Unauthorized 80's with David Grant

Thanks Catte, for the find. It was a fun read. From SleaseRoxx:

In 1986 glam rock was at a pop culture high. There was not a better time to release Bon Jovi's third album, 'Slippery When Wet'. The first single "You Give Love A Bad Name" went to #1 on the Billboard charts. Now when I watch the video, Jon Bon Jovi throwing his guitar into the audience reminds me of Huey Lewis in the karaoke movie Duets: "I can't go back, I'm a singer now!" It was the moment where you could feel that this was the start of something special for the band (and lead singer). The next single, "Livin' On A Prayer" also went to #1. The video focused on Jon Bon Jovi's ass and the fun loving band (many 'blooper' shots are shown). It always appeared there was a jeans rivalry between Jon and Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliot (Elliot preferring more holes versus the faded wash worn by Jon). As was the format, they had to follow up their 'rocking' hits with a ballad. They released "Wanted Dead Or Alive", a top 10 hit that still holds up better than most ballads during this period. One question on the video: Do I understand correctly that according to Jon Bon Jovi it's really exhausting to travel by private jets and limos? The collection of these three videos increased acid washed denim by 40 percent (this is an approximate estimation based on the number of video ass shots).

David S. Grant is the author of several books including Rock Stars (Oak Tree Press), Corporate Porn (Silverthought Press), The Last Breakfast (Brown Paper Publishing), and Happy Hour (SynergEbooks). David lives and works in New York City. For more information go to www.rockstarbooks.net follow David on Twitter: @david_s_grant.

You can read the whole thing here.


~ Hath