He turned it into a duet with Jennifer Nettles that gave it a new sound, and a new video, featuring Bon Jovi walking through the empty streets of New York. When the rest of the band joined in, his 'Do What You Can' had the sound of a pandemic anthem to frontline workers everywhere. Small towns are rolling up their sidewalks Tonight they're shutting down the borders He began writing, too, about everything that was going on around him – his own state of the union, if you will. 'You know, you just sorta gargle with tacks and nails and you go and you do it again!' 'I think when you're younger you're a little more bullet-proof,' he said. The lesson from Jon Bon Jovi's JBJ Soul Kitchens: 'Find your good, and do it.' ('Sunday Morning,' 11/24/19)Īt his home in New Jersey, along the banks of the Navesink River, Bon Jovi has his own studio, and it was where during the pandemic he'd come to play and keep his voice in shape.These are the folks that are watching the show right now, and had never even considered going to a pantry.' So he, along with his wife of 31 years, Dorothea, opened up a food bank, too, on the eastern tip of Long Island.Ĭowan said, 'I imagine most of those people are people that had never been to a food bank before.' All rights reserved.He's been applauded for feeding the hungry out of his JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurants in New Jersey, but he knew the restaurants alone weren't enough during COVID. “AXS TV has been a great partner and I’m looking forward to everyone getting the chance to watch this special showcasing the band’s first and only time performing 2020 live together.”Īfter the interview and film air on AXS TV, they will be available for viewing across all of the network’s streaming platforms.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. “We released our new album during such a unique year, and without a tour we had to find a different way to perform these songs for our fans,” Jon explains. The movie also includes candid backstage footage and interview segments with Jon. The film, which first premiered in November 2020 as a special streaming event, captures the band playing its new album, 2020, in its entirety for the first time on a closed set near Nashville.

ET, also will feature Jon answering select questions submitted by fans.įollowing the interview, On a Night Like This - Bon Jovi 2020 will debut at 8:30 p.m. He’ll also talk about how he’s been spending his time during the COVID-19 pandemic and other projects on which he’s been focusing. The New Jersey rocker will chat with Spotify podcast host Alison Hagendorf about the making of Bon Jovi‘s latest album, 2020, as well as the experience of shooting On a Night Like This. AXS TV will present an exclusive interview with Jon Bon Jovi that will precede the network television premiere of his band’s recent concert film, On a Night Like This - Bon Jovi 2020, on March 20.

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