Jon's Big Idea Interview

The show wasn't targeting music fans.

It was obviously about the music last summer/fall when they were recording the CD. It will be about the music when the CD is released in May and it will be about the music when they tour. I don't know about you, but I don't concentrate every moment of my life on one thing and I don't expect the guys in this band to do that either.

Becky

Yeah, and I haven't forgotten. I'm just cautious about taking that as a promise.

Of course not, that isn't the expectation either. What bothers me is Jon's continued apathy towards the music-side of it even when he does refer to it. It's not that he didn't focus on the music in this interview, it's that when it came up it was "oh been there done that, ho hum."

I thought he was a bit "ho hum" about everything. It was not an animated interview at all. You could tell he felt bad--he was softspoken and just kind of "bleh." He wasn't rude or closed off, but he wasn't jumping up and down with enthusiasm about anything. As far as talking about tours and stuff, I understand why there's nothing NEW about that. It's been 20 years. Unless they find a way to play on Mars, there isn't anything all that new they can do.

Becky

I got to read the transcript .The reviews were excellent on another board about such a great guy such a fantastic man the best interview ever ...then I came here and read something not bad but slightly different and very interesting... still I am confused about this interview ....it's clear that this interview is kinda politic about who is this man called JON BON JOVI just in case some ppl didn't know yet (to convince the ones sceptical) it was very well canned and very well prepared this is what JBJ wanted to tell about him ... I read ppl saying it was a natural conversation that Jon didn't promote anything ... well I think he did .. he promoted himself the question is why ? what 's the plan ? ...*Music I will keep on doing it but it's not a challenge anymore not new not thrilling nothing new for me I have done it all * .. well as soon as an artist is bored and feel like nothing new or creative can be done it's OVER ....... why keep on doing it if it's not bringing anything new ...

I enjoyed this interview, I have to say. Jon was sick, you could see and he had his arms crossed most of the interview but all in all, it was interesting to hear from Jon about other aspects instead of just music and movies. I don't see him entering politics at all. That didn't even cross my mind but I think he is now more interested in politics since having children. With kids, you do worry about who is running their country, what the future holds for them etc etc and so for me, that is where Jon's interest in politics lies, for his kids and for himself too but not to enter politics.

Music, I have to think is going to be a last priority for Jon soon. Hate to admit that but that is the way it looks to me. I understand not promoting the music side of himself but at least to mention that they do have a CD coming out. For a non-jovi fan watching that interview, you would think that the band is now just a part-time thing for him or even if the band is still around. No mention that there is an album coming out in the future, nothing at all. Just everything with music lately from Jon has been ho-hum. Even for the boxset, no promotion for it, nothing. Again, I know that some are going to say that it was only for die-hards but still, where is his happiest for the boxset? where is his get-go for the new album? It's like Jovimim said in the previous post, if you don't have your heart completely in it, why still do it?

There are some who love the Soul Football and great for them but is that all they want Jon to do now? They will be happy to see him on Sunday's in the owner box and that is fine for them? at least they get their glimpse of Jon. No concern about the music, no concern about the touring. I know that it's out of our hands and there is nothing whatsoever that we can do about it but still, it seems like who cares, we can wait. Oh by the way, Soul is on TV again, woo-hoo

Jon might not have said that he is bored with music or that he is giving it up but please, you have to read between the lines here. You have to see expression. Sometimes a person can say one thing but you know that they mean something else. You just have to read between the lines.

sorry to quote your whole message but I had to ... to say: EXCELLENT AND HONEST vision of the situation

Like, "next album is going to rock...." when in facts its gonna be same shite all over again.

If he is or appears so fed up with music, he'd better give it up & go into politics. It's a same thing, selling same shite time and time again, he'd do fine.

Excellent post, Stephanie02...it's exactly what I think

If Jon's bored with music, why is he still making it? Think about the last ten years.

1995: writing, recording and touring for These Days
1996: touring These Days, writing Destination Anywhere
1997: recording and promoting DA
1998: still promoting DA, writing and cutting demos for a possible 2nd solo CD
1999: writing and recording Crush
2000: writing/recording/touring Crush
2001: touring Crush/release One Wild Night
2002: writing/recording/touring Bounce
2003: touring Bounce, writing/recording TLFR
2004: writing/recording next CD, putting together the box set
2005: new CD on the horizon, tour coming up

For someone supposedly bored by and not interested in music, he sure is putting a lot of time into creating and promoting it. He has a life outside music, but there hasn't been a year go by that he hasn't been doing something music-related. He doesn't have to release a CD every year and even if the record company wanted another best of CD in 2003, they didn't have to do something different by re-recording the songs. It matters not so much how the CD went over with the fans, but the fact remains, they still were doing something creative with their music. If they weren't interested, they could have slapped It's My Life and some other singles on a CD and called it Greatest Hits II. If you want to talk about someone who's lost interest in making music, go talk to a Garth Brooks fan.

Becky