Happy Birthday to Jon Bon Jovi, the rocker from New Jersey, today, 2 March, blows out 59 candles. We celebrate this anniversary (and its Sicilian blood) in our article!
Jon Bon Jovi, a timeless myth of world rock
Jon Bon Jovi, since its inception, it has always represented the clean face of rock and the emblem of clean America, without scandals and without clamor. “If you don't believe in your dreams, they won't come true. The important thing is to believe in yourself and others will believe in you ": this phrase released during an interview a mtv, sums up what the singer has been since his very first steps in the world of music. A man who believed in his dreams and who worked hard to make them come true.
100 million fans can't be wrong: success in stadiums
Departed from the locals of New Jersey, Jon, together with Bon Jovi, has inflamed stadiums all over the world. Bon Jovi's music has matured over the years. From Livin'on a Prayer a keep the faith, da Always a These Days to It’s my life then go to the last recent song Story Of Love: these are songs that tell a piece of the life of Jon and of the band, and that, after all, are pieces of everyone's life.
Perhaps this is also the key to the success of Jon and Bon Jovi, that is to be a rocker with songs within everyone's reach. Bon Jovi's audience grew together with the band. It has traveled a collective path that has never really stopped, but has actually grown stronger over time. The big boy with a bright smile and long-haired from New Jersey who has made millions of girls fall in love all over the world, has become a family man who, despite the years, still continues to make his fans dream.
Jon Bon Jovi and the Sicilian origins
The rocker Jon Bon Jovi is originally from New Jersey, but Sicilian blood flows in his veins. The former barber John Bongiovi Sr and father of John Bongiovi Jr., in fact, it is originally from Sciacca, in Sicily. During the interviews Jon he often spoke of his Sicilian origins and it seems that he also came to Sicily as a tourist when he was not yet famous to go in search of his roots.
Jon Bon Jovi, family first of all
As a good Sicilian, Jon has a very close relationship with his family. Married since 1989 with his high school girlfriend, Dorothea hurley, has four children: Jesse James, Stephanie Rose, Jacob e Romeo. He also has two brothers: Matt e Tony. Together with them, he created a kind of great empire. The family has always been a fundamental pillar in the life and musical career of Jon. Often it is they who have accompanied him also on occasions of events, concerts and awards. They make the words of love move and at the same time soften Jon, on several occasions, he used against his wife Dorothea. And together with his family he created a kind of great business empire. The singer has never forgotten his roots and those important values, such as the bond with the people he has always had next to him and who have always supported him.
Best wishes great rocker!
