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Slippery When Wet

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January 2024 Jason headed to Melbourne , Australia to perform 17 shows with Legends In Concert at The Palms Theater at The Crown Casino in Melbourne. Amazing crowds and amazing times were had. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!

Click on the photo below to see clips of Jason performing with the Legends band and dancers.

December 2023 Jason was invited to cut a parody song for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that aired as part of a bit called the “Bottom of the Charts”.

Click on the photo below to hear Jason singing the parody song “It’s My Aunt”.

November 2023 Just Announced – Jason Morey Heads Down Under to join the cast of Legends in Concert for a 3 week run at The Palms – Crown Casino Melbourne , Australia. January 11th-January 27th 2024. Tickets available at: https://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/entertainment/live-shows-and-concerts/shows/legends-concert

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September 2023 An Amazing experience to perform in Singapore to Sold Out Crowds as a part of Swiss Clubs’ Oktoberfest event. I met some great people and was quite honored to be a part of such a huge tradition. Click on the pictures below to see some footage from the event.

January 2023 2023 marks the 20 year anniversary for Slippery When Wet the band. What a ride it has been…some 1900 + Shows around the world. We have been blessed by having some of the best and loyal fans that without you none of this could have been achieved. We look at our past accomplishments and records and to the future where we hope to add many more items to the list. We applaud JBJ , Matt Bon Giovi and Sixthman for taking us along for not one but two Runaway to Paradise Cruises with Jon Bon Jovi. We thank Jon Bon Jovi , Paul Korzilius for not only authorizing us but most importantly a massive thank you and appreciation to Jon Bon Jovi and the band for creating such an amazing song catalog and stage show that we feel honored to be able to present live and in person to you. Come on out and celebrate with us in 2023…20 years of rocking and a rolling! We’re Just Getting Started! Here’s to another 20!!!!

December 2022 The band was honored to tour Qatar and work with the USO to perform for the troops. A fabulous kick off to 2023.

August 2022 It was great to catch up with Johnny Rzeznik and The Goo Goo Dolls at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre. Thru all of the shutdowns in years past, we hadn’t see him since the Runaway to Paradise Cruise. Where we played a whole set together. Click on the photo below to see footage of that amazing show.

May 2022 We are honored to be nominated for “Tribute Artist of the Year” at the Josie Music Awards. The ceremony will be held on October 23rd at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN.

January 2022 The Lovesick have released their 6th EP “Good Trouble” available on Itunes , Apple Music , Spotify and all digital and streaming services. Deluxe CD Version available above at the store link. Click on the cd cover below to see the video for the 3rd single “What If I”.

December 2021 It was an amazing experience being a part of Jimmy Fallon’s “Clash of the Cover Bands”.Where we won our round and became a grand finalist. Thanks to E! , Electric Hot Dog , Universal , NBC , Adam Lambert , Ester Dean , Meghan Trainor , DJ Twitch and Kuk Harrell.

September 2021 We are so excited to be a part of Jimmy Fallon’s new Music Competition show for E. Clash of the Cover Bands will feature the Country’s best Tribute acts going head to head weekly to battle it out for cash prizes.Clash of the Cover Bands features your host Twitch and judges Adam Lambert , Meghan Trainor and Ester Dean. The 10 episode series premieres on October 13th at 9:30p.m. on E. Check out an ad for the show clicking on the Clash logo

October 2020 The Lovesick’s 5th ep Easy Tiger is available now on Itunes , Spotify and all digital and streaming outlets. Click on the cover below to see the music video for our 2nd single – The Invitation.

October 2019 The Lovesick’s new ep Everybody Loves A Winner is available now on Itunes , Spotify and all digital and streaming outlets. Click on the cover below to see the music video for our 2nd single – Shook.

August 2019

We had a blast on the Runaway to Paradise cruise with Jon Bon Jovi to the Mediterranean. The cruise featured 3 sets of our own and 1 set of us playing with Johnny Rzeznik. We made a horde of new fans and friends….lets do it again !!! runawaytoparadise.com

The Lovesick’s new single Always Watching U is available now on Itunes , Spotify and all digital and streaming outlets. Click on the cover below to see the new music video.

July 2019 It was an absolute pleasure to work with the one and only Mark Weiss.Mark shot both covers to Slippery When Wet and countless other classic rock photos.Check out some shots from the photo shoot.Go to weissguygallery.com for more on Mark.

July 2019 Runaway to Paradise with Jon Bon Jovi Mediterranean cruise just got even more amazing….Slippery When Wet will be teaming up with John Rzeznik to play some cool covers and your favorite Goo Goo Dolls hits. Click on the photo below to reserve your cabin.

June 2019 Runaway to Paradise with Jon Bon Jovi Mediterranean cruise is coming August 26th-30th.Featuring Slippery When Wet , John Rzeznik , Grace Potter and many more !!! A few cabins still remain. The 1st cruise was absolutely amazing…here’s another opportunity for you to rock out on the high seas with Jon and some special guests. Click on the photo below to reserve your cabin.

April 2019 What a fantastic time we had on The Runaway to Paradise cruise to the Bahamas with Jon Bon Jovi. The band played 3 amazing shows aboard the cruise.We met so many talented artists as well.We cant wait to see you in Spain!!!.A few cabins are still left…go to – https://www.runawaytoparadise.com

January 2019

We were so honored to have been asked to work with Bon Jovi’s Official Tour Photographer David Bergman.David is a fantastic photographer and an ever better guy.Check out his website here – https://www.davidbergman.net

October 2018

We cannot wait to Runaway to Paradise with Jon Bon Jovi! We’re headed out to sea for two incredible cruises featuring JBJ: Miami to Nassau, April 12-16, 2019, and Barcelona to Palma, August 26-30, 2019! Enjoy multiple shows by ourselves (including a very exclusive set), Jon Bon Jovi, Collective Soul , Grace Potter and Beth Thornton. Guests will also experience panels and events with key figures from Bon Jovi’s history! All of this while we sail away from our cares and into paradise! Cabins are on sale NOW! Head over to www.runawaytoparadise.com to book today, and we’ll see you on the ship!

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September 2018 Check out the video for The Lovesick – There Is Always Hope the 2nd single from the ep Palomino available on Itunes and all digital and streaming services. The cd version can be found in the store on this site.

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July 2018 Jason Morey appearing as Jon Bon Jovi in Legends in Concert at The Donny & Marie Showroom at The Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas , NV July 1st thru September 9th.

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June 2018 The Lovesick – Palomino all new ep available on Itunes , Spotify and all digital and streaming services. Cd copies can be purchased in our store

Click on the cd cover below to see the lyric video for (Tell Me) Its Not The End

March 2018 *For Immediate Release

JASON MOREY WILL BE HITTING IT BIG THIS SUMMER WITH “LEGENDS IN CONCERT” LAS VEGAS.

March 28, 2018– Legends in Concert, the premiere showcase for celebrity impersonators for 35 years is introducing a new “character” into its storied ensemble. Jon Bon Jovi as portrayed by Jason Morey will make its debut this summer as part of the Las Vegas impersonator troupe. Jason Morey who fronts the world’s most succesful Bon jovi tribute band “Slippery When Wet”’ hails from Atlanta , GA. Morey , as Jon Bon Jovi will appear as part of the Las Vegas cast on July 1st, 2018 thru September 9th, 2018. The Legends in Concert show is currently performed at the Donny & Marie Showroom which is inside the Flamingo Casino & Hotel. Bon Jovi has sold over 130 million albums worldwide, with eight of their songs getting to the number one spot on the billboard charts.The band is to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the class of 2018. Jason Morey has performed with his tribute band ‘Slippery When Wet’ over 1,400 shows in the U.S. alone and has traveled to Africa, Mexico, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. The band has headlined on over 60 cruises on the Royal Caribbean cruise line, played the pre-game of Super Bowl 48 in East Rutherford NJ, and in 2007 became the only authorized Bon Jovi tribute in the world by Bon Jovi MGMT. ‘Slippery When Wet’ is also the most popular Bon Jovi tribute act on YouTube.

For more information, please visit: http://www.legendsinconcert.com/las-vegas or http://slipperywhenwetband.com/

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December 2017 *For Immediate Release

‘Slippery When Wet’ Celebrates Bon Jovi’s Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

(December 13th, 2017) – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is finally calling Bon Jovi into its folds to occupy a pride of place among the greatest rock stars ever. Among those who are proud and mighty pleased is his official tribute act, ‘Slippery When Wet’. This team has indeed ‘kept the faith’ and done more than anyone to spread the music of the one and only Jon Bon Jovi. The outpouring of fan votes, over 1 million of them , is not surprising, for Bon Jovi has been a central figure in all things rock. Active for over 30 years, he has sold over 130 million albums worldwide, with eight songs reaching the No 1 spot on Billboard. As late as 2013, his was once again recognized as the highest grossing touring act. His tribute band ‘Slippery When Wet’ comprises Jason Morey (vocals), Anthony Cappolino, (guitar), Jimmi Botsford (bass) and John Martin (drums), who have achieved their own fame singing his songs wherever they go. ‘Slippery When Wet’ has performed over 1,400 shows in the U.S. alone, and has traveled to Africa, Mexico, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. They have headlined on over 60 cruises on the Royal Caribbean cruise line, played the pre game of Super Bowl 48 in East Rutherford NJ, and in 2007 became the only authorized Bon Jovi tribute in the world by Bon Jovi MGMT. ‘Slippery When Wet’ is also the most popular Bon Jovi tribute act on YouTube. Formed in 2003, the band traces its origin to the popularity of lead singer Jason Morey, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and resembled Bon Jovi to an extent that he was mistakenly invited backstage by comedian Dave Chappelle at one of his comedy shows. The band went on to earn praise as the ultimate tribute to the rock star, extracting live arrangements from Bon Jovi’s past tours. As Bon Jovi prepares to enter the Hall of Fame, ‘Slippery When Wet’ is around to play to packed audiences. “Our drive, musical ability, showmanship and dedication to duplicating the Bon Jovi live experience simply cannot be outdone,” said the band’s spokesperson.

June 2017 So with success comes the follow up. The Lovesick – Breathe Baby Breathe is available thru our Online Store (deluxe cd version) or digitally throughout the world. You can follow the band at thelovesick.xyz Clink on the cd cover to check out the their first video from the new disc – Racing the Sun

October 2016 We’re very excited to announce a new original project from members of the band. The Lovesick – Help 4 A Hopeless World is available thru our Online Store (deluxe cd version) or digitally throughout the world. You can follow the band at thelovesick.xyz Clink on the cd cover to check out the their first video – The World is Yours and Mine

May 2016 Slippery When Wet Hot Sauce -Fire Roasted Jalapeno Sauce – Available Now

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Article on the band in the Brunswick News

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September 2015

New article on the band as published @ AL.com

We were so happy to have Fred The Elephant Boy from Howard Stern’s Wack Pack record a special message for us.Come out on April 25th to 37 Main Johns Creek , GA

November 2014

On November 14th Slippery When Wet performed as part of Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas Inaugural Cruise.The ship is amazing and we hope to see all of you on a future cruise.

August 2014

The Sinner Saints released their new single “Too Much Pressure” on August 12th. It’s available on all digital formats. Itunes link below

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/too-much-pressure/id902459188?i=902459208

What can we say……8 is great…another amazing year at Disney’s Sound Like Summer Concert Series @ Epcot….

Had the pleasure of meeting Hugh McDonald in Vegas.Nice work Hugh !!!

…and also Vince Neil

Runaway with Slippery When Wet – The Ultimate Rock Fan Excursion with The Ultimate Tribute Band September 18th – 21st Hard Rock Resort – Puerto Vallarta Mexico

TRIP PACKAGE INCLUDES: 4 Days / 3 Nights Hotel ALL INCLUSIVE Accommodations At The Hard Rock Hotel, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Includes All Meals and All Beverages (see below) *Photo Op With Slippery When Wet *1st Night – Welcome Party with Slippery When Wet *Day and Night Number 2 – Pool Party with Slippery When Wet (acoustic)& Cocktail Party with Slippery When Wet *Night Number 3 – Concert & After Party *Autographed Photo Of Slippery When Wet *Special Event Credential And Lanyard

February 2014

February 2nd the band played the Official NFL Super Bowl XLVIII Pre Game Extravaganza in New Jersey.The band slammed thru a set of the hits inside the spacious Coors Light Tent. Afterwards the band watched the game with Super Bowl XXV MVP Ottis Anderson. Fun Times….Glendale give us a call….

January 2014

October 2013

in honor of the bands 10 year anniversary we thought we’d take the time to reflect upon the last 10 years of slippery when wet

this band started 10 years ago with the thought if we could really put together a show that really embraced the live bon jovi experience …it just might work. after seeing bj countless times and hundreds of hours of watching live concerts and videos we crafted our show.

that first year or so….yikes…it took us some 100 shows or so to really start to get a feel for how the show would come together.

it took us a little while to earn some respect…doubters , haters , critics….all chimed in….as shows and crowds kept stacking….

then came 2006….with 3 years under our belt bon jovi pushing a very succesful new cd…chips started to fall into place….headlining rooms across the southeast …building fan base…..

folks paying attention…newspaper covers …radio appearances….the ultimate stamp of approval….official authorization from bon jovi management….now were on our way

suddenly after 4 years the phone rings ……………….its the mouse……….he says come on down and play at my summer concert festival….we went…. we all sweat …we kicked its ass….and still doing it some 7 years later…

halfway in….we turn around and who would have guessed it…were on our way to being the biggest band in atlanta….from sell outs to setting numerous attendance records….it all seems like a blur

around this time we finally get in with the house of blues company….one of my dreams to go back home and headline the stage where i once stood and thought……someday……someday….

over these 10 years you see clubs, venues ….open…close……do bustling business…fight to stay open…..with a few band line up changes over the years…still we marched on…..

one of the most rewarding experiences were our shows for the troops this last summer….africa , singapore , diego garcia….amazing time….

which brings us to this week ….. our 10th anniversary show… some 880 odd shows played to over a half of a million people…..and we feel like were just getting better…..with fans and friends like ours we can only grow….the love and support weve received over these 10 magical years is uncontested……theres not enough thank yous we could possibly give to the faithful…but we can start……from the bottom of our hearts…..thank u

2014 could be our biggest year yet……..r u ready???????

a quick shout out to some very influential people we’d like to say thanks to…in no particular order

john mallory johnny esposito wild bills andrews upstairs bradley jordan joe guida dave chappelle kevin figueroa john ellison jim mallonee sandy charboneau house of blues danny lee fossett walt disney world entertainment chad atkins debby johnson troy bryan marty pelto paul sahlin matt jones rick wiegand 37 main mike calta

August 2013 Welcome to the new and improved Slippery When Wet – The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute Band Website.There’s a bunch of new stuff to get lost in…….grab a seat…stay awhile

August 2013

Check out this painting that was done by an artist as she watched the show….pretty cool

July 2013 The Sounds Like Summer Concert Series @ Epcot – Walt Disney World once again was stupendous…..In our 7th year the band posted the 2nd biggest numbers in Epcot – Walt Disney World History…Thanks to all who came out and had fun with us…..

May 29th 2013

April 15th 2013

This year at Epcot’s Sounds Like Summer Concert Series on Tuesday July 1st we will be playing some special sets.The first 2 sets on this day we will dive deeper into the Bon Jovi catalog to play some songs that we won’t play on any other day during our week long run….many fan requests on this one special day !!!! !!!

In March 2013 Slippery When Wet appeared as special guests for Kenny Chesney’s special one night pre-tour engagement in Jacksonville , FL. Kenny and his band and crew were all very gracious and an absolute riot….

February 8th 2013

The band is confirmed for it’s return to the America Gardens Stage at Epcot’s Sounds Like Summer Concert Series . Dates are June 30th thru July 6th.On the 4th of July the band will play 4 sets. Make your travel plans now !!!

January 2013 An article from the Memphis Examiner

August 13th 2012

August 7th 2012

No one replaces the King of Swing….but Phil is great

April 10th 2012

April 2012 A nicely written blog from a new fan.

September 2011 A review from the Central Florida Future Newspaper

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June 21st 2011 A great new article about the bands upcoming Disney’s Sounds Like Summer Concert Series performances is posted at Dis Unplugged – the largest unofficial Disney website on the web.Thanks to David Parfitt for a fun article.

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June 2008 An article in Metromix Nashville

In March 2008 Slippery played In Las Vegas at The House of Blues…what a night !!!

Plane ticket – $329 Rock Star & vodka- $43 Tattoo – $160

Getting the tatt done at the same studio and by the same artist that did Jon’s: Priceless No other Jovi Tribute is more authentic than this dog and pony show!!!

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Bon Jovi, Forever Young, Comes Face-to-Face With Mortality in ‘Thank You, Good Night’

By Joseph Hudak

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You can’t watch Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story and walk away with anything but respect for Jon Bon Jovi . The four-part, nearly five-hour documentary about the singer-songwriter and his namesake New Jersey rock band (streaming now on Hulu ) unflinchingly addresses the vocal problems that plagued Bon Jovi’s 2022 tour. If you’ve seen the YouTube videos of him struggling through “You Give Love a Bad Name” or “Wanted Dead or Alive,” you know how brutal it was to hear.

Bon Jovi does too. In one scene, he walks offstage after a concert in Indianapolis and collapses on the rug in his dressing room. “By far the worst show,” he mutters.

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The film’s dissection of the Bon Jovi/Sambora dynamic will delight longtime fans of the band, and vintage footage of the twosome during the group’s early days and in their acoustic appearance on the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards reminds you how electrifying their onstage chemistry was, especially as singers. In one segment, Bon Jovi is shown listening to the isolated vocal tracks of “Livin’ on a Prayer” with longtime engineer Obie O’Brien. “I don’t think that’s been replaced,” he says later of he and Sambora’s musical interplay.

Nearly all past and present members sit for interviews, from gruff drummer Tico Torres and gregarious keys man David Bryan to Sambora’s replacement, Canadian shredder Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald. (Founding bass player Alec John Such, who died in 2022 , is seen in archival clips.) Bruce Springsteen, one of Bon Jovi’s chief influences when he led his first band, the Atlantic City Expressway, also appears, and we learn that the two Garden State heroes often take 100-mile drives together, without their phones, to talk about music and mortality.

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“I don’t have a messiah complex…,” Bon Jovi says in one interview, before his voice trails off and he chokes back tears. “Anyway, that’s why the legacy matters.”

In the end, Thank You, Good Night is a story about how you react when the very thing that makes you who you are begins to let you down. Such a change is a jarring, physical eye-opener, and also a crisis of conscience. But as Bon Jovi himself wrote, sometimes you’ve gotta keep the faith.

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Livin' on a Prayer (and Millions of Dollars): Jon Bon Jovi's Net Worth in 2024

I t was impossible to be alive in the '80s or '90s without having at least a small crush on music legend Jon Bon Jovi . The handsome rocker was (and still is!) a complete heartthrob who turned out iconic jam after iconic jam. (If your older sister didn’t cry along to "I’ll Be There for You" while holding her ex-boyfriend’s football jersey, you definitely aren’t Gen X.) But how much money did Bon Jovi's heartthrob status—and, of course, his massive music catalog—earn him over the years? Keep reading to find out Jon Bon Jovi's net worth and more. 

How did Jon Bon Jovi get his start?

A New Jersey native to his core, Jon Bon Jovi (real name: Jon Bongiovi) spent his formative years playing in Asbury Park in several different bands, including Atlantic City Expressway, John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones and The Rest. 

Everything changed in 1982, however, when he recorded “Runaway” with a session band and found himself with a radio hit on his hands. At that point, he assembled keyboardist David Bryan , bassist Alec John Such (who left the band in 1994 and died in 2022), drummer Tico Torres and, shortly after, guitarist Richie Sambora (who replaced initial guitarist  Dave Sabo and also left the band in 2013) to form Bon Jovi in 1983. 

The band's self-titled album (with its first single "Runaway") came out in January 1984, and a legendary rock band was born. 

"If you’re not going to be great, the guy that’s coming in tomorrow night is going to be better," Bon Jovi said while promoting Hulu's four-part documentary about the band, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story , which started streaming April 26. "This isn’t a career that you should take lightly. There’s a million other young guys that are waiting to take your spot. And there are no guarantees in this business...You have to win hearts in order to win people’s hard-earned dollar. If you’re asking them to stay with you for four decades, that’s a task. You better be one of the greats or else good luck."

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What is Jon Bon Jovi's net worth in 2024?

According to Celebrity Net Worth , Bon Jovi is worth $410 million dollars. He made the bulk of his money through his entertainment empire, which controls all things Bon Jovi—the recordings, touring and merchandising.

One way he has not  made his money? By selling the rights to his massive music catalog. "For some, it makes sense [to do so] because they need to," he told the Associated Press . "For some, it makes sense because they want to. I just find [Bon Jovi’s music] to be my baby, and I have no desire at this juncture in my life to ever even consider it."

What is Bon Jovi's biggest hit?

The band has had four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 over the past 40 years, including "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer," both of which are from the (honestly perfect) 1986 album Slippery When Wet . If you’ve ever been to karaoke in your life, you know both of these songs by heart.

Their other two No. 1 tracks are "I'll Be There For You" and "Bad Medicine." Not too shabby!  

What is Bon Jovi's most successful album?

The band's most successful album to date is still their third release, Slippery When Wet , from 1986, which sold more than 28 million copies worldwide.

Is Bon Jovi still making music?

Bon Jovi is still making music. In fact, the band has its 16th studio album, Forever , coming out on June 7, 2024. But a vocal cord injury recently threatened to knock Bon Jovi the singer out of the live-performance game. 

Speaking to People , he recalled his wife Dorothea telling him his voice was off on his 2022 tour. A subsequent trip to the doctor revealed that one of his vocal cords was atrophying.

“This was unique. It wasn’t a nodule," he told  the AP .  "The strong [vocal cord] was pushing the weak one around, and suddenly, my inabilities were just exacerbated.” He underwent surgery and now, two years on, works with vocal coaches and does daily exercises as part of his recovery. 

"Every day is sort of like doing curls with weights and just getting them [his vocal cords] both to be the same size and to function together," he told the outlet. "The process has been steady. Would I like it to be a light switch? Yeah. I said to the doctor, 'I want to flip the switch and be done with this.' It's just not how it works... I'm confident that it gets progressively better."

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Where in New Jersey does Jon Bon Jovi own houses?

It appears that Jon Bon Jovi doesn’t currently own any homes in New Jersey. He’s a former resident of Rumson, New Jersey, where he had a home recording studio called Sanctuary Sound in the basement. He also previously owned a mansion in Middletown, New Jersey that he sold in 2020.

What other properties does Jon Bon Jovi own?

Jon Bon Jovi has owned some pretty incredible homes over the years. His former mansion in Middletown, New Jersey was a French Chateau-style estate that he listed for $20 million in 2020 . It had everything from a private pub to a music studio, and it sat on 15 acres along the Navesink River.

In the same year, Bon Jovi upgraded to a stunning Mediterranean-style mansion in Palm Beach, Florida for a whopping $43 million . This luxurious pad, which he still owns, spans more than 10,000 square feet and features 7 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a courtyard pool and direct beach access. Yowza!

What sports teams does Jon Bon Jovi own?

Jon Bon Jovi was the founder and former majority owner of the Philadelphia Soul arena football team. However, he does not currently own any teams. Maybe one day!

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Inside Bon Jovi's 40-Year Career: From Their Big Break in the '80s to Where They Stand Today

Bon Jovi's legendary career is the subject of the new Hulu docuseries 'Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,' which is streaming now

Nicole Briese is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Us Weekly, Brides and MTV News.

There are few rock bands that have the longevity of Bon Jovi.

Formed in 1983 by singer Jon “Bon Jovi” Bongiovi Jr. , keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, bassist Alec John Such and guitarist Richie Sambora , the band debuted its self-titled album in January 1984.

In the 40-plus years since, Bon Jovi has cemented its place in musical history. In 2017, CNN listed the group among the top-selling rock bands of all time. Bon Jovi has sold more than 130 million albums filled with rock anthems like “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer” and played more than 2,600 concerts for its fans.

The group’s lineup has changed several times, with Such, who died in June 2022 , leaving the group in 1994 (bassist Hugh McDonald took over in his absence) and Sambora departing in 2013. (Guitarist Phil X officially took his place in 2016.) Still, their shared experiences have forged an unbreakable brotherhood between all of its members, past and present.

“But just to be clear, there was nothing but love, " Jon told PEOPLE of Sambora's sudden exit from the band over a decade ago. "There was never a fight. Ultimately being in a rock band is not a life sentence. He had to deal with his other issues.”

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Bryan added of the band's determination to succeed, "We were relentless young men who set out to make it — and we made it."

Now, Bon Jovi is immortalized in the Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story , which is the first series about the group's history with full cooperation from past and present members.

Keep reading to find out more about the band, its origins, its highs and lows and where its members stand with each other.

Bon Jovi’s first hit was recorded before it was a band

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Jon wrote the band’s first single, “Runaway,” at the age of 19, according to The Irish Times .

“I got the idea for the song when I was at the bus station, on the way to my janitor’s gig at the Power Station," the singer told the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

However, Jon originally recorded the demo with studio musicians who could not be part of Bon Jovi. “The other guys on the demo all had commitments to other bands, so I had to form a new band,” he explained to The Independent in 1995.

Not only did he find new members, he stuck with them for decades. “It was supposed to be just for a couple of weeks, not for 11 years,” he mused.

Jon and Bryan played in a cover band together and Bruce Springsteen once joined them onstage

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Keyboardist Bryan, who became Jon’s first Bon Jovi bandmate, opened up about meeting the singer as a teenager in a 2017 interview with The Morning Call . “We were, like, almost 17 years old and I joined his cover band and the journey started from there,” he said.

According to AP News , their horn-led cover band, which was called Atlantic City Expressway, earned $7 per night in 1979 and performed classic hits like Eddie Floyd’s “Knock on Wood.”

The band also covered Bruce Springsteen : As Jon told Conan O’Brien on the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend in March 2023, the Boss once jumped up from the crowd to perform his own song with them.

“The first time Bruce jumped onstage with me, I was 17 years old,” Jon confirmed.

Sambora auditioned for KISS before joining Bon Jovi

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Before he was shredding solos on hits like “Wanted Dead or Alive,” Sambora was auditioning for the likes of KISS . The guitarist tried out to replace Ace Frehley after his departure from the band in 1982, but it wasn’t meant to be.

Shortly after returning from his audition in Los Angeles, Sambora, who had previously played in a band with Such, went to see his former bassist perform with his new band, Bon Jovi. “I thought Jon was so charismatic,” Sambora recalled to The Independent in 1995. "I went backstage and gave him a verbal resume. ... About a week later, I got a call, inviting me to a rehearsal.”

Jon also recalled the meeting, saying, “Richie came down to see one of my shows. Afterwards, he made a point of meeting me and saying, ‘I'm the guy. I'm what you need.' ”

Though Jon initially thought Sambora was “a little crazy because he was so forward,” he spent an afternoon writing with him in a session that produced two songs. “They weren't the best songs we've ever written, but from the start, we could see that we were compatible,” he said. “More importantly, we got on as friends.”

Sambora replaced Jon’s childhood neighbor Dave Sabo, who had decided to go back to college, per The Hollywood Reporter . Sabo went on to co-found Skid Row.

They slept on the floor to make ends meet while recording their second album

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Despite the success of “Runaway” and Jon’s subsequent record deal, the living situation of Bon Jovi’s early members was quite modest while recording their second album, 7800 Fahrenheit .

“When we were doing the Fahrenheit record, we were all living in the same apartment in Philadelphia, sleeping on the floor when it was 12 below zero outside,” Sambora told The Independent in 1995. “The heating wasn't working well, and there wasn't a lot of food in the refrigerator.”

As Sambora explained, their financial situation didn’t stop them from having fun. “That's the kind of thing that bonds you, high points, low points, everything,” he told the outlet. “That's what makes a great band.”

Jon and Sambora had successful solo projects while in the band

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Both Jon and Sambora began to pursue solo projects outside of Bon Jovi in the early ‘90s.

In 1990, Jon wrote and performed the soundtrack for Young Guns II starring Emilio Estevez , Christian Slater and Kiefer Sutherland . He recruited the musical talents of Elton John for songs such as “Billy Get Your Guns” and “Dyin’ Ain’t Much of a Living;" Little Richard , who appeared on “You Really Got Me Now;” and Jeff Beck, who served as the guitarist on six of the album’s tracks, including its lead single, “Blaze of Glory,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 .

One year later, Sambora followed suit with his own solo album, Stranger in This Town , from which his track “Ballad of Youth” spent seven weeks on the charts .

Though Jon also released Destination Anywhere under his name in 1997, he opened up to The Independent in 1995 about wanting to return to his Bon Jovi roots.

“The reason I wanted to get back with the band, even after the success of the Young Guns record, is that I missed the camaraderie,” he said. “I had living legends playing on the Young Guns record, and it would have been an amazing thrill to ask Elton or Jeff to play a couple of shows ... But all we'd have had in common was the moment. A band proves itself to you time and time again.”

They won their first Grammy for a country song in 2006

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Though Bon Jovi had plenty of commercial success in the rock and roll genre, scoring four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 as of 2016, it earned its first Grammy Award for 2006’s “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” a country collaboration with Jennifer Nettles .

The song also hit No. 1 on the country charts, marking what NBC reported was the first time a rock crossover had reached that status.

“I knew that the song had great crossover appeal,” Jon told CMT Insider of the track in 2006. “I just feel like a good song is a good song, and it’s a shame that we have such limitations on radio and genres.”

Fourteen years later, the Sugarland frontwoman paired up with the group once more for 2020’s “ Do What You Can ," which Jon wrote in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sambora abruptly left the band in 2013 to focus on his family

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After 30 years of performing together as a band, Bon Jovi fractured in 2013 when Sambora was a no-show for the group's world tour which he never re-joined.

“We were all shocked,” Jon recalled to PEOPLE in 2024. “It was a show that night ... and he just didn't show up. And then the next night, and then the next night ... We had 120 people on the road, 80 other shows to do. So the train kept going.”

Sambora previously opened up to PEOPLE about his decision to leave the band in 2020, saying, “It wasn't a popular decision by any means, obviously, but there was really almost no choice about it. I had a lot of conscious work to do around [my personal life].”

The lead guitarist explained he needed to prioritize his daughter Ava Sambora , whom he shares with ex-wife Heather Locklear . “I realized Ava needed me to be around at that point in time. Family had to come first, and that’s what happened.”

Sambora addressed his sudden departure in the band's 2024 docuseries, saying, “I don’t regret leaving the situation, but I regret how I did it , so I want to apologize fully right now to the fans, especially, and also to the guys because my feet and my spirit were just not letting me walk out the door.”

Phil X, who had previously filled in for Sambora while he was in rehab, took over for the rest of the Calgary tour and officially joined the band in 2016. “ Phil really helped us out in a time of need,” Bryan told The Morning Call in 2017. “We didn’t know whether it was going to be one show or 10 shows or ... three years.”

He added: “You can’t ever replace anybody because Richie is incredibly talented ... but the nice thing about Phil is he adds his own dimension.”

Bon Jovi waited a decade to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Bon Jovi first became eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 but wasn't inducted until April 14, 2018.

“Good things come to those who wait,” Jon told PEOPLE at the time. “All through those nine years of suffering, it was never pleasant on this day.”

The celebratory occasion marked a reunion for the band, which performed with both current and former members, including Sambora and Such, for the first time since 2001.

“As founding members, they’re entitled, but they were also guys who were there with me when I had this vision,” Jon told PEOPLE, adding, “They deserve it.”

Jon underwent major vocal surgery in 2022

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After facing vocal cord issues for at least seven years, Jon underwent major vocal surgery in 2022 following a conversation with his wife.

After performing an arena show in Nashville in 2022, which Jon told PEOPLE he thought "went well," his wife gave him tough love, saying, “It wasn't great, and I’ve seen you be great.”

Though Jon described the conversation as "heart-breaking," he knew he needed to seek medical attention or retire.

“If it were going to be over, I just had to wrap my arms around that and say, ‘I've had an incredible career. It doesn't mean I can't write you a song tomorrow, just means I won't be doing a hundred-show tour,' " he told PEOPLE.

Jon underwent vocal fold medialization surgery in the summer of 2022 to alleviate loose vocal folds. Two years later, Jon told PEOPLE he still works with vocal coaches and does vocal exercises, but remains optimistic.

“I’m capable of singing. What I’m not necessarily capable of is two and a half hours a night, four nights a week,” he said, “but I’m aspiring to get that back.”

Bon Jovi's founding bassist died in 2022

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On June 5, 2022, Bon Jovi announced the death of founding bassist Such on X (formerly Twitter). “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such," the group wrote in a statement. "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. ... He was a childhood friend of Tico and brought Richie to see us perform.”

The group ended its message by describing Such as "always wild and full of life” and that they would “miss him dearly.”

Such left Bon Jovi in 1994. “When I was 43, I started to get burned out,” he once told the Asbury Park Press . “It felt like work and I didn’t want to work. The reason I got into a band to begin with is because I didn’t want to work.”

He was replaced by McDonald — one of the studio musicians who recorded “Runaway” with Jon in the '80s.

“Livin’ on a Prayer” has more than 1 billion streams on Spotify

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Arguably Bon Jovi’s most famous song, “Livin’ on a Prayer” was released as the second single on the band’s third album, Slippery When Wet . “If you had to sum up Bon Jovi’s legacy, that song would be probably at the top of the list, and I think because of the optimism,” Torres told The Morning Calls in 2017. He noted: “[It] has transcended time.”

Like the band, the song has undergone several transformations throughout the years. An acoustic version was released on 1994’s Cross Road album under the name “Prayer ‘94,” while the original demo was released as a hidden track on 2004’s 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong.

In 2013, 26 years after initially reaching the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 100, the song charted once more thanks to a viral video it was featured in per Rolling Stone .

Ten years later, the song reached another milestone when it garnered more than 1 billion streams on Spotify.

The band’s frontman celebrated the achievement in an Instagram video in January 2023, saying, “This is unbelievable, and I’m really grateful for it.”

Jon and Sambora reunited to watch the band’s 2024 docuseries together

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Following Sambora’s 2013 exit from Bon Jovi, Jon lost touch with his former bandmate, but denied any feelings of animosity between them. " We're not in contact because he's not in the organization any longer," he told Ultimate Classic Rock in March 2024. "Doesn't mean that there's not love forever.”

The vocalist elaborated on his relationship with Sambora at a screening of Thank You, Goodnight . “ There was never a fight ,” he clarified. “There was substance abuse, there was anxiety, there was being a single parent, there [were] a lot of personal issues he was going through. But never to this day did any of us, me or him or David or Tico, ever have a fight.”

Jon went on to say that he respected Sambora’s decision to stay home and support his daughter. “It's unfortunate for us and for the world, but I am not mad about it.”

The pair, who were interviewed for Thank You, Goodnight separately, reunited at Jon’s house to watch the first three episodes side by side. “He came over and watched three parts of the docuseries at my house,” Jon told PEOPLE. “There’s never animosity.”

Bon Jovi is working on their 16th album

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Bon Jovi will release its 16th studio album, Forever , on June 7, 2024.

“ We worked as hard or harder on this album as I did on Slippery When Wet , in fact, harder because we're not as naïve as we were in 1986,” Jon told PEOPLE in April 2024.

Forever is the band’s first new album in four years and will include several sentimental tracks that pay homage to Jon's family.

In addition to a song called “Kiss the Bride,” which Jon wrote for daughter Stephanie Rose Bongiovi’s impending wedding day, its lead single, “Legendary,” is a sweet nod to his wife of over three decades, Dorothea Hurley .

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Thank You, Goodnight review – Bon Jovi’s surprisingly devastating ode to lost youth

There’s plenty of great stuff in this documentary to keep super fans happy – but you only need to know 80s banger Livin’ on a Prayer to get emotional as the ageing band break down before your very eyes

E very pop biography has the same dilemma: fans of the artist want to know all the details, while viewers with only a passing interest just want to get to the good stuff. You can tell which side of the line Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story falls on by looking at the running time. Its four episodes are all well over an hour long.

By far the strongest instalment is the opener, which can be watched in isolation as an evocative charge through the period leading up to the band’s formation and breakthrough. The best rockumentaries have the power to pitch us into a past moment we wish we could hang out in – the place and time here that crackles with fantastic potential is New Jersey in the back half of the 1970s.

In clubs such as the Fast Lane, the Upstage and the Stone Pony, singers including Southside Johnny and a rapidly rising Bruce Springsteen play blue-collar rock mixed with blue-eyed soul. Handsome, ambitious John Bongiovi and his nerdy pianist sidekick, David Bryan, are awestruck audience members by the age of 16, and are soon on stage themselves with their covers band, the Atlantic City Expressway. They get home from gigs in Bryan’s van at 5am, then get up again at 7am and go to high school. We’re at the peak of suburban, pre-Reagan America, with second- and third-generation immigrants settled into a life where their paychecks pay for decent everyday existences, with some fun and a few dreams on top. The documentary has enough newsreels, press clippings, reminiscences and home movies to put us right in the middle of it.

By 1983, Bongiovi has met his musical soulmate, guitarist Richie Sambora, and named himself and his new band Bon Jovi, the two-word styling a homage to (Eddie) Van Halen. Episode two tracks the group as they release a brace of reputation-building albums followed by a third LP, Slippery When Wet, that sells 14m copies. With their torn T-shirts, leather jackets and outrageous hairdos, plus a pop-metal sound that’s like Mötley Crüe with better tunes or Springsteen without the anxieties about the American Dream being a swiz, Bon Jovi tour the world relentlessly, seeing a million faces and rocking them all. The sixtysomething versions of them interviewed here still glow with the rush of it.

Then, however, we must work our way through the band’s increasingly uninteresting post-Slippery career. It’s a catalogue of rock tropes: Bon Jovi burn out as the carefree 80s end, record solo albums, regroup, do a country album, do a stunning-return-to-form album, quietly replace their bass player with a session musician because their old pal drinks too much and can’t really play, forge a more “mature” (dull) sound, then fall out with Sambora when he fails to attend a studio session and Jon gets someone else to record his guitar parts. Lowlights include 2002’s Bounce, an LP that aimed to help the US heal after 9/11, and the album 2020, named after its year of release, which responds to Covid and Black Lives Matter and contains a song called, regrettably, American Reckoning.

Bon Jovi take themselves too seriously. At least, to us they do, but the documentary points up the tension, in an ephemeral art form, between performer and consumer. Viewers with the correct view of Bon Jovi’s oeuvre – Bad Medicine and You Give Love a Bad Name are bangers, and Livin’ on a Prayer is an almost heartbreakingly perfect work of art, but everything else is cheesy stodge – have to reckon with footage shot in 2022, behind the scenes on the band’s comeback US tour. Jon Bon Jovi, his big rock barnet now in that grey area between “still got it” and “yer nan’s had her hair done”, is outwardly the smooth CEO of the enterprise, but he can’t sing like he could before. Thousands of live shows, all of them including that reckless key change in Livin’ on a Prayer, have taken their toll. The vitamins, vocal exercises, humidifiers and laser treatments aren’t working. In interview, he breaks down as he remembers the days when he knew his band members, his crew and the 60,000 people who had bought a ticket to see Bon Jovi could rely on him to deliver a flawless performance. He can’t go back there.

Being blindsided by a surprisingly devastating rumination on lost youth bolsters the lesson you’re rewarded with if you sit through all of Thank You, Goodnight: that three-minute throwaway track you half-listen to on the radio is the culmination of somebody’s life’s work. All that life is here.

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