You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.

We've been around for almost three decades now - there's about three generations of Bon Jovi fans.

Be your own teacher. Let life write your textbook.

Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him - that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what that's going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesn't prepare you.

As a musician and a guitar player, I can noodle as well as anybody. But from my background as a session musician, I always try to play what is called for by the lyric and listening to the song. As a writer, that's what I do, too.

I taught myself how to play the guitar, so I basically learned by a system of making mistakes.

Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going.