It depends on how you slice it. It wasn't an overnight change but a progression. Also with Jon, there is a maturity progress that anyone would expect to see and then there is the Business Man, CEO, Political, Serious change.

Richie progressed too but didn't change who he was. Richie still seems like a fun, genuine, nice guy who wants to still play rock and roll.

There is definitely a different Jon before and after the NJ burnout tour but still a happy Jon. He went from a real laid back kid to more of a money man, however still cool and fun. When he says that his innocence was stripped and he had to grow up, that's what I see. He continued to mature throughout the 90's but remained cool and fun.

I would say somewhere between Bounce and HAND was when the real serious politician business man starting showing up.

I was watching old interviews with him and when the annoying questions were asked, one being his hair for example, he was so cool the way he addressed them. He just went with the flow and laughed them off. You ask him those same question today, he would have a fit. Like a diva bitch.