotion-triggering performance.
UGH. Seriously? What a slap in the face.Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits Inducted Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The votes are in and next year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class will include Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Darlene Love and Dr. John. Leon Russell will be receive The Award For Musical Excellence (formerly the sideman category) and industry legends Jac Holzman and Art Rupe will both receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The ceremony will be held March 14 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel and it will be broadcast live on Fuse.
Artists are eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first single or LP. All of this year's inductees, however, started in the 1960s — with the lone exception of Tom Waits, who released his first LP Closing Time in 1973.
Dr. John, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Was 'Surprised' By the News
Love feels that the long wait was well worth it. "I was on my way to Atlantic City in a limo when I got the call," she says. "I started screaming and I thought, 'I sure hope the driver doesn't think that my husband's trying to kill me.' I was laughing and crying at the same time."
Darlene Love, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Says She's on Cloud Nine
The ceremony falls right in the middle of Neil Diamond's Australian tour in March. Nothing is set yet, but Diamond hopes to re-shuffle some dates so he can make it. "I'll get in somehow," he says. "They are working on the details right now. I 'm very hopeful it'll work out because I don't want to miss this ... Any club that has Chuck Berry and Little Richard and The Everly Brothers is a club that I want to be a part of."
Neil Diamond, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Says He Feels 'Very Lucky'
When Alice Cooper got the news he immediately called his former bandmates in the original Alice Cooper band. "I said 'Well, remember when we started in high school?" he says. "Here we are. It only took 45 years."
Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Was 'Elated' When He Got the News
Cooper plans on performing with the band, something he's only done a handful of times since they broke up in 1976. "We're trying to figure out if we do 'School's Out,' do we send balloons of confetti into the audience?" he says. "I doubt there'll be a snake there though...If you look at the list of past inductees it's all of my heroes, from Pete Townshend to The Yardbirds to The Beatles to The Stones. It's everybody that we listened to in order to become Alice Cooper, so it's pretty amazing that those are the same people that actually voted for us."
It's not all doom and gloom, though. On Tuesday, Jovi lead singer Jon Bon Jovi was named to the White House Council for Community Solutions by President Barack Obama.
Also, Billboard magazine has named the rockers the top touring act of 2010. The band has snagged the top-grossing spot for the second time in just three years. "The Circle Tour," which began in February 2010, sold out stadiums and arenas around the world to the tune of 1.5 million fans in attendance and grossed more than $146 million.
Huge thanks to Bec in Australia for these!
The ever wonderful Goddess Hathor and Catte have been kind enough to share the segment on Hath's MediaFire account. I may be getting good at keeping on top of news and updates, and I know a thing or two about technology...but these ladies put everyone else to shame with audio and video, and making all sorts of Jovi goodies available for us fans. Thank you ladies!Is It Time to Stop Making Fun of Bon Jovi?
by Marc Spitz December 14, 2010, 3:52 PM
Then: poodle-haired lite-metal punch line. Now: Beloved—and highly profitable—entertainer.
“Stevie Ray Vaughn is dead and we can’t get Bon Jovi near a helicopter? Come on, folks. ‘Get on that helicopter, John. Shut the fuck up and get on that helicopter! There's a hairdresser in there. Yeah, go ahead in there, yeah, yeah!’”
The comedian Denis Leary spoke—or, rather, shouted—those words nearly 20 years ago, when it was easier to lump New Jersey’s other favorite sons together with other poodle-haired, smugly grinning, lite-metal acts such as Dokken, Cinderella, Poison, and Ratt. That Bon Jovi survived the alternative-rock meteor shower that killed off most of their 80s peers can be attributed to luck or karaoke, but shouldn’t we finally give the band themselves some credit for the Springsteen-level success they are now enjoying in middle age? With the recession making Tommys and Ginas of all of us, Jon and Richie feel somehow more necessary than they did back when they were still writing songs about Diane Lane. This week, Billboard announced that, for the second time in three years, Bon Jovi was the most profitable touring act in the world, edging out McCartney, U2, The Eagles, The Dave Matthews Band, and such respectably heavy rockers as Metallica and AC/DC. These guys are even outselling Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas.
In September, Bon Jovi was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, putting them in the company of critical darlings like Laura Nyro, Tom Waits, Dr. John, and the Beastie Boys. They may not get in (in which case they will also be in good company, alon gside Roxy Music, T. Rex, The Smiths, and Sonic Youth—but don’t get me started on a Leary-style rant), but for many fans it’s a major step towards righting a weird injustice. If you are asking how this happened, just go to the set list. Or, the next time you’re in your car, driving really fast, pull up “Runaway” (and dig the Morrissey-like falsetto at the end) or “You Give Love A Bad Name.” How about “I’ll Be There For You” or (once you’ve parked) “Born to Be My Baby”? Bon Jovi speak the truth—“Sometimes when you’re alone, all you do is think!”—and in a Ponzi-scheme world, this has real value. The Jov can be facile at times (“Have A Nice Day” is supposed to be ironic, right?) but they believe they’re being profound, and that keeps them from getting lazy. Certainly not onstage where they tend to sell even the most pat sentiments.
The most appealing thing about this band, though, is the size of their heads. They are low-maintenance heroes, and I’m pretty convinced their stature is down to tenacity and not some elaborate marketing campaign to get people like me to write words like these. (I could be wrong, but you gotta believe, right?) I once interviewed them for Nylon magazine. It was one of those terrible situations where the Q & A and the photo shoot are done at the same time, which usually finds the writer waiting for hours while trousers and split ends are discussed by the stylists and the photographer. Not at a Bon Jovi shoot. They walked right in, Jon ran a hand through his hair, shook his head out, and said, “O.K., let’s go.” Later, he shrugged as he told me, “It’s just genetics.” I’d never seen anyone less affected, much less a major rock star.
It’s a little odd to proclaim affection (and respect) for Bon Jovi, since what I do for a living is completely irrelevant to them. I occasionally contribute to the music magazine Uncut and I read all of the expensive English music mags and papers (Q, Mojo, the N.M.E.), which essentially dictate what bands we are supposed to like (even the ones that come from America), and I cannot recall a single feature on Bon Jovi … ever. (Please correct me if I’m wrong here.) And yet, when they play over there, it’s cricket fields or Wembley Stadium. I know some of those in attendance must be rock writers in disguise. I once got a text from a very influential music journalist who was standing on the side of the stage during a Bon Jovi show out in Jersey. It was a gush; the kind of thing you can’t tweet if you want to keep your job.
But slowly, with every passing honor and record set, the secret is getting out.
Looks like all those years of performing for Democratic candidates has paid off: President Obama is tapping rocker Jon Bon Jovi to serve on a new presidential advisory council.
The White House announced Tuesday that Bon Jovi (or is it just Jovi?) will join the new 25-member White House Council for Community Solutions, a panel established to provide advice on "the best ways to mobilize citizens, nonprofits, businesses and government to work more effectively together to solve specific community needs."
The 2009 Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act established the panel, which also includes eBay CEO John Donahoe and Starbucks Vice President Paula Boggs and Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin.
Jovi, the formerly big-haired rocker, is a well-known Democratic Party supporter who once made a cameo in support of fictional Democratic presidential candidate Matthew Santos on NBC's "West Wing."
More recently, Bon Jovi performed at Obama's inaugural concert and promoted the Obama administration's United We Serve initiative during his recent world tour.
But, on a serious note, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation has partnered with public and private organizations to help combat homelessness. The efforts have yielded more than 260 units of affordable housing for low income individuals and families, according to his spokeswoman.
Obama has tapped several other celebrities to serve on presidential commissions and councils. Yo-Yo Ma and Sarah Jessica Parker are on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, for example.
Hmm, interesting. At first I thought they meant a new genre venture...but they mean the label/management aspect of Indie. Good! Maybe the freakin prices will go down.Tico Torres, the drummer for Bon Jovi, can see the writing on the wall for the group being a major label band. It's only a matter of time before they go Indie.
“We are still on a major label but we can see the writing on the wall,” Tico tells Undercover News.
Part of the problem, he says, is that the old model doesn’t work in the current world. “It was a conglomerate machine that was invented many years ago which in essence owned and manipulated bands but also gave bands a chance to get some upfront money that was again recoupable,” he says. “The companies always made a lot of money of it. It got to a point where the price of records were so dear for the buying public that as soon as the internet came in there was there was another avenue for people to listen to music”.
Tico advises acts today to think before signing. “So you have to think out of the box now, new bands especially. You can’t go that way,” he says. “You should maybe release your own thing and do it through the internet. It’s just a different way of thinking. You can’t follow the old rules. Thats a dead soldier. Its just hanging on by threads”.
Bon Jovi are currently on tour in Australia.
We're still awaiting online versions of the segment that aired Thursday, but two clips have cropped up outside CNN's locked videos..jpg)
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