Jon Bon Jovi Is Not Having A Nice Day
Has Bon Jovi’s attempt at a country crossover resulted in eternally grinning frontman Jon Bon Jovi getting testy? Because this Guardian interview gets tense really quickly:
Your music is often defined as soft rock or rock light. How do you feel about that?
You can call it whatever you want – it’s Bon Jovi.
Is that people being snobby?
It’s not for me to decide what someone’s perception is, darlin’, it’s theirs.
Do you care what reviewers think?
Is that what this interview is about?
I have a whole load of questions.
Move on.
Really?
Don’t get like that.
OK. I didn’t mean to upset you.
You’re not upsetting me. Don’t belittle yourself. If you want to talk about music, let’s talk.
When Jon Bon Jovi’s million-dollar smile is dimmed, the world loses a bit of its light, and we should all be saddened. (Imagine what this interview might have been like if it took place after Tuesday’s allegedly “disastrous” Unplugged taping, where Richie Sambora gave remembering the words to “Wanted Dead Or Alive” a bad name? )
Question time [The Guardian, via No Rock And Roll Fun]
