I guess that's the problem, he forced those songs, he forced the message, he forced the album and he also forced the tour... we all know how everything ended up.

Bon Jovi songs were great back then because when I used to hear them as a kid I used to think "this guy feels the same way I do", because they felt genuine, it felt like hey were writing from the heart. The last two records, in my opinion, because you all can disagree, feel really generic and forced.

Jon says "I want people to relate to these songs", you don't try to do that! You write and people will relate to the genuine message, that's how it used to work and how it still works for me. The fact that he said "these songs had to be released now or anyone would get the message" proves me right, a good genuine song is timeless, and people will relate to them doesn't matter if they hear it now or in 2060.