


I can still write a song and that's what matters to me most. I mean that with the utmost respect, but you got to know when it's time to go. I jokingly say, no one loved the Fat Elvis. Q: So there are no more milestones you’d like to check off?īon Jovi: Honestly, at this point, what I'm hoping to do is to first and foremost enjoy it, and then keep integrity. I don't ever want to be on the "Where are they now?" pile. It’s last because that is wonderful and all, but I don't live to tour. Recording it is second because you want to see if it was worth it. Writing is the closest thing that anyone will ever feel to immortality, it'll outlive you. Writing it is all I can really give a darn about. The only thing I care about in my career at this point is when I write a song. When you're just starting out, they're so beyond your reach. Jon Bon Jovi: I'm not driven by numbers I really don't think I ever was. This year Bon Jovi and the band have more shows to perform with 15 concerts in the South and Midwest in April, which are expected to be the first leg of a 2022 tour.Question: You’ve had the hits, the sales, the awards – what motivates you now? 'These songs mean a lot': Bon Jovi continues rocking on “I came here to add my voice of thanks to Jon and (his wife) Dorothea for giving so much of your lives to house the homeless and feeding the hungry, training the jobless and reminding us all that underneath our differences, we’re not so different after all,” Clinton said. His Soul Foundation has provided grant funding for almost 1,000 units of “affordable and supportive” housing in 11 different states.įormer President Clinton recognized the rocker's efforts to help others at the Soul Foundation's 10th anniversary in 2016. In addition to music, the rocker is a philanthropist. Professionally, I've survived trends that have come and gone." Bon Jovi's philanthropy work: 'There are those who advocate, and those who do' “I've been through enough hurting and healing to be here.


"Let me tell you, I've earned this gray hair,” the rock legend told USA TODAY in the2020 interview. Bon Jovi has since sold more than 130 million albums and is one of the few rock bands that can still fill arenas and stadiums around the world.
