Jon says break in 2011

'Money doesn't equal happiness'.

Jon's rich. Jon has a great job. But he's been doing this for a long time now, and he misses his family when he's away.

He truly is the devil.

Obviously, you're missing the point.

HE DOESN'T NEED TO DO IT ANYMORE. HE HAS ENOUGH MONEY. IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT, THEN STOP DOING IT. IF HE CHOOSES TO DO IT, THEN STOP BITCHING ABOUT IT.

I agree with you here .... he doesn't need the money if he keeps doing it then it'z because he wants to do so if he is not happy then he can stop but no need to complain about how tough his life is

I am one of those who don't think Jon is exhausted but think Jon understand they have reached a point they HAVE to stop but they cannot say we have to stop you have enough and we have no freshness left to make a descent job so he will say or show he is exhausted .. he is not exhausted he is maybe though discouraged to see things are not 'inside' as good at what they pretend they are outside ....

I think i'd love to have Jon's life *exhaustion at work* wise ... everything he does he choose to do so it's all his own moves ... he is not that tired physically but they are 'dry' fun wise because I think (over analyzing maybe) that Jon has info about the tour the gross the success the figures and all that make him understand the overdose they gave to their public

I could bet a lot that jon will come back very fast with a solo .... if he is really exhausted physically and emotionally he won't but I am almost sure he will ....

Dan, maybe you sir are missing the point. He doesn't want to do it anymore and he is stopping after his commitment he has already made (aka the dates through July).

What do you want the guy to say especially to countries like Greece who have waited a while to see them? "Sorry bitches. I'm 'tired' of touring"?

If he doesn't want to do it, then he doesn't owe anybody any explanation whatsoever. This isn't anything new with Jon. If he all of a sudden started looking unhappy and making comments about how he disliked touring, that would be one thing. This has been going on since the end of the Bounce Tour. He hasn't enjoyed touring since 2001. I "get it" loud and clear.

Jon presents [to me anyway] as a Type A personality. Is he actually one?...I don't know - a lot of that stuff is theory based, but he does 'fit' some of the traits. Jon reminds me of the person who, on the one hand, says they don't seek praise but then seeks/needs reassurances that they are doing things right. Comes across as a 'driven' individual who probably knows the time to stop but can't actually do it....or at least struggles to do it.

I like what you see ..I had to make some research on what exactly is a type A personality and found this


Symptoms of Type A Behavior[1]
Time urgency and impatience, which causes irritation and exasperation.
Free floating hostility, which can be triggered by even minor incidents.
Competitive: this made them oriented towards achievement which caused them to become stressed due to wanting to be the best at whatever it may be, e.g. sports or in work.


I think there is no better match for Jon 's style that this very theorically probably but still awfully fitting description

This is very true but to me it is his fault I am sure at this stage of their career no one forces Jon if he doesn't want to do things they toured for 2 years because HE was ok with it (at first) ... he wanted to tour then realised that it was not the best idea because that extended tour would not FIX the issue ... which is the only market he has interest is for his personal success is saturated ... they can tour world wide and make a lot of money but they don't want to because this is not fitting Jon's goal .. he wants to be huge to be successful to be a hero or a super hero AT HOME only ....because he probably have something else up his sleeves and that something he cannot use it else where than at home


(I think what Jon needs is to be recognized as the epitome of success by his peers and all the usa citizens .. this is what drives him .... right now almost all the promo they do is not working much anymore ... people are just jaded it's not like they will discover how great Jon is today ... he is bombarding (with ken sunshine) the media for years with all the tricks possible to catch attention and create interest and admiration toward him as a great guy ..the ultimate good husband good father good musician good looks good philanthropist (who is smart enough to work only/mainly for the poor and those in need in his country) very patriotic super nice guy and the big bonus he LOVES FOOTBALL) ----> he is perfect but it is not working anymore ppl don't have anything to say yes jbj is all this ok ok .. so what ? they don't care much more than that .. ok nice guy .. next !)

I guarantee if Jon called it quits mid tour due to exhaustion, people here would be bitching that "I work much harder than Jon and show up for work everyday with a smile, he needs to suck it up and do the other shows. Every fan deserves equal treatment, why don't they get the show too.." blah blah blah