Livin' On A Prayer: Bon Jovi's Journey From Jersey Rock Band To Worldwide Phenomenon
July 8 2022, Published 10:49 a.m. ET
American rock band Bon Jovi is the subject of a new upcoming REELZ documentary, but while the famous rock band is known for numerous hits since they first formed in the 1980s, their journey to international superstardom was not without its trials and tribulations, Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively learned.
Before Bon Jovi was famous worldwide, the band was just like any other New Jersey rock band playing in the 80s.
When they formed in Sayreville, New Jersey, in 1983 the band consisted of frontman Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora, bassist Alec John Such, drummer Tico Torres and keyboardist David Bryan.
Although Such would end up quitting the band in 1994, followed by Sambora in 2013, the original lineup was still together when they first found both critical and commercial success with 1983’s “Runaway.”
Then, with 1986’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ On a Prayer,” and then with 1988’s “Bad Medicine,” the band became an international sensation and the five bandmates began touring throughout the world.
But although the band enjoyed their new international fame, their new status as musicians and the responsibilities and pressures that come along with such status started taking a toll on the band’s members.