M&B: With us on the IBS line, is that what we call it. It's a tech name that we call for a very clear signal. ISDN thank you tech man for clearing that up. We have Jon Bon Jovi, Mr Bon Jovi!!!

JB: Good Mornnning!!!!

M&B: Good morning man, first of all we just played one of the first cuts from the new album. Congratulations!!! on it.

JB: Thank you!! Thanks alot. We're pretty excited about this record

M&B: it's a good sounding single Jon. We've had you on the program  ahhhhhh once before, ahhh I guess it was once about 5 years ago. And ahhhhh we had you in the studio and you guys sang some. (Mark cuts in) We want to talk about the new album in a little bit, we also want to talk about your acting career. Which seems to be kicking up a bit. You were real good in U-571.

JB: Thank you!! yeah you guys did a real nice promotion for it to. When I was out their listening.

M&B: Where is your base home??? Where do you primary live your life??

JB: Jersey, I live in Jersey. I've spent alot of time out there, though you know. obviously with the movies, and even mixing this record.

M&B: You still live with your parents don't you????

JB: Yeah!!! that's it...(laughing) I'm having a hard time making ends meet. (mark and Brian laugh as well)

M&B: Now you are currently working on a film........... now get this.. with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt called 'Pay It Forward'

JB: Yeah..... well it's a very small role and a very huge movie. Hallen Jon Osmond is like the center of this film with Kevin. Ahhhh.. but it was just really cool just for me to be winning roles at that company at this point.

M&B: oh yeah..........

JB: even with movie's that people don't see on ppv, is like really amazing

M&B: laughing........ nice , nice move laughing

JB: they just don't see it on cable....laughing

M&B: laughing...... well Jon, that same thing with U-571. You're standing up their with Bill P and Matthew M.

JB: yep, yep.....

M&B: and again not a huge role, but very,very good. Very believable and a fine job that you did. Alot of people are kinda surprised to hear. that's Bon Jovi?????

(Mark cuts in) Yeah.... how does that make you feel???

JB: well it's actually the best complement that I've been paid. Is that they couldn't believe that you, or that they want to see more of you. Because everyone has this pre-conceived notions about the rock star who wants to get into a movie. But now... it's not like that for me now fortunately and this point. It's changed, it's more if a actor who want to be in a film. I've studied it.

M&B: I guess people are excepting that you can act, and that your pretty darn good at it. Now would you ever consider doing a t.v. series???

JB: No, No,No........... cause that much like Broadway, is too much like a day job.

M&B: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

JB: the only way that it works for me, would to be to ahhhhhhhhh........ nothing can get in the way of what I do making records. So you can do a movie and it can be a 5 month movie, like U-571 (mark ...right) but you know that during that period you are either going to be writing songs or your not even thinking about touring. Well....... now that I'm going to support a record, I can't think about doing a movie. So t.v shows, go 50 years oops 50 weeks a year, and Broadway 8 times a week. I don't have time to do anything else.

M&B: are you exciting about touring again????

JB: I'm getting more excited about touring. It's ahhh, it is a great live rock n roll band. But it's been awhile, and if is not your own bed, at least it's the same bed on a movie set. And then when you are on the road, everyday..............is like pack the bag. Where am I, pack the bag where am I??? And it becomes a blur, because this is the kind of band that did 240 shows a tour. And dahhhhhh this is my 10th album.

M&B: (sighs, giggle, wow)

JB: giggles..... so I have all the frequent flyer miles that I need..... laughs

M&B: Jon, every decade has huge bands. And obvloisy in the 80's Bon Jovi was one of the very biggest. But a band that was able to, unlike many of those huge bands that like de-solved and fade away. Bon Jovi kinda transformed themselves in the 90's and yet here we are in the year 2000 and you guys are still around. This new record is so very strong, why is it that you think you and the band were able to remain alive????

JB: we're like those guys..... you know like a dog that jumps on your leg and won't get off. (laughing)

M&B: just let hm finish...laughing

JB: yeah......... you know what I mean. It's??????? I don't know.............. other than A it's been ah... a catalog of music. And look, we've had our up years and our down years in America. But 
we we're persistent. We go other places, we would go to Europe, we would go to Asia, we go to Aficia,Austrilla. The band sold 80 million records around this world, because it went everywhere and it worked. And now that America is turning again. then you go.......... cool!!! I'm glad that you like the record.

M&B: you know, I love that Jon. Only you can come up with the story of success, with a dog humping on your leg...... everyone laughing

JB: that's right

M&B:that's good man!!!!! Talk about that for a moment too... Jon cuts in..... what about??? the dog humping the leg??? everyone laughing

M&B: one of the other things we were talking about the other day, is the fact that rock n roll has gotten older, it's 45 years old. And one of the cool things that has kinda been in the last 10 years, is the global expectancy of American rock n roll bands in place like you said. It's HUGE over there???

JB: low voice... yeah, yeah we were fortunate enough and I give the coottoes to our former manager, because what he did was, say you are going everywhere, everywhere where they have electric, and if they don't have it. We'll bring our own. (laughing) In 1984 we set out to concur the world, and fortunately for us on listening to him. When we where young dumb guys, we did. So when we were needing the help??????? I'll give you a better example. A band that I always loved and admired went out and opened for us on our last tour, called Van Hallen because they didn't need anything in all of Europe. They're good for only 5000 tickets if they are lucky, and where 
playing 3 nights at Wembley stadium where their is 72,000 a night. (M&B: WOW!!!!) And I love that band, I mean I was a huge fan. To me it was like getting to see them 25 times for free. Their is nothing but respect, but they don't mean anything in Europe because they haven't toured their as often as we did.

M&B: When did you stop singing into your moms hair brush?? In front of a mirror and get actually get into a band, and how old were you???

JB: mmmmmm.....................14, 15 maybe

M&B: o.k. was it just for fun?? Or I mean were you driving, dedicated gonna be a star some day then at 14???

JB: by the time I was 16 I gotta tell ya, there was nothing else in my life. Ya know, 14 15 your going gee this is a interesting thing, and you put your fingers here and there and sing along, but by the time I was so goofy then at 16 I believed it. And by 21 I got a record deal.

M&B: And then the humping of people's legs, when did that start???

JB: yeah!!! laughing...... 12 maybe even younger..... sure

M&B: good, good.... laughing

JB: oh yeah.... as soon as I realized that, that thing did more than one trick it was amazing. everyone laughing

M&B: hey..Jon, with alot more new musicians that are going to try and kick up a new career for themselves, and being that you have sustained for such a good while in this music business. Is their any advise concering records companies and those first record deals?? Cause we hear those horror stories about artist that are ripped off for life??

JB: Well it's true, and you know.. I'm no different than anyone else. you sign a deal thats one record and 8 options and they all belong to the record company. Hopefully the only thing that you can do, is renegotiate as you go along. ahhhh try to retain as much as you possibly can. You know. don't give them the kitchen sink away, even if you make less money for it now. But ahhh, that's always a hard thing. And you hope that you have a relationship with a company, or that people that are at that company long enough that they will respect you and for the hard work you've done on their behalf and renegotiate with you.

M&B: was their any difficulties getting back in the studio after 5 years for the album CRUSH???

JB: No...... No....... it was actually very, very comfortable. Richie did a solo record that I know that you guys were playing out their. I did a solo record, and then when we came back to this, we never had 60 songs. And when Polygram was sold to Universal, we just really put the brakes on and decided not to release a record for an extra year, til we got it right and they got it right. We figured out what our future was there.

M&B JB: talking at the same time.... mark I'm sorry go ahead.......

JB: when we did 60 songs we knew we had the material. We knew that we really, really did it.

M&B: is that a really good time for you, that the actually production in the studio the creation of the album??

JB: YEAH!!!!!! song writing is my favorite part of it. Cause you know when you hit on one, you know what it is going to sound like, and what it's going to be like when you play it live. Then the recording is second to that, but it's still exciting even though your doing it over and over again. Because it's like a painting you are going to add too. And then touring it, is final in the process. But when you realize that catalog of music that you go out their and play people liked. You go 'thats pretty cool'

M&B: do you remember the first song you ever wrote???

JB: oh... some piece of drat gum I'm sure... vaguely (laughing)

M&B: Something that probably helped you get laid??? (laughing)

JB: well I certainly tried too (laughing) if I didn't . I certainly tried hard enough. (laughing)

M&B: Listen how is Richie?? Because he is responsible for one of the funniest moments we had on this program with his guitar.

JB: REALLY!!!

M&B: yeah!!

JB: He's great, he's back west. He spent pretty much the last year here. Because Heather was doing Spin City in NY. So it was fortunate for us, because we recored the record here in NJ. He was here, but their back west now. And setting up shop for Spin City next year with Charlie S.

M&B: Would you for us, please tell him that we said hello, and that we would love to talk with him??

JB: I shall (in a whisper like voice) Yes!! I shall

M&B: Listen Jon, the record is it currently available and out, and can be purchase??

JB: NO, NO June 13th

M&B: June 13th

JB: June 13th Crush hits the streets, and the single comes out today.

M&B: I have a couple of hundred of pirated copies in my trunk, if you want to stop by the station. I'll be glad to let you go through them.

JB: sure

M&B: and I'll give you a cut of that Jon (laughing)

JB: I was just going to say. as long as I get a cut......

M&B: taking about the new album coming out and telling people to go see U-571

M&B: Jon the next time you are in town, you better stop by the show. We love seeing you.

JB: Richie and I will both come by with some guitars for you.

M&B: Knock it out baby!!!!!

JB: Thanks you guys

M&B: No thank you!!!!

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