It doesn't seem, though, that even Bon Jovi's mega-New Jersey sway has been enough to pull Garden State voters to Booker: in his own state, Booker is polling at just 5% among Democratic candidates. Bon Jovi had also previously donated to Booker's campaign. According to the New York Post, tickets cost $1,000 and members of the host committee agreed to raise at least $15,000. Earlier this month, he opened his personal East Hampton home for a campaign fundraiser event in support of New Jersey Sen. 'It’s a different record.'"īon Jovi's most recent album, "This House is Not For Sale", was released in 2016.īon Jovi's mind is clearly on the 2020 presidential elections. "Bon Jovi added that the album will feature more 'socially conscious' themes, including songs about veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the recent shootings in Ohio and Texas.
Blige to produce 'Philly Reign' TV series about drug queenpin Thelma Wright 2019 MTV Video Music Awards gets a New Jersey makeover.Airy to close after nearly 20 years in business The upcoming record, which doesn't yet seem to have a set release date, is going to be a bit of a departure from Bon Jovi's more breezy tunes, according to the man himself. "It's an election year, so why not?" Bon Jovi said on the cruise ship, according to Variety. Critical reception was mixed, mostly describing the album as well-made but formulaic. It is their first studio album with Phil X on lead guitar after replacing founding member Richie Sambora in 2013, as well as the first album to feature bassist Hugh McDonald as an official member after having played with the band in a touring/session capacity since 1994. Released on November 4, 2016, by Island Records. This journey has been genuine and it's been long.Jon Bon Jovi is releasing his next album in polarizing political times, and he's leaning into the climate: his band's next album, he announced Tuesday night on his Bon Jovi-themed Mediteranean cruise, will be called "Bon Jovi: 2020". This House Is Not for Sale is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. I worked at, and I got a hernia operation out of working at, this food bank we funded. Everything I learned I learned from Sister Mary, and now we have built nearly 1,000 units of affordable housing and we have three JBJ Soul Kitchens. We started that Foundation because one night, looking out of a hotel room, I saw a man sleeping on the grate to keep warm outside of City Hall in Philadelphia, and I said to my best friend, who was born and raised there, “You've got to find me someone working on homelessness issues that can give me some advice on how I can help.” Little did I know that the Michael Jordan of the homeless issue, Sister Mary Scullion and Project Home, were based in Philly. When we started the Soul Foundation some 15 years ago, it wasn't what rock stars did to endear themselves to their audience. The departure of guitarist Richie Sambora in 2013 the groups departure from its record label, Mercury Records, and international. I'm not that cliche, I never was and I refuse to be now. The band Bon Jovi has been through a lot in the past few years. You have plenty of success, you could just sit back and not do any of this charity work. Get Bon Jovi news, tour dates, exclusive content, access to ticket presales, Backstage with Jon Bon Jovi fan club memberships, official and exclusive merchandise, unique items and much more. Çocuksu görünümleri ve aklda kalc rock-pop sesleri arasnda, grup tüm zamanlarn en iyilerinden biri haline geldi. Jon Bon Jovinin ayn ad tayan grubu 1983te memleketi New Jerseyde kuruldu. You’ve become more engaged in social and economic issues. Bon Jovi sadece 80lerin en büyük gruplarndan biri deil, ayn zamanda tüm zamanlarn en iyi rock gruplarndan biridir. The songs on 2020 are good examples of how your priorities have changed as you’ve grown up. But having been in New Jersey for Hurricane Sandy and 9/11, you know when tragedy hits in your backyard, you're unable to turn off the channel because it's around you 24/7. People have empathy, but they could turn off the channel and get on with their lives and not have to address it. And the story is between sports and the weather on the news, and it kind of moved me in such a way that we were becoming numb to it. Orlando, El Paso, Vegas - they all seem to be back-to-back-to-back. And if you remember the summer of ‘19, they were coming often. When I woke up in the morning, there was a shooting in Dayton, Ohio, and I thought, "No no no, it was in El Paso, I went to bed thinking of El Paso." I came to find out there was another one just in the time while I was sleeping. That song came to me on a weekend when I went to bed knowing about El Paso and was moved by it. But you have four kids who have all grown up and gone to school during the epidemic of mass shootings. How did you write “Lower the Flag,” which directly addresses how bad the epidemic is. When you were a kid, nobody was worried about school shootings, especially in suburban New Jersey.