JAY: Staring in the movie U-571 JON BON JOVI..!!!! (And them showing a clip of an interview from the set of U-571)
Jay: welcome back.. actor/rocker
JON BON JOVI is on his way out...
JAY: all right my first guest
big time rock star and currently staring in the new movie U-571
it opens Friday and this is a great film this a really good one...
its a good one.. guys you can go see this one
and its not a romantic movie, you'll
have a great time. Please welcome JON BON JOVI.
(them hugging and shaking hands and Jon smiling like crazy.. he looks great)
JAY: welcome back
JON: thank you jay.
JON: I hear the band playing
and I automatically started warming up back there. (laughing) sitting down
as and actor this is nice.. (sitting there grinning)
JAY: this is your first time not
performing huh?
JON: it is.. I immediately wanted
to jump out there and grab the microphone.. but no im an ACTOR now... (grinning)
and (laughing).
JAY: that's right. and you
still got your uh.. army regulation haircut
JON: yes as you can see I
am absolutely W.W.II Navy.
JAY: now let me ask you did
you come out here in that plane of yours.. did you do that whole
plane thing again.
JON: listen Jay, now
if the audience will appreciate the idea.. Jay used to pick on us for our
airplane because his cars were stored at a hanger at an airport, but last
time we were here one of those billion dollar cars of yours broke down
and my roadies almost gave you a ride home because I remember this story
and this is true..
JAY: well that's all right..
JON: and as I came by your
parking place I noticed and old pickup truck out there now.. is that yours.
JAY: life's been ruff hey.
JON: Toyota.. its good.. (laughing)
JAY: hey did you see the market
this week. hey what do you want...
JON: (LAUGHING) LOTS...
JAY: now let me think how long..
how a.. how long has bon jovi been together now?
JON: its been 17 years. (crowd
screaming)
JAY: you and your wife have
been to together almost as long as me and my wife. how long have
you guys been together?
JON: 20 years its long
time...
JAY: well yea that is a long
time that's cool.
JON: well went to high school
together.
JAY: and she finished...
JON: (laughing) yea thanks
to her I got out of high school.
JAY: were you in the same....uh...
JON: same class, same history
class that whole thing.
JAY: is that right..
JON: well I just held on with
both hands and kept running....
JAY: that's cool.. Now did
her parents just HATE you....
JAY: were they just like what
and idiot...
JON: ooh man (shaking his
head)... the long hair, the sunglasses, I'm gonna be a rock and roll star
and they were like (looking up) Lord what have I done wrong.
JAY: like was it...did like
chase you away and all that...
JON: her dad was pretty good
to me actually.. it was more like her aunts and uncles even through my
first couple albums they were like when you gonna get a job.
JAY: did you have to sneak
around and that....
JON: no no no... I gotta
say her dad was all right.
JAY: he was ok.?.
JON: yea he was all right,
her mom too, I was actually lucky..
JAY: well is it fun to rub
it in now..
JON: ohh absolutely.... (ha
ha ha)
JAY: isn't your wife like a
karate expert?
JON: yea see that's another
reason I stay in line.. (giggling) she's a 3rd degree black belt she is
a teacher and has her own dojo.
JAY: that's right but you don't
know.. you just know the (waving his hands) rock star moves...
JON: I know how to run.. im
really good at running.. I do my Elvis thing.. "look over there" and then
take off. (laughing) yea I stay out of her way.
JAY: the kids are cool did
they come to the premier?
JON: no na no na no.. I don't
think they could handle this kinda movie.
JAY: is this too intense?
JON: yea my son is 5 and my
daughter is 7 now so uh.. you know until im co-starring with like poke
man or something.. they don't get Harvey yet. you know.. its interesting
my kids.. they uh.. they look at me now and don't really know what I do
for living.. so now they are even more confused. and they are like
dad what are you doing "movies" "music" why don't you go to work like the
rest of the dads.
JAY: now is this movie about
as close to as being in the army that you ever come? What I mean
is in the military.... with the advisors and stuff.
JON: THE NAVY, NAVY .. the
military well every 18 year old kid gets that phone call. from the recruting
offices.. and they say son what are you gonna do when you get out of high
school? I was silly enough to say im gonna be a Rock N Roll star
ya know and I didn't like the outfits or the haircuts. but um my
mother and my father were marines.
JAY: your mother was a marine
... your mother wore combat boots?? (laughing) with Jon...I didn't think
they had female marines
JON: yea this was in like
what 1960... yea 1960 my mother and father met in the marine Corp.
JAY: wow that's tough dating
wow..
JON: yea tough gig. she didn't
like go out.. well I cant imagine my mother like doing that...she was the
poster girl on the marine Corp. (looking at camera and pointing) you know
the I want you kinda. thing.. I don't think she was out in the field too
much.. my dad was smart enough to latch on. ;)
JAY: did they tried to get
you into the marine Corp. did they think that would straighten you
out.
JON: na they tried catholic
school... and that didn't work.. so.. :))) and that didn't work real well
either... but uh.. na na na .. they never really pushed that
too hard.. thank goodness..
JAY: when you did this movie..
did you have to.. meet with sort of army navy technical advisors and stand
up straight and have to get the hair cut .. was that the hardest part getting
the hair cut..
JON: no... I didn't mind.. I actually
jokingly said to john mostow throughout the audition process.. im waiting
for the crew cut.. I want the crew cut.. but...what happen was umm.. there's
not allot of research you could do cause there's not a lot of U-boats you
can visit.. there's one in a museum in Chicago there's a tourist attraction
in San Francisco of an S-boat.. but we had and honest to god rear admiral
teach us as officers .. what to do what to say... and how to say it.. cause
if you think about it...you're talking about gages and dials as a W.W.II
officer its in an essence Latin to me.. and your always using your imagination
until you got over to the set. in Rome and walked on to these scale submarines
they were built to scale we had both an s-boat and and u boat and when
you put those uniforms on you really wanted to pay omige to the guys that
wore those uniforms. and all the guys that served..
JAY: But didn't I read this..
maybe you told me this last time you were here.. I think you told me you
were claustrophobic.
JON: iii am... the irony imagine
I got this phone call... and this is the first big movie I have done..
I have done 7 and just completed my 8th and im very excited about the whole
acting process... but the irony was that john mostow calls up an says good
news and bad news.. your in the movie.. and I looked up to the heavens
and say great I
have to go into a submarine now...and
the truth is that I never was... but all those years of getting on an elevator
with the 5 guys in the band security, road manager and everybody's got
a bag.. the keyboard player has been right in my ear like this (holding
hand to his head) for 17 years and I go you know my mothers claustrophobic...
you know my mothers claustrophobic...so overtime I get into and elevator
im like lord let me out of here... (and shaking his hands at his side)
were on this set. wild story but true.. the exterior was built and
were in the water tank in that scene were going invade the U-boat and a
Matt M. and I are in this metal box about 3 ft high 4 ft wide and 5
feet deep and its leaking water
because of the rain is pouring down and Jonathan mostow is 500 yards away.
and the crew know im a little up tight so they stuck a light down in there
as the waters leaking the cameras are rolling and right be fore action
a fire breaks out and honest to god electrical fire.. flames not sparks
flames.. on this poor italian extra who was supposed to go up the ladder
first I took him like superman and through him out the hole real quick.
jumped out the ladder and I don't know if Matt (sorry cant spell his last
name) was being to cool to himself or if he figured hey if I die here my
career is gonna be ok im gonna be a big star cause I died on the set..
im reaching in for this guy screaming and im yelling CUT CUT CUT.. and
Harvey was up there getting wet and as you know he was here last night
talking about the film and he says listen bon jovi either get back in the
box or I have to come here tomorrow and do this again.. what do you want
to deal with.. so I got back in the box he cured me... I was saved
from then on the bad lieutenant saved me.. and I was thinking I don't have
to worry about this again.. (
laughing)
JAY: well we have a clip...
your a group of Americans who take over a German sub.
JON: Yes
JAY: you were sent to the German
sub in order to...
JON: that's correct this is
a test dive.. the first test dive where uh.. bill paxton is taking
us down and he is barking at me the commands and as the dive the officer
it is my job to tell Harvey what to do.
JAY: here is a clip from U-571...
(clapping) :)))
JAY: well its a terrific film
it opens up what FRIDAY?
JON: FRIDAY...
JAY: I think it will be ...
I think it will do great. if you like private Ryan and you like those kind
of movies...
JON: but this is kinda group.
one more thing this is for all those guys that got dragged to like moonlight
and valentino they said this is a chick flick now this is a guy flick that
your girls gonna walk out on. I dug it.. they were gonna call
it HUNKS at sea...
JAY: my wife loved it....
HUNKS at sea (laughing)..
JAY: JON BON JOVI... ladies
and gentlemen.. :) well be right back...
