#31 Axl vs. Jon Bon Jovi (aka: "Bon Jovi can suck my dick!")
You know how there's always that cool, dangerous, guy with a bad reputation who other guys secretly want to be but they'd never actually dare because they're too chickenshit to break the rules? Not to mention, "what would mom think?" This always seemed to be the case with Jon Bon Jovi and Axl Rose.
Both bands formed around the same time, but Bon Jovi struck it big first in 1986 with their breakthrough album Slippery When Wet. Jon soon became America's sweetheart with his bright Chicklet smile, perfectly coiffed mane, and mom-friendly pop-rock. Don't get me wrong, Bon Jovi did rock, but they rocked safely, never pissing anybody off, and always with a smile.
Enter Guns N' Roses: sleazy, dirty, drugged-up Los Angeles trash that almost seemed like they were trying to piss everybody off. And their leader (our leader) was the quintessential bad boy, the complete opposite of nice, cute, boring Jon. Who could ever mistake one for the other?
Someone apparently did one evening in 1987 at a Hyatt Regency Hotel. According to Axl, via onstage rant of course, "five guys in suits" who decided they were "scumbags" picked a fight with the band. One of the men grabbed Axl and referred to him as "Bon Jovi." This offended Axl, who, on the mistake commented to the crowd: "Bon Jovi can suck my dick." You can hear the whole thing here, skip to 4:24.
Jon didn't take Axl up on his offer nor have the two ever actually had a face-to-face altercation (not yet anyway), but Jon has taken a public swipe at Axl. In 2006 he told the NY Post:
"You know what pisses me off? I was reading this British rock magazine this month and there was a story about Axl Rose and the $13 million GUNS N' ROSES record that was never made. That motherfucker hasn't made a record in 13 years and he gets all that attention. You know what I've done in 13 years? A lot. But they have continued to write about the freak show aspect of him. Because he's a recluse. That makes him interesting, right?"
Hmmm, somebody sounds a weetle geelus!
Poor Jon, he'll always be the Brandon Walsh to Axl's Dylan Mckay, (sorry, I gotta stop with the 90210 references).
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT MOMENT IN AXL HISTORY
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