It was such a privilege to witness the comeback of my dear friend Jon Bon Jovi at the opening night of his FOREVER residency at Madison Square Garden.
jonbonjovi took the stage to an emotional rendition of With a Little Help from My Friends. The lyrics took on a deeper meaning after everything he’s been through to get here.
We’ve been friends for more than 3 decades — but first I was a fan… I can still remember putting on Slippery When Wet back in the late ‘80s and going for a run, turning that SONY Walkman up as loud as it would go!
Nearly 40 years later, those songs still hit just as hard.
Beyond the music, what made last night even more meaningful was seeing Jon backstage in a little room, surrounded by his family. I watched as he shared a moment with Dorothea, and nod from his brother Matt, and hug each of his kids, and then lean in to his baby granddaughter, “Give Papa a kiss,” before he walked out to the stage.
In that moment, all the rock and roll disappeared and what you s...
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