En attendant l'interview le 28 juin, le journaliste ns parle de son moment partagé avec Jon. Notamment que les membres du groupe ne veulent pas parler de leurs relations avec Jon

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It was worth meeting Jon Bon Jovi, just to feel good abut being dismissed by him. On reflection, I thought it was shaping up as ‘one of those days’ as we began our formal interview in one of the up-market rooms of London’s Oriental Mandarin hotel. As our cameramen informed me that we were set and right to start, Jon slouched into his chair, showing no sign of wanting to remove his rock star sunglasses and show me the whites of his eyes. With natural trepidation, I asked if it was possible to see his face and reluctantly he obliged but the die was cast. Clearly, he looked tired – which was not surprising given the gruelling tour schedule the band is currently subjected to – and from the outset, not too happy. That said, it was terrific to be able to chat to a real survivor of the music industry and a genuine star who has guided his band through a hugely successful career which still sees them pulling bigger crowds than the likes of Madonna, The Police or even Bruce Springsteen. Aside from his obvious talents as a musician, the thing that makes Jon Bon Jovi unique is the relationship he has with his regular band members. Jon is essentially the CEO of the whole ship. It’s his name on the record company contracts and he in turn “hires” the other three members of the band – Richie Sambora, Tico Torres and David Bryan. So Jon is the boss and when you see him in action, even in a pre-concert sound check, you can see that quite clearly. It’s a formula that has worked extremely well for them but, once again, not really one they want to be reminded of. After what we thought was a productive yak with the band in the bowels of the London’s O2 stadium, we copped a phone call the next morning from Bon Jovi’s P.R flak who suggested we might have offended them. We later discovered, to our surprise, that they didn’t like questions about the nature of their employment relationship with Jon. It was a shame as they seemed like really decent guys and hadn’t even hinted at any problem when we were face-to-face but, anyway, back to their boss. Jon’s grumpy demeanour improved markedly when we finished the interview at the hotel and jumped into the van taking us to their concert. He was happy and joking all the way to the stadium, at which point the band began the sound check and his intensity went into overdrive. Forty minutes later, as he exited the stage and we approached him for what we thought was the final time, he looked to his minder and barked: “I’m through with these guys, I’m finished with them” and turned on his heels. Now, under normal circumstances, I would have thought it rude but something about the whole rock stereotype thing made it just right. Almost fitting. I’ve talked to quite a few big stars, who, to a person, always exercise a little graciousness in making their goodbyes, no matter what they really think of the questions but I suppose in Jon’s case, when you have that much money and you look that good, you really have a license to do anything, don’t you?

pas très positif comme article!... j'aimerais bien lire l'interview pour voir le genre de questions posées pour mettre le "Boss" du groupe dans cet état car ça c'est la version du journaliste mais qu'en est-il des questions posées?
On aura l'interview le 28 c'est ça?

Oui, le 28
Ms ça risque d'être une interview écourtée vu le ressenti du journaliste. On se posera encore plus de questions qu'avant l'interview

C'est à dire que comme Jon veut tjrs contrôler sa communication et façonner son image, les journalistes vont essayer de faire de la mauvaise presse sur son dos même s'ils sont un peu de mauvaise foi

Une vidéo : http://video.ninemsn.com.au/Video.aspx?vid=59cf41de-ef36-439d-a364-0226ae6e4019#::59cf41de-ef36-439d-a364-0226ae6e4019

Emma, merci pour ce lien
Bah ça a l'air d'aller les questions finalement... assez classique!
Je conclue que Jon voulait l'éviter par rapport à l'histoire de contrat avec les autres membres... ça ne regarde personne et de toute façon, les fans savent que Richie, Dave et Tico ont un statut d'"employé"... ils n'ont pas l'air de se plaindre de leur statut donc je ne vois pas pourquoi ça gène le journaliste le fait que Jon évite de répondre à cette question... ce qui nous intéresse c'est leur musique, pas leur contrat

Emma

Gina pour les KIss ct avant la formation du groupe BJ, le prob ça a tjrs été avec Richie, ce qui est normal vu qu'il est co-auteur de presque tous les morceaux du groupe, pour les autres membres c eux qui y trouvent leur intérêt en n'étant pas surexposés médiatiquement, ça c Monseigneur Jon qui si colle himself...