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2 Oct, 2015

Accuses Bon Jovi of ‘standing with Israeli oppression’

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In an op-ed for Salon, Waters accuses Bon Jovi and his band mates of standing “shoulder to shoulder” with Israel before listing many of the casualties suffered by the Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli government.

I won’t waste my time drawing parallels with Apartheid South Africa and the moral stand that so many artists took then and that thousands are taking now in the face of decades of Israeli oppression of Palestinians. So the die is cast, you are determined to proceed with your gig in Tel Aviv on October 3. You are making your stand. You stand shoulder to shoulder

With the settler who burned the baby
With the bulldozer driver who crushed Rachel Corrie
With the soldier who shot the soccer player’s feet to bits

The dead can’t remind you of the crimes you’ve ignored. But, lest we forget, “To stand by silent and indifferent is the greatest crime of all.”

23 Jul, 2014

Marian Anderson Award

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Jovi wins the Marian Anderson Award  for his humanitarian work in city of Philadelphia. The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation supports organizations such as Project HOME, Covenant House and Angel Network. Jovi:

A great honor to be recognized by the great city of Philadelphia…Through the `power of WE,’ we can end homelessness and hunger.

8 Mar, 2013

What About Now

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The band releases their song, What About Now,  from the album with the same name. Bon Jovi:

It has a strong social overview. We were heading into the end of [President Barack] Obama’s first term, and America was in recovery but still teetering. Europe was teetering, too; austerity plans were or weren’t going to take effect. So it’s sort of a snapshot of that period, though I hope it will also be timeless.

Bon Jovi - What About Now

25 Mar, 2012

Masterclass

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Bon Jovi talks about his life as a rock star and the lessons he has learned along the way from business to charity work.

Anytime that you think you’ve hit the top of the mountain, the truth of the matter is you’ve just reached another mountain, and it’s there to climb over again.

Jon Bon Jovi's Legacy ~ Oprah's Master Class 2012

30 Jan, 2006

Who Says You Can’t Go Home

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The band releasesWho Says You Can’t Go Home, from the album, Have A Nice Day. Bon Jovi is not pleased when Palin uses the song  at some of her campaign stops in middle America.

We wrote this song as a thank you to those who have supported us over the past 25 years. The song has since become a banner for our home state of New Jersey and the de facto theme song for our partnerships around the country to build homes and rebuild communities. Although we have not asked, we do not approve of their use of Home.

Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can't Go Home (Official Music Video)

1988

Bad Medicine

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The band releases, Bad Medicine, from, New Jersey. For the song’s music video, Bon Jovi gives 250 fans hand held cameras and film and tells them to shoot the band in concert the way they see them:

We told them to film whatever they wanted and, if it was good, we’d use it in the video, and take the ten people who’d shot the best stuff on the road with us in California this year, they could come along with us in the jet and be like a member of the band.
I was hoping they’d goof off a bit more, that they’d take the cameras out in the hallways and film their shoes, go film anything they wanted plus the stage. These kids turned up with their own lights, trusses, tripods, assistants and all that s–t, ‘cos they all wanted to be the ones that go on the road with us.

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine (Official Music Video)

23 Jul, 1986

You Give Love A Bad Name

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The band releasesYou Give Love A Bad Name, from, Slippery When Wet. Bon Jovi, Sambora and Child collaborate in the writing of the lyrics. Child:

The very first day we got together we wrote You Give Love a Bad Name. Then a few weeks later we wrote Livin’ On A Prayer. It was a magical collaboration and there was instant chemistry between us.

Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name (Official Music Video)

Feb 1984

Runaway

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The band releasesRunaway, from their self titled album. Bon Jovi about the video:

I hate videos. If you wanted to torture me you’d tie me down and force me to watch our first five videos. Five times you’re chump before you learn what you’re doing. The first time we’d just made a record and we were all excited and some a–hole decides we’re going to make a video for Runaway. So instead of making it about what the song’s about, he decides to put a concept to it with his little niece in it. It’s the worst piece of s–t I ever saw in my life. There’s a girl with like fire coming out of her eyes. They dressed the band. Richie’s wearing a jumpsuit and shoes that are three sizes too big. They kept squirting us down with this greasy solution to make it look like we were sweating. We all look like assholes.

Bon Jovi - Runaway (Official Music Video)