Jersey rockers unplugged: Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen go on 100-mile drives — with no cellphones!
nypost.comJon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.In the new Hulu docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” the “Livin’ on the Prayer” singer reveals an endearing ritual that he and the Boss have when they want to unplug from it all and get back to the simple life — after decades as rock gods.“Now we go out of our way to take drives,” Bon Jovi, 62, says of quality time that he shares with his 74-year-old friend. “The two of us get in a car — no phones, no radio — and drive for 100 miles.
It means the world to me, [spending time with] someone who’s a step down the road on their journey. “One time a few years back — when we were comparing where we were in our lives as it pertained to life, journey, career — he brought up the word ‘mortality,’ and that never crossed my mind at that time.
And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, mortality — that’s still on the horizon.’ ”But after founding Bon Jovi bassist Alec John died at 70 in 2022, Bon Jovi says, “I have a different perspective now.
It’s in my face.”Bon Jovi says that he and Springsteen have grown closer as they’ve both moved beyond their glory days as ’80s superstars, with the two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers having “many get-togethers.”“We’ve become good friends, and we can talk openly, honestly, deeply,” he says.“We’ve become much closer, probably as we’ve gotten older here, you know?” adds Springsteen in the doc.
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