when wet days and go into decade two and three and now starting a fourth, do fourth, do you feel a responsibility to write music that is more socially conscious? no. but i said when i was 25, i was never going to be 50, painting my fingernails black and writing bitch on my belly. but i said that, you know. i said it as a kid. and then i grew into that, which was good. and the truth was, when you are 25, you should write you give love a bad name. who wouldn t want to write that when you re 25. that was what life was about. if if i was 50 trying to write that now, i would be deemed a dirty old man. it would be a little sick and twisted. but there are some who are still doing it. not me. you know. we have grown up in public. and that s sort of the cuteness is that you can go, okay, go on. right here, insert the clip, bad name with my hair down to here. you give love a bad name that s cool.
can you believe it s been almost 30 years since bon jovi released slippery when wet. you ve sung that and many others at karaoke nights. the artist and the man jon bon jovi is now working with his community, not because he has to, but because he can. jon, 30 years of bon jovi, 125 million albums and you ve got your 12th studio album coming up. as you go into decade two, and three and now starting the fourth. do you feel a responsibility to write music that is more socially conscious? no. but i said when i was 25 i was never going to be 50 painting my
fingernails black and writing on my belly. but i said that, you know, i said it as a kid and grew into that, which was good. and the truth was is when you are 25, you should write you give love a bad name. who wouldn t want to write that when you re 25 that s what life was about. if i was 50 trying to write that now, i d be deemed a dirty old man. it would be a little sick and twisted, you know. but there are some that would still do it. not me. we ve grown up in public. and that s that s sort of the, you know, the cuteness is you can go, okay, go on right here insert bad name with my hair down. that s cool, that s fine. but that s not who i am now. you know, it s a progression and revolution. what about now? hence the name of the album. what s the message of that lead single? i ain t a soldier but i m here
jon, 30 years of bon jovi. 125 million albums. and you ve got the 12th studio album coming out now in a few days. as you move on from the slippery when wet days and you go into decade two and three and now starting the fourth, do you feel a responsibility to write music that is more socially conscious? no. but i said when i was 25, i was never going to be 50 painting my fingernails black and writing bitch on my belly. but i said that, you know. i said it as a kid, and then i grew into that, which was good. and the truth was is, when you are 25, you should write you give love a bad name. who wouldn t want to write that when you re 25? that was what life was about. if i was 50 trying to write that now, i d be deemed a 30-year-old man. it would be a little sick and twisted, you know? reporter: but there are some still doing it. not me. not me. we ve grown up in public. and that s sort of the, you