Originally Posted by bonjovi90 (Post 1261031)

My biggest grip here is Jon's change it attitude within the interviews. We - the fans - have known that it's been about Jon more and more Jon-driven since at least 2000 (and starting from KTF onwards). I'd even say that this might've been one of the contributing factors to Richie's growing frustration and ulitmately his departure.
But that aside - until around 2013, he at least talked about it being a band in public interviews. Whereas his "corporate head" had grown to frightening sizes from 2009 to 2013 when his main force seemed to be getting the NFL team, he appeared much more grounded in the phase leading up to THINFS (and I actually believed that).
How long did he keep touting out the New Year's Day story on stage about finding THE band in one room again and about how great that refound spirit was? How much did he emphasize this "new sense of pride" with these guys during HoF introduction? Ever since he signed on with Iriving Azoff, he has drifted more and more back to being the self-centered CEO (at least showing it, maybe he's been there all the time) again. It seems like a kick in the face of a band who has to save his ass on a nightly basis (and who has to listen to his unfiltered vocals on their IEMs night after night).
I wouldn't be too suprised if - at some point in the near future - he'd be in there trying to purchase a team again.

Originally Posted by Faceman (Post 1260438)

It's just Jon's inferiority complex talking.
And that's his problem throughout his whole career. He always wanted to be the biggest act and the greatest frontman on the planet. But there's the Rolling Stones on the number 1 spot nobody can take away. On number 2 are U2. To me they are one of the most overrated bands of all time but somehow the critics and the public love every piece of shit that's coming from Bono and his mates.
Number 3 depends on who is currently touring or having a hit album...in one year it's ACDC, the other year it's...I don't know let's say Queen + whatever singer they are touring with and another year later it might be Bon Jovi. But Bon Jovi never were the band to be constantly considered being one of the great 3...it was always just temporary.
Well, than Jon at least wants to be the biggest act in the US or at least in his homestate. But damn it, there's the Boss who is just as loved as U2. So even in his homestate the best Jon can do is being the no. 2.
To me that leads him to his massiv talk about being the CEO of a multi-million-dollar corporation, being the leading man (pun intended) in the band and dismissing Richie's importance. It's his fight for recognition in which he makes no prisoners.

Originally Posted by bonjovi90 (Post 1261030)

If you just put "I think the single will come out in..." in your signature, you save yourself a lot of posts :p:mrgreen:

Originally Posted by JackieBlue (Post 1261025)

Ok, I lied.



Well, yeah, according to Bob Rock, it seems like it was at least headed in that direction as far back as KTF.

You may be right and the atttendance might be similar if he promoted it as JBJ; but I doubt it. If that's the case, there are a couple of points you make that I still don't understand. In your previous post you said if it isn't promoted as "playing songs from his new solo album"... If it's all the same to most fans, why that would that be an issue? Wouldn't they likely be just as excited about a tour supporting a new solo album by Jon Bon Jovi as they would about a new album from the band?

Also, I'm not sure why you think calling it Jon Bon Jovi would be more of an option now than it was when Richie was still in the band. If it's been about Jon since 2000, why would that make a difference?

Originally Posted by Captain_jovi (Post 1261035)

Pollstar's info went right out the window when the lead single changed. They're filming the music video today for it but I think we can stop expecting it to be out this month because the article said it would.

Originally Posted by Captain_jovi (Post 1261035)

Pollstar's info went right out the window when the lead single changed. They're filming the music video today for it but I think we can stop expecting it to be out this month because the article said it would.

Originally Posted by Jack27 (Post 1261037)

How do you know this?

Originally Posted by Jack27 (Post 1261037)

How do you know this?

Originally Posted by Captain_jovi (Post 1261039)

I saw it on Twitter, I thought that info came from here but I guess not! Some casting call a few days ago for the shoot today. Didn't say the song though.