Jon Bon Jovi has opened up about his marriage to wife Dorothea, admitting he wasn’t a “saint” throughout their relationship.
The ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ hitmaker, 62, and his wife are preparing to celebrate their 35th anniversary next week, but they wouldn’t have reached this milestone without Dorothea’s ‘generosity’ I admit that I couldn’t do it.
“These are all great clichés of rock stardom,” he said told the Independent. “Never lie about being a saint, but don’t be foolish enough to do so.” [mess] Family life will also improve. ”
The two married in 1989 at Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas and went on to have four children together.
The rocker said their marriage had stood the test of time thanks to “a society of mutual admiration and the good fortune of growing up together,” but he also acknowledged a degree of tolerance on her part.
In fact, in Bon Jovi’s 1993 hit “Bed of Roses,” he ruefully details his touring experience.
Elsewhere, the Grammy winner opened up about another rock star staple: drugs.
Bon Jovi said he had no interest in taking drugs due to an eye-opening experience in his childhood.
“It was smoking something mixed with something else and I remember feeling weird and thinking, ‘I don’t like this.’ I’m not happy about this,” he said. shared.
“It was scary, and I was so young, so I was happy to experience that kind of ‘straight-up scary’ moment.”
Bon Jovi also spoke about his son Jake Bon Jovi’s engagement to actress Millie Bobby Brown.
Although she admitted that she didn’t know about her work on Stranger Things, she professed plenty of admiration for her.
“Honestly, I can’t say I was really aware of it. I think it was a different generation, but I admire her work ethic,” he told the outlet.
“Millie is a movie star. We just went to the premiere of ‘Damsel’ with her and Jake is just releasing his first movie. He is happy for him. ”
Bon Jovi, 21, and Brown, 20, announced their engagement in April 2023 after two years of dating.
“They’re two young people chasing their dreams together, so we’re rooting for that because we have hope for them, and Millie’s parents have hope for them too. ‘Cause Bob and Kelly Brown also met when they were young, ‘It’s about the kids growing up together,’ Locker said of the two.
“What happens after that is out of the parents’ control for all four of us, but they’re good kids. They’ll figure it out.”
And Brown said last year that her famous future father-in-law said, I won’t be performing at her wedding.Rocker said he doesn’t deny it completely.
“You know, I highly doubt her word on that,” he joked. “Let’s see! It depends on how much wine I have by the time she shoves a microphone in my face.”
