And then there was sort of a fifth tour - I went out as a guitar player with Southside Johnny, because I was having withdrawal symptoms.

The hiatus came after five consecutive albums and four consecutive tours.

'Wait - no, that's the big bad word for the '90s. Then in 1988, at the peak of fame, Bon Jovi abandoned the faithful for five years. With his MTV-friendly face and leonine locks, Bon Jovi epitomized the look and sound of the '80s, Metal Lite, selling more than 30 million albums with glossy, punchy hits like 'Living On a Prayer' and 'You Give Love a Bad Name.' And when Bruce Springsteen split for Beverly Hills, Jon Bon Jovi - formerly John Bongiovi - became New Jersey's de facto resident superstar. It's gotten more attention than Elvis cutting off his sideburns! I just gotta laugh it off, it's not like a case of Samson or anything.' 'I had no idea that all I had to do is go out and get a haircut. 'I always thought if I wanted some press, I had to go out and work for it,' Bon Jovi says on the phone from his Philadelphia hotel SPOTLIGHT room. Just ask Jon Bon Jovi, who has recently returned from a four-year hiatus with a hit-packed new album called 'Keep the Faith,' and a sleek, shorter new haircut that's been attracting more media attention than any of his songs. But in 1983 Jon settled on the line-up with which he would conquer the world: guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboard player David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico ‘The Hit Man’ Torres.HAIR HAS ALWAYS been intimately associated with rock 'n' roll, from the Beatles to Bon Jovi. The band’s original guitarist was Dave ‘Snake’ Sabo, a childhood buddy of Jon’s who went on to form Skid Row. A contract with the Mercury label followed, and a band was formed under the name of Johnny Electric, hastily changed to Bon Jovi. Having served a lengthy apprenticeship in various bar bands and working at his cousin Tony Bongiovi’s recording studio, The Power Station, Jon got his first break in 1982 when his song Runaway became a radio hit in the Jersey area. And after renaming himself Jon Bon Jovi – less “ethnic”, more “rock star” – he found the path to glory. Blessed with movie-star good looks and driven by a ferocious work ethic and an unshakable will to succeed, he was the kid who had the Superman logo tattooed on his arm and believed it. At the heart of this classically all-American success story is the man born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr, in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1962.

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