Desmond: "Actually, yes. When Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and I wrote "You Give Love a Bad Name." We were in a small house on a marsh in New Jersey where Richie was living. In the far distance, you could see all these oil business structures where the mob goes to get rid of people.
I had a card in my pocket that said "You give love a bad name" and Jon's eyes just lit up. He happened to have an unused lyric from another song, "Shot from the heart and you're to blame," and, well, THAT seemed to fit pretty well. We wrote the song very quickly and, just as quickly, it became a hit.
I've thought about that one a lot. The three of us had mutual affections for Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, Kiss and Led Zeppelin, and they all came together for us in a very unique style. There were heavy power chords, but also some R&B undulation on the bass side and a strong storytelling element in the lyrics. At that point, heavy metal was developing a bubble gum element, and that song had a perfect sound for cruising down Sunset Strip with the top down."
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