Sebastian Bach on Jon Bon Jovi

Pretty cool story about Sebastian Bach, JBJ and Axl Rose from Blabbermouth

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.asp...sitemID=178383

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach says that he is "friends" with Jon Bon Jovi again after he didn't speak to the BON JOVI frontman for many years following a dispute over money.

Despite the fact that the 1989 debut album from the Bach-fronted SKID ROW went five times platinum and produced several hit singes — including "18 And Life", "I Remember You" and "Youth Gone Wild", there was a lot of bitterness surrounding its success, largely due to the fact that in return for the helping hands of Jon Bon Jovi, SKID ROW reportedly had to enter a publishing deal with Jon's newly established Underground Music Company in which they waived their rights to publishing royalties. All money was paid to Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. After a public dispute, Richie Sambora gave his share of the money back to SKID ROW.

Speaking to ArtScenics TV this past June at the Hellfest festival in Clisson, France, Bach stated about his relationship with Jon Bon Jovi (see video below), "Bon Jovi took us on our first tour and we signed some papers with him that he got a cut of, if we made it big, that he would get compensated for helping us out. Nobody expected us to get as big as we got. Nobody thought that we would become a big band. That happens all the time in the music industry. Jon was like, 'We'll take you on tour, but if you guys make it big,' then he gets a cut of it. So I was bitter about that for awhile, but then I realized that we probably wouldn't have made it as big, or maybe at all, if he didn't take us."

He continued, "I actually had dinner with Jon a couple of years ago. We were staying at the Mandarin Oriental in London — me and Axl [Rose, GUNS N' ROSES singer] — and we were sitting there. And the waitress says, 'Hey, guess who's over in the corner.' And me and Axl go, 'Who?' She said, 'Jon Bon Jovi.' And I go, 'Get the **** out of here.' He was in the corner. And I didn't know what to do. 'Cause we had had words… Most of them were mine. [laughs] So I go, 'You know what?! **** this. I'm gonna go over there and say 'Hi' to him.' 'Cause we used to be great, great friends; I had Christmas dinner at his house and stuff. So I stood up and walked over towards Jon, and Jon was looking at me, going, 'Are you gonna be a dick or are you gonna be nice?' He's looking at me, like, 'What are you gonna do? What are you gonna say?' And I was like, 'Hey, man, how is it going?' And he was, like, 'Hey, man?' And we stood up and we hugged and then he came over to me and Axl's table and we drank about 15 bottles of red wine, had a great time. He gave me his phone number and I've texted him a couple of times. He's a good guy. We're friends again."

despite what lots of trolls on here say i think Jon's probably a really decent and fair man.

indeed, speaking to a guy who toured with them back in the day he said Sambora was far and away a bigger dick than jon..not only that but Jon was a total gentleman and great fun.

Axl and Jon drinking wine together? Well, things really do change.

I'll buy that him and Jon are on good terms. To think him and Axl Rose would socialize together though? I'm very skeptical...

That was pretty cool! Thanks for posting that.

That Sebastian is one wacky dude

I've heard this before that they have become friends again. I remember back in 1999/2000 where someone saw Sebastian and Jon with their wives (in Sebastian's case ex-wife now) at a concert.

Sebastian Bach retweeted the link to this article, so I doubt he'd retweet something that didn't happen, especially involving someone he's now friends with again.

Am I the only one whos more interested about what happend to Jon and Axl?

This is actually not news for anyone keeping up with Swedish rock journalism. Bach told me the exact same story over a year ago.

So, do you have any more info about the night?