BON JOVI: WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL
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The story of Bon Jovi’s career – spanning three decades, countless hits, sold-out stadiums – reads like a timeline of popular culture and has earned them legendary status. But for all their acclaim, fans have been offered very few up-close-and-personal glimpses of the band members.  To commemorate their 25th anniversary, the band gave filmmaker and photographer Phil Griffin unprecedented access to their lives, onstage and off, during 2008.  The Lost Highway tour became the #1 tour in the world last year, according to Billboard magazine. This insider portrait of one of the world’s best-loved rock bands is the subject of a Showtime documentary film and this extraordinary book, BON JOVI: WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL (Collins Design; On Sale : November 3, 2009; $30.00; Hardcover) is a must-have for all Bon Jovi fans.
BON JOVI: WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL offers unprecedented insights into the members’ lives on stage, on the road, and at home, as well as intimate reflections on the highs and lows of their 25 years together. Bon Jovi is responsible for some of popular music’s biggest anthems over the last twenty-five years. Namesake Jon Bon Jovi is lead singer with Richie Sambora on guitar, David Bryan on keyboard, and Tico Torres on the drums. Since Bon Jovi’s eponymous album release in 1984, their songs have propelled their albums and tours to stratospheric success with precision consistency. From rock songs (“You Give Love A Bad Name,” “Living On A Prayer,” “It’s My Life,” “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,”) to ballads (“Bed of Roses,” “I’ll Be There For You,” “Always,”), to outlaw-themed anthems (“Wanted Dead or Alive,” “Blaze of Glory”), their arsenal of All-American songs have repeatedly found a reception on a global stage. Bon Jovi has sold over 120 million records worldwide and charted seven #1 singles and countless Top Ten hits.
The public face of Bon Jovi – band of brothers, hitmakers, rock stars – is well known but in BON JOVI: WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL, gorgeous, exclusive photographs and revealing text from Jon, Richie, David and Tico themselves tell the behind the scenes story. From intimate moments to basking in the limelight, the book offers fans an honest, unposed and unscripted portrait of this legendary band at work and at home.
