The fact that I’ve decided that this year that I was gonna be a huge Bon Jovi fan when I didn’t know even who was in the band when I was young or actually listened their songs in 2022…
Growing up, I only knew four Bon Jovi songs when I was little: ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’, ‘You Give Love A Band Name’, and the song that I grew up with, ‘It’s My Life’. (Thanks to my parents).
However, that obsession didn’t continue as I listened to One Direction, Pentatonix, Twenty One Pilots, when I was in middle school (yes I was a weird ass kid, ask my old friends).
It wasn’t until, In 2020, when I actually started listening to 80s rock music and Bon Jovi was a re-listened. I am not gonna lie, I lied to everyone in 2022. I also only knew who Jon was and not the other members and replayed the same popular song a lot…
(The same with other bands; Motley Crue, Cinderella, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, etc — except I knew who all the members were)
And now… I know all the members (current and former), all the older songs that weren’t as popular as: Livin’, Wanted dead or Alive, You give love a Bad Name, etc.
I would like to thank my very late Autism diagnosis (2023 gang 😋) for getting my head ass straight and make me actually listen to their whole albums without thinking it was bad.
One of my perk of my autistic habits is Research… I like to research shit.
(If I research a band member or the band that sticks into my brain)
That also includes newer bands that my parents never heard of!
An Ex. When I started listening to Slipknot (still do), in 2023, I came across Joey and then that came across towards Murderdolls and then Wednesday 13.
Another ex. Did y’all know that Dave ‘Snake’ Sabo was briefly in Bon Jovi in 1983 before Richie had joined? If not, we’ll now you do :) (my family didn’t lol)
So not only am I now a big Bon Jovi fan, I can fully proclaim myself as an actual 80s metalhead.
(Also, I would like to thank my mother for making me thirst over Richie 😍😋 He is on her “list” and mine too lol)