European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes May entertainment Bon join id Rock by Anita Gosch staff writer when Jon Bon Jovi decided to put together a band in he knew exactly what he he was inspired at an Early age by a Tom Petty they will you please Welcome from the United states of America no frills Rock v Roll Tom Petty and the Heartbreak this Guy comes out in a flannel shirt and Blue jeans and kicked the of me for three and i this is what in going to says the Lead Singer and founder of Bon one of americas hottest Rock now i dont go out there in Blue jeans and a flannel shirt because to me its a Little More involved than but i dont Wear spikes or 50 tons of makeup and that kind of thing what in hoping to create is Bon with last years successful debut and a second one fahrenheit shooting up the International along with constant touring in the United Europe and Jon is giving the world a Clear picture of what Bon Jovi is All the whole Backbone of this band is that its an idea of to the from the he its an idea that i go out there and i touch those kids in the first the Contact is that what watching the energetic 23yearold in concert is like trying to follow a one minute Hes Rushing to the Edge of the stage and clasping hands with his fans the next Hes mingling up on the he he to reach his fans not Only physical but musically As i wrote All the stuff on fahrenheit with our whole european tour in he i in one its theres a lot of Hope in the struggle paying and the continual struggle to achieve whatever in life it is that you say you want to be a Singer in a Rock n Roll if you want it bad you can do theres nobody that can Tell you cant do Jons own Rise to Fame is a Clear Case of beating the its the Story of a kids Rock n Roll dream come growing up in new he began his journey into the music world As a Solo gigs were hard to come Money was tight too tight for him to afford to keep a band and Jon found himself sweeping floors in a recording while he wrote the upbeat a radio station in new York picked up on and it was becoming quite a big hit without the use of a record company and without a and without producers and managers or any of that kind of he the do just believed in with the Success of Jon decided it was time to form a he recruited longtime Friend and keyboardist David bassist Alec John and Tico who had been playing Drums for Frankie and the guitarist Richie Sambora joined the act when he happened to see the band on the new Jersey club Richie saw the show and liked it so he told me he wanted to be the Lead guitar Jon i just sort of laughed and walked once i heard him i liked what he did and gave him the gig soon Jon again beat the Rock n Roll Bon Jovi got the Chance to appear As the opening act for Zzz top in new Yorks Madison Square Garden still without a record it was just one of those things that youre not sup posed to be Able to he everybody said you cant do but that the Way we did and weve been fortunate enough to make a career out of despite Bon Joys Jon has remained the aver age Rock n no big House in the coun try for this fellow he lives in a tiny room piled High with a room where not even the rats would nor has Success changed the bands you dont do it just for the he you do it for your heart and for the if i was doing it for the i would have done our first album cover in color instead of in that sepia one Black and White and i would have bought real fancy clothes and did the image thing and made the band look real and come out looking like Duran and sold records to 16year old kids for the but i hated that with a and even on the new theres not a single picture of my face on the cover because i wont let the band become a Prettyboy in keeping with the Tom Petty Jon pre fers to give his fans no frills Rock n were not calculated at he anything i do out there if i fall Down on my ill laugh about it in front of kids or ill get up and ill laugh and ill boy was that none of its i dont go out there and in going to say three times because the Guys Are going to like or in going to smile at the girl in the third Row because the girl in the Soth Row is going to dig if you go out there and play with enough and you mean what you its just Rock n Bon Jovi will appear in London at the Dominion theater May 23 in Newcastle at the Mayfair May 24 and in Edinburgh at the playhouse May