Jon Bon Jovi 'Not Surprised' by Sell-Out Shows, Discusses Origin of Famous Hair (08.01.11)

Bon Jovi, yes, big fan, yes, they give love a bad name, they just don't like it, but they have sold millions of albums, they create an army of loyal fans for their epic world concert tours and of course you love Lera Spencer on vacation with my trip. put on the legendary lead singer, she has a big birthday coming up in rock, so mr. Bon Jovi, my dad's not here but that's okay, sitting in a car next to Jon Bon Jovi, I almost immediately found myself wanting to ask him not about his music but about what really matters to his female fans around the world.

I had to know about your dad's

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. was that what a sailor turned

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stylist really was, yeah, so was he a fan of the

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hairstyle he created? Sure the air mine was very famous, but you know, Bono had a mullet. I never had a mullet. No, Gibson had a good mullet, Mel was very entitled. I didn't have a mullet, yeah, how would you describe your area? I look like cousin, I just had a big ball of hair, a lot in my youth and luckily I still have it so we can say on the record that's it Bon Jovi will abandon it, sure we can there's no wave there baby with that fantasy crossed out of the wish list we got to work bon

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the band is kicking off the European leg of their Circle Tour after 16 months of tour dates across the United States after three decades, they are still thrilling fans and

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ing out venues stadiums with their 80's anthems, does that surprise you, but you're still

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ing yourself like they like it, doesn't that surprise you?

I think the harder we work, the luckier we get. have the highest-grossing tour of 2010, generating more than $200 million in revenue and surpassing some of today's most popular artists. It has been glorious. It's the biggest tour on planet Earth. Last year was bigger than Kanye Katy Perry and Justin Bieber combined. If that is. not even the same hockey league, maybe a little, but Bon Jovi has what it takes to back him up the West Side Highway in New York. He gave me this analogy about the longevity of the band. Everyone else is here for what we call a cup of coffee she was here for a cup of coffee they were here for a cup of coffee you know when you become Billy Joel and Elton John yeah we enjoyed dessert yeah then you sit down Enjoy dessert while Bon Jovi approaches the big five.

Oh, you realize it's about more than just being a rock star. We met up with Bon Jovi in ​​Newark, New Jersey. He was there as part of his new role as the sole celebrity on President Obama's White House Council for the Community Solution, a position he takes almost as much pride in as his Garden State roots if you could finish the sentence 50 is good, very good, accomplished, what is more satisfying, making a difference in the leaders of tomorrow or headlining major stages around the world. Well, my job doesn't define who I am. We're still here, we're at the top of the game, we're writing songs that have been part of the mosaic of American culture for almost three decades, and John has had personal successes while also being married for 22 years to his high school sweetheart, Dorothea.

Four children, including a daughter who will go to college in the fall, are about the same age their father was when he started singing hits that still get standing ovations today, so how do you guys manage to stay together? as a team? We all have the same dream. everyone believed that everyone follows the quarterback and you're the quarterback oh yeah but someone has to be, you know it's not a dictatorship, you know everyone plays a certain role, so it works, it works, it works very well, this one it's Larry Spencer in Newark New Jersey 20:10 much more of the leras story tonight on Nightline after the late local news