On Tour With Bon Jovi In The 1980s

January 22, 2022

I first photographed Bon Jovi live in 1983, when they opened for ZZ TOP at Madison Square Garden. A couple of years later, we met at my studio in New York City. I’d been hired by Polygram Records to shoot the band’s press photos for their second release, 7800° Fahrenheit. By the end of the decade, I was Bon Jovi’s photographer, touring the world. It was a fun time. The sex, drugs and rock & roll, cliché was all true. It was the best of times. There will never be a decade like it… read more >

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