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The never-before-published pictures were kept hidden by the band's former manager, Rich Bozzett for over 20 years (after Bon Jovi requested he destroy them). But now the photos can be seen in Bozzett's new book,
Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi, which chronicles his experiences managing the band.
Bozzett tells the Daily Mail, he has great memories from his seven years working with the band as they rose to fame. He also calls Jon Bon Jovi "a nice person, and very genuine."While Bozzett claims Bon Jovi enjoyed the 1985 photo shoot, saying "Back at that time, you're a young man, you're going to enjoy something like that," he concedes, it was staged. Jon was "basically squeaky clean," Bozzett admits, adding, "We were trying to toughen up the image." In fact, at the time of the photo shoot, the star was already
dating his future wife and mother of his four children, Dorothea Hurley.
How To Date A Rock StarAlthough Bozzett was dropped by the band after seven years and claims he was denied his share of their profits by their new manager, he insists the book is not an act of revenge—he just wanted to share his experiences."I would tell people stories and people would just be fascinated. They couldn't hear enough of it," Bozzett says.
Why Women Can't Resist Rock StarsWhile it sounds like we can still consider Jon Bon Jovi the
good guy of
rock-and-roll, we bet he's not too thrilled about Bozzett's decision to publish rather than destroy the
provocative photos from his youth.
Via Daily Mail. Photo Via Bauer Griffin.
