Quotes From The Man

"Once upon a time we found Obie on the side of the road somehwere south of Philly. We traded an old man a 6pack of beer, 2 pizzas and a goat for Obie... We sure miss that goat." - JBJ

"Dude. A Cactus... Excellent."
-Richie Sambora, Somewhere in New Mexico, 2002

"Women should rule the world. They should be presidents, kings, queens, and that should be the end of it."
Jon Bon Jovi

"We're here to have a celebration...a jubilation...the expectations are high. I ain't here on no soapbox of politics..I ain't here to discuss sport...I'm here to talk about love and religion, baby! The love of my religion - the one that bleeds through my pores and always makes me want more. It's called ROCK 'N' ROLL, Momma"
~JBJ~ (Giants Stadium. Fri July 27th 2001)

"They have no idea of the sacrifices that you've made for 20 years, how many birthdays and holidays and summers you've missed to live out of a hotel room and eat another club sandwich. You've made a deal with the devil to play on stage every night. You'd do anything to play. Now, if I could just figure out a way to get those three and a half million people to come to my house ..."
~JB~

"I’ve always been a bit of an optimist. I’ve always been overboard in optimism, I’ve always been guilty of that,and you know what, I’ll take that wrap right square in the chin too. Because at the end of the day if you can’t like, see the glass as half full instead of half empty, somebody should talk to you about it. And if no one’s gonna talk to you about it, then talk to yourself about it. Try to see that glass as half full, not half empty. Because it’s a trying time out there, but man, if you ain’t got yourself to start to make the day just a little bit brighter, well what the hell, who is? And it’s important."
~JB~

"I wouldn't be afraid of gaining 50 pounds
or shaving my hair off or dyeing it blonde or blue"
-Jon Bon Jovi on Thespianism

"Jon Bon Jovi is a loving attentive
family man who just likes to hang with his kids and his wife and
his friends in New Jersey."

"When I was a kid I used to think about:
'What would I be doing in the year 2000?'
Now I know I'm still doing what I was doing in 1980."
-Jon Bon Jovi on Two Story Town

"We play from the soul and the heart. I think we try to communicate with the fans more than a lot of bands do.
Our music is communication not masturbation."
-Richie Sambora, 1989

"Passion + Persistence = Possibility" ..... "Not all who wander are lost" ..... "THERE IS NO 25TH HOUR IN THE DAY, SO DON’T LOOK FOR IT." ..... "GROW UP… BUT DON’T GROW OLD." ..... "LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU WHILE YOU’RE BUSY MAKING PLANS (John Lennon) " ..... "LIVE WHILE YOU’RE ALIVE…" ..... - Jon Bon Jovi, May 16, 2001

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