From his early teenage years, Jon Bon Jovi was convinced that one day he would be a rock star. Born March 2nd, 1962, Jon grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey with 2 brothers, Matt and Tony. He didn't show much interest in school, but preferred to sing with David Bryan in local bands. His cousin, Tony Bongiovi, owned a record studio where he occasionally let Jon record demos with other musicians. In 1980 Jon had written a song, "Runaway", and was able to record a demo of the song in his cousin's studio. "Runaway" was then included on a local radio's compilation tape where it got serious airplay.
Because of "Runaway"'s big success, Jon realized that if he wanted to go anywhere further with his dreams he would have to get a real band together. This led to the formation of the present Bon Jovi Band which consists of David Bryan on keyboards, Richie Sambora on guitar, Alec John Such on bass, Tico Torres on drums, and Jon Bon Jovi on vocals. Their debut album, Bon Jovi, came out January 21, 1984 an contained songs such as; "Runaway" and "She Don't Know Me".
If you would like to read more on the beginning of the Bon Jovi Band please visit these sites:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/bon-jovi
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/bon-jovi-jon-bon-jovi-biography/62b403840443de26482568700029076d
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