Jon Bon Jovi (Jon Bon Jovi)

American rock singer, producer and actor of Italian descent, Jon Bon Jovi (real name John Francis Bondzhovi Jr.) was born March 2, 1962 in Perth, Embree (New Jersey, USA) in the family barber. From a young age he was interested in music, playing guitar, performs with local groups, also wrote songs with 13 years. Laboring in a recording studio of his cousin, John was able to use its equipment. Early his track "Runaway" was popular on the local radio stations. In 1983, he organized a group which included his friend David Bryan, guitarist Dave Sabo (his then replaced Richie Sambora), bassist Alec Joe Sach and drummer Tico Torres. Name of the group became slightly mutated name of its leader - "Bon Jovi". Soon the band signed with the label "Mercury".

In 1984 their debut album "Bon Jovi", and the song "Runaway" became a Top-40. The following year, was released the album "7800 Fahrenheit", which became "golden". The new group's success was the album "Slippery When Wet" (1986), which sold more than nine million copies and raising a Jon Bon Jovi on "star" height. Two songs from his "You Give Love A Bad Name" and "Livin 'On A Prayer" occupied the first position in the charts, while "Wanted Dead or Alive" became a top-ten. The success enjoyed and another album, "New Jersey" (1988), in support of which the group held tour.
Then Jon Bon Jovi began to pay more attention to his other projects: he started producing - worked, in particular, with groups of "Gorky Park" and "Cinderella". Then Bon Jovi made as a composer, creating a soundtrack for the movie "Young Guns-II", was released shortly as a solo album "Blaze Of Glory" (1990). Seven years later saw the light of his second "solo" "Destination Anywhere". At the same time he took a short film with songs from this album.

In 1995, the debut of Jon Bon Jovi as an actor in melodrama "Moonlight", where his partners were Kathleen Turner, Whoopi Goldberg, Gwyneth Paltrow. In 2000, screens out Mostou Jonathan's war drama "U-571", in which Bon Jovi played the role of Lt. Pete Emmett.

. If you ask Jon Bon Jovi is the difference between writing songs for the album, Bon Jovi and his own album, with the answer he will not stay
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"When you make a group record, is a joint work ... this is not always my story, or its history, it becomes our history. But this time, "- pauses, John, -" It's only my voice ".

This voice will manifest itself in full force in the album entitled Destination Anywhere. In this album one of the leading singers and composers include emotional, complex-sounding compositions. Musician wanted to show that a Bon Jovi as an artist. And this goal was achieved waiver of prevailing stereotypes about his music. Chaotic, more rhythmic, but rather built on exquisite passages than guitar chords, and songs from the album Destination Anywhere do not sound as heart-rending cry, but as a passionate whisper. And if the album does not seem to sound design to New Jersey or Your Guns Soundtrack, then we can assume John came to what would
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. To work on the album Destination Anywhere Jon attracted diverse and incredible on the composition of a group of musicians, . including producer and composer Dave Stewart (Dave Stewert (Eurythmics, . Tom Petty)) and Steve Layroni (Steve Lironi), . known for songs "Black Grape's It's Great When You're Straight" ..,
. As John says himself: "I am prepared to make a shot, and if my idea does not work, I would immediately abandon it. In theory, I thought of the participation of five producers, with two tracks each! That would be the album! But then I picked two songs with Steve, they liked me, besides, I was amazed at how it works. We started with a plan and worked in the reverse order ... This is radically different from my style of work on the album. As a result, I prepared to Steve, eight tracks, but he made three more. Above all, I realized that this method of recording allows you to not be afraid to experiment with new ideas and give my music new colors ".

All these radical changes in methods of recording took place in London. John spent three months while filming The Leading Man, and, apparently, new rhythms soar in UK air. John recorded the first ten songs on the album on an acoustic guitar during breaks, alone in the shooting trailer, and finally completed most of the tracks in its main studio

. When working on the album Destination Anywhere Jon Bon Jovi helped keyboardist David Bryan (David Bryan), . Eric Basilian (Eric Bazilian (The Hooters)), . drummer Kenny Aronoff (Kenny Aronoff), . Dave Stewart (Dave Stewart) and many musicians, . Friends and Baby Sitter,
. "Everyone who came into the studio to some extent participated in the album" - John laughs.

Despite the unorthodoxy of ways to create this album, some things have remained the same: namely, the lyrical theme song of John: faith and lack of illusions. Although at this time, these topics have become more autobiographical in tone. In a single, "August 7, 4:15, John touches the painful subject of his daughter's murder Manager. "Midnight in Chelsea" ( "Midnight in Chelsea"), the first single from the album - a sublime story about the time spent in London. Total energy track "Janie, . Don't Take Your Love To Town "- chronicle of family fights with my wife, . which, . jokes John, . always pretending semplice ", . and the composition "Every word is part of my heart" ( "Every Word Has A Piece Of My Heart") sounds peculiar Bon Jovi lyric sincerity,
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This sincerity and determination to follow his style is the basis of creativity Bon Jovi (and soloist, and ensemble). More than 13 years, Bon Jovi had prevailed in the music industry, selling over 75 million albums worldwide. In addition, the group actively promotes concerts, collecting arenas and stadiums around the world. Latest CD of 1995 "These Days" became a platinum and has demonstrated the maturity of the creative musicians. They are currently working on solo projects, but in the near future, planning a joint studio work.

With regard specifically Jon Bon Jovi, then in the near future he will be busy with promotion of a Destination Anywhere. He also plans to continue shooting his career in cinema began in 1995 with the warmly greeted by criticism of the film Moonlight and Valentino. In addition, it is removed in a short film to the album Destination Anywhere. Soon John will appear in the film studio Miramax "Little City and Homegrown", which starred academic award winner Billy Bob Tronton (Billy Bob Thornton). Even John starred in the film "Long Time, Nothing New" directed by Ed Burns ( "She's The One" and "The Brothers McMullen"). From music, John also did not refuse. "The biggest thing I do in life - a songwriting. It is much more important than recording and concerts. Because the song - is what I created and that will remain forever ".

All 12 songs from the album Destination Anywhere - funny and sad, provocative and humorous - yet another stage in the creative life Bon Jovi.