The Bon Jovi story began in
Sayreville, New Jersey. Where Jon and his brothers
Matt and Tony were raised by they parents Carol and
John Bongiovi (Jon later changed his name). By his
early teens, Jon was hanging out at local clubs,
convinced that one day he would be a rock star.
The area's local music scene was rocking then and
there, with the music of rising stars Bruce
Springsteen and Southside Johnny and the Asbury
Jukes leading the pack. "Just like Seattle is hot
right now, 20 years ago it was Asbury Park, New
Jersey", Jon told writer Rick Petreycik. "That was
so close to my backyard, and when you're 13 or 14,
or 15 years old, you can't help but hear about it
and have it affect you. When you went down to Asbury
Park, what was the crummy boardwalk became
Americana.
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