Jon Bon Jovi admits he hasn’t always been the best husband to wife Dorothea Hurley.
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Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.In the new Hulu docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” the “Livin’ on the Prayer” singer reveals an endearing ritual that he and the Boss have when they want to unplug from it all and get back to the simple life — after decades as rock gods.“Now we go out of our way to take drives,” Bon Jovi, 62, says of quality time that he shares with his 74-year-old friend. “The two of us get in a car — no phones, no radio — and drive for 100 miles.
It means the world to me, [spending time with] someone who’s a step down the road on their journey. “One time a few years back — when we were comparing where we were in our lives as it pertained to life, journey, career — he brought up the word ‘mortality,’ and that never crossed my mind at that time.
And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, mortality — that’s still on the horizon.’ ”But after founding Bon Jovi bassist Alec John died at 70 in 2022, Bon Jovi says, “I have a different perspective now. It’s in my face.”Bon Jovi says that he and Springsteen have grown closer as they’ve both moved beyond their glory days as ’80s superstars, with the two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers having “many get-togethers.”“We’ve become good friends, and we can talk openly, honestly, deeply,” he says.“We’ve become much closer, probably as we’ve gotten older here, you know?” adds Springsteen in the doc.
Jon Bon Jovi admits he hasn’t always been the best husband to wife Dorothea Hurley.
admits he’s no saint when it comes to his 35-year marriage, said life was “pretty good” for him when Bon Jovi skyrocketed to global stardom.“I got away with murder,” the “Livin’ on a Prayer” hitmaker told Michael Strahan in the “Halfway There” ABC interview special. “I’m a rock and roll star, I’m not a saint.
told People.“It was the simple chord progression, the melodies and the lyrics [at first]. But the bass line came to life in the demo studio, when we took it back to the band and worked it up.
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Jon Bon Jovi is stepping out to promote his new Hulu docu-series!
“Wanted Dead or Alive” was once on the run from his own band.But in the new docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which premiered on Hulu Friday, Richie Sambora apologizes for the way he abruptly left the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group — failing to show up for his plane to Calgary, Alberta, for a concert in April 2013.“I don’t regret leaving the situation, but I regret how I did it,” Sambora, 64, says in the final of four episodes.“I’d like to apologize fully right now to the fans, especially, and also to the guys. My feet and my spirit were just not letting me walk out the door.”And Sambora likens his vanishing act to fleeing the mob: “I guess if you’re in the mafia, the only thing you possibly do is disappear.
Addie Morfoot Contributor Over the last several years Hulu has become known for a zeitgeisty documentary slate that covers topics including celebrities, crimes and cults. Among the watercooler hits the streamer’s doc division has released recently: “Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,” “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty,” “Captive Audience,” and “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons.” Its latest nonfiction release, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” fits into the celebrity side of Hulu’s doc sweetspot.
Michele Amabile Angermiller Moments after being honored at the American Music Honors of the Bruce Springsteen Archives, John Mellencamp took a moment to talk about its namesake at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theater in West Long Branch on Wednesday night (April 24). “I know you all love him,” he said of Springsteen. “He put down a big footprint — him and [Bob] Dylan, for me.
The musician opened up about their relationship while promoting his upcoming Hulu docuseries, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.”On “Good Morning America,” he was asked about his son Jake Bongiovi and what advice he would give to him and his fiancée, “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown.“You don’t think they’re going to listen, do you?” he joked to co-host Lara Spencer on Thursday.“I mean, the magic for me has just been growing together with Dorothea.”He added: “Every day is a challenge and change, but if you’re growing together, hopefully things will work out.”When Spencer, 54, noted Jake, 21, and Brown, 20, “seem so happy,” the rock star noted: “I’m aware. They’re wonderful.”He also revealed the couple will get “married in the near future.”The “Livin’ on a Prayer” singer’s latest interview comes after making eyebrow-raising remarks about not being “a saint” during his 35-year marriage.“These are all the wonderful clichés of rock stardom,” he told the Independent earlier this month.
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People magazine. “It’s a shame because it should have been a beautiful moment, but after we did it, people were trying to take it away, until I stood up and went, ‘Wait a minute, why are we living our life for anyone else?’ And 35 years later, we’re still married.”The 62-year-old, born John Francis Bongiovi Jr., made the last-minute decision to marry his then-fiancée while he was on tour at the time.“We were in Los Angeles, California, the band was on the road on the ‘New Jersey’ tour, and if you opened up the curtains of my hotel room, there’s a big billboard of the five of us [Bon Jovi band members] staring into my window,” Bon Jovi went on.
told the Independent, that he hasn’t been “a saint” all these decades. “These are all the wonderful clichés of rock stardom. It’s about never lying about having been a saint, but not being a fool enough to f – – k up the home life, either.”He told the outlet that their long marriage is in part thanks to her “tolerance” when he strayed.
told The Independent. “It’s about never lying about having been a saint, but not being a fool enough to [mess] up the home life, either.”The pair tied the knot at the Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas back in 1989, and went on to welcome four children together.The rocker said the pair’s marriage stood the test of time thanks to “a mutual admiration society, and being lucky enough to have grown up together,” but also credited a degree of tolerance on her part.
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“Avatar: The Last Airbender” in tandem with highlights from the iconic animated series at venues all over North America.New York and New Jersey-based fans of the show are in luck, too.The ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert’ orchestral tour comes to Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Oct. 8, Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center For The Arts on Oct.
Ben Shephard has broken his silence over Jon Bon Jovi's "awkward" interview on This Morning after viewers joked that he appeared to have rushed out of the studio.
Ben Shephard shared a response to viewers after they spotted latest This Morning guest Jon Bon Jovi making a quick exit after an awkward moment during their interview. The rock legend appeared live on the show on Wednesday (April 17) to celebrate and reflect on his 40-year career with his band.
Underoath announced they’re going on tour to celebrate their breakthrough album “They’re Only Chasing Safety.”From September through December, the ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety 20th Anniversary Tour’ will take the screamo metalcore quintet along with special guest Static Dress to theatres, ballrooms, event centers, pavilions and music halls all over North America.That includes gigs at New York City’s Palladium Times Square on Friday, Sept. 20 and Sayreville, NJ’s Starland Ballroom on Wednesday, Dec.
Jon Bon Jovi is excited for his son Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown‘s upcoming wedding!