Overview of Player mag article.
I'd type it all out but it's way long, so here are the highlights from it: First of all the cover photo is way better than it scans, it's a hot photo.
He loves being able to combine two passions his love of football and pushing himself to new heights.
He's worth over $200 million, has the estate in Jersey, the new house in the Hamptons which he had to be reminded about and an apartment in NYC he uses as the offices for BJE, he never stays there.
He called the writer of this article to do the follow-up questions on his birthday because he was heading to LA the next morning and figured it was the only free time he had. Richie was in town and apparently he and Dorothea and the kids started the birthday party without Jon. He was Ok with it apparently.
He says that he's heard it all when it comes to what people say about him and the band "Some people just don't like me or our music. Some do. At this point I know I can't please everybody, either you like us or hate us, I don't care,"
According to this writer, the positive comments written about Jon are true.
He's likable, straightforward and funny.
He's driving a BMW735Li these days.
The writer says he doesn't really need the photoshoot makeup, and Jon jokes that he's really Dorien Gray and that the painting is locked in his attic.
Here's the quote about playing live " When you're in the zone and the lights go out and you're running up the ramp and the fans are hysterical you could knock cars over."
Quote from Soul president Ron Jaworski; " A rock star as an owner, HUH? But ten minutes into our first meeting I knew he was the guy. He's magnificent, he's bright a very solid business guy and has great intuition."
He likes parlaying his place in the celebrity world as a way to play robin Hood.
He admits that the band spent alot of years drinking any booze of any color or no color at all and living the vampire lifestyle. He still drinks and smokes, says he's no saint , he's far from perfect and has never claimed to be, but 16 years of marriage which he says is the best deal he's ever made, and four kids have mellowed him.
Here's the part y'all won't like this years tour will include 50 to 75 shows. Now remember this is what was said before Crush so if the record does well expect some more. Plus, that's this calender year, nothing said about the New year.
he'd like to act more but hates the whole Hollywood scene and says hes not willing to sacrifice the life he has in jersey to further his film career.
Despite what music or movie critics might say there is no arguing his ambition, his decisions and his success. Plus unlike countless other rockers, he hasn't blown his fortune instead he's turned it into more riches.
Quotes: I tell people not to judge a book by it's cover. When someone doubts me or percieves me as inexperienced in business i feel like this is going to be good. C'mon over here and sit down next to me."
" The core of my being is that I ve been driven since I was a young kid. That's the Picses in me. the race or the journey is always more of a challenge and more interesting than the goal. Getting there is the fun part."
This about does it I left out the football stuff because most of you here don't care about it. In it's entirety, this is a good article a good overview of where jon is in his life now.
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