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Originally Posted by Dawn
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Originally Posted by Becky
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Originally Posted by spunkywho
what exactly are you saying Becky? I mean - of course there were people who didn't like the whole poser image and I don't doubt that those people were also in NJ. The fact that some people thought it was girly to wear the sisters make-up is not what I am taking issue with.
What I am taking issue with is the apparent denial Jon is in. Or as Mimi phrased it better - he is securing his image, negating his 'rocker' past.
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I'm saying that I don't think he's "negating his 'rocker' past" for the sake of his image in 2005. Nearly 20 years ago he said they had ventured into silly trend following to try to fit in where they really didn't. Okay, that's not exactly how he phrased it--he phrased it similarly to how he phrased it in this interview, which is the point. There hasn't been some kind of radical change other than he's more open about his life and beliefs now than he ever was before. Most of what Jon revealed of himself in the past is consistent with who he is today. As he's gotten older, he's gotten more comfortable and let more of himself be known, but it's not as if anyone who's followed his interviews as closely as I have is going to see some radically different person today than who he was 10 or 15 years ago. He didn't fit into the stereotypical image of a "rock star" then and he doesn't have to "negate" an image he never quite fit to begin with.
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Spot on Becky. Ive been following BJ career for 20 yrs , listened to so many interviews, Im not hearing anything different he was putting down hi rocker past as some of you put it within a very few years of NJ.
I dont know how old some of you are but I look back and think oh my God I wore that 20 yrs ago what did I look like. It doesnt mean Ive changed as a person in my likes or dislikes musically it just means I cringe when I think about some of my past, who the hell doesnt. You have to have lived to get to the point where you can happily and securely cringe.
It was a good interview to read, thanks.
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Well said by both of you. I dont understand how some would be offended by what he said. It was a great interview to read again and to watch. When you watch something, you see the expressions and sometimes that makes all the difference in the world as to how you interpret something. As Becky said, he is more open now and feels comfortable enough to share his views.