He is also helming the filming of live footage for the No Apologies video clip while Bon Jovi tour Australia. In another corner is Jon's brother Anthony, a sought-after video director who oversees all the images which are broadcast onto the screen which serves as the band's backdrop. Each one has its own sound, a differenmt tone,” Rew says as he continues to show us around the backstage precinct. “Richie just loves playing different guitars. The Bon Jovi guitarist's on-the-road collection is valued at more than $2 million according to Rew, with one axe, a `57 Gibson Les Paul worth $150,000 alone. That's the guitar that keeps us all working,” says Mike Rew, one of the backstage bosses who keep the mini-city that is The Circle tour running smoothly.Īround the corner from the roadcase which houses Jon's six touring guitars is Richie Sambora's collection of close to 40 instruments. “He scratched that on there after he died. The initials stand for Al Parinello, Jon's guitar teacher who died in 1995.

He's not dripping in bling, his uniform remains a T-shirt, jeans and leather jacket and his most treasured guitar is an old black acoustic number which has AP 95 scratched into its varnish. This rock star from the same working class roots as Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen flies in a private jet from gig to gig these days.īut that's about as far as his conspicuous consumption of wealth goes. Return to start of sidebar.īut he isn't taking the Hollywood route to self-preservation. Skip to end of sidebar.īon Jovi and McGraw show their colours Herald Sun, īon Jovi live stream concert here Courier Mail, īon Jovi's shout for concert fans Herald Sun, Įnd of sidebar. The 48-year-old frontman may be Hollywood handsome, a rock star who survived the decade of bad hair and spandex to become the working class man and woman's idol. The women are raving about his clear blue eyes, mega-watt white teeth, flawless complexion and that made-for-tight-blue-jeans butt while the men are captivated by the racks of guitars and state-of-the-art mixing consoles.īackstage about an hour later, Jon is sipping tea and joking about out his wrinkles and the pepper shades creeping into his famed blond mane. You can hear the whispers as everyone enjoys this private pre-show gig.

Jon Bon Jovi, the man who founded the band in his New Jersey hometown in 1983, is running his bandmates through their harmonies as dozens of security staff and ushers flow into the Perth stadium.

THE countdown to their first Australian concert is in its final hours and Bon Jovi are on stage soundchecking through new single No Apologies.

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