The Sayreville native hasn’t even lived in the Garden State for the last few years - he’s now a New Yorker - but he says that he totally gets it: New Jersey is less a place than a state of mind, and one that he continues to share with its residents. When people think of Bon Jovi, they tend to also think of New Jersey. Of course, he was most excited to discuss “Not Running Anymore” and “Old Habits Die Hard,” the two songs that he contributed, free-of-charge, to Fisher Stevens ‘ low-budget indie, onto which Oscar winners Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin signed after he had already agreed to pen the tunes. That might explain why he was willing to talk, at such length and in such depth, about his past, present, and future. The 50-year-old - who, as you can see in the footage of our conversation (above), looks about 20 years younger than his age - says that he has never been at a happier place in his life or career. PHOTOS: 20 Best and Worst Music to Movie Crossovers Recently, I had the opportunity to pick Bon Jovi’s brain over dinner following the Chicago International Film Festival world premiere screening of Stand-Up Guys - the first film for which he has composed original songs in 22 years - and then again the following morning during an exclusive 35-minute on-camera interview. Suffice it to say, Jon Bon Jovi is not like many other musicians. And not many have had the same wife, same band, and same record deal, or sustained their popularity, relevance, and output, for 30-plus years. Not many have inspired hundreds of cover bands, drunken karaoke exhibitions, and the undying affection of an entire state (amongst many others). Not many musicians have stood before audiences of tens - sometimes hundreds - of thousands of people and heard words that they had written recited back to them by heart.
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