Talk:Jon Bon Jovi
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[edit] Oprah's Charity
Sorry just to update on this. I was watching this and he gave 1millon of his own money to Oprahs Charity and it was not from the band. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.54.34 (talk) 12:36, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
This paragraph doesn't make any sense. It begins by stating that "The Bon Jovi Band" donated this amount and then describes it as the "highest amount by any single celebrity." If it was indeed the entire band, that's not exactly a "single celebrity" ...And the claim isn't even sourced so it can be checked. Varilux 23:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] African American
His ethnic ancestry is listed as Irish/Italian. However, I have read elsewhere that he has African American ancestry also. Any details on that?
- If you can find a verifiable source for that, feel free to add it to the bio section someplace. Alan 12:03, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
What is with his name being "lennox"??? ANything I have EVER read about jon Bon Jovi is his birth name is John Francis Bongiovi Jr. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.96.105.83 (talk) 18:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
There is no evidence supporting a African American heritage. According to an interview with the Luso Americano Newspaper(A Newark based Newspaper) he is of Irish/Italian on his father's side and Portuguese from his mother. It's typical to have an American citizen with such a diverse background, but it leads to much confusion when it comes to setting up any accurate information. The Luso Americano Newspaper has online editions of their newspapers and can be contacted to confirm his heritage.
User:V_Guyver 10:11, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Needs alot of Clean Up
At the moment it is just a load of random facts in no particular order. I don't know enough about Jon to do it myself though, unfortunatly. How do you mark it for clean up? Eastlygod 01:02, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree. His wife, for example, is as far as I know Dorothea Hurley and has always been Dorothea Hurley.
It's Dorothea Rose Hurley to be more precise... He's had some girlfriends (Diane Lane or Ladd, can't remember, was one of them)... But only 1 wife; Dorothea Rose Hurley.
[edit] ...What the hell II
""The tour was a sellout and was a successful launch of his debut album called: Bon Jovi. This album included the classic hit, The summer of 69.""
Summer of 69?? Who does NOT know that's Bryan Adams, and not Bon Jovi??
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.19.147.6 (talk) 12:20, 7 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] ...What the hell
Um , what the hell? "Jon Bon Jovi is a stud?" --Shiaobundan 19:51, 11 November 2006 (UTC) -- hello... why there is so little information about him? and about bon jovi the band... and why there is only the "guitar voacls harmonica remind? what with the piano?
THIS IS A JOKE This article is so riddled with factual errors and poor overall grasp on the subject matter it's an embarassment. Attempt to make legitimate and corrections and provide a comprehensive article on Jon Bon Jovi was met with a hand-slap from Wikipedia, a notification claiming the changes were inappropriate and was edited back to what you see here.
So if you're looking for reliable information, seek another source. There's so much wrong with this page, it's laughable.
19:51, 7 March 2007 (UTC) CJ
[edit] SOOO BAD!
How does one go about changing this article? It's so bad and uncorrect to say the least! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.166.179.205 (talk) 12:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC).
- I've marked it for clean-up. You could change the incorrect things yourself. I don't know enough about Jon to do anything myself. Eastlygod 12:16, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re-write Tag
I've added a complete re-write tag as well, as I'm sure you'll agree, it needs it. Eastlygod 12:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
- What a mess! I've attempted some cleanup today (shown here). Cleanup for WP:NPOV, added fact tags, removed unsourced potentially libelous material per WP:BLP, and attempted reorganization. I haven't read/resourced enough to do any better right now, but will try at a later time. If anyone else is willing to rewrite and source any sooner, I can certainly help with formatting. This gentleman certainly warrants much better than this. Cricket02 21:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- As an added note - I am tempted to remove ALL unsourced material and start over. Any thoughts, objections, comments?> Cricket02 21:44, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
ive started some clean up too, just a little bit here and there
[edit] Real Last Name
Is it really spelled like that? Because in the Italian alphabet there is no "J." HIS REAL MIDDLE NAME
some on has aparently misspelled his middle name as well it francis not fracois this also needs to be changed the spelling of his last name is bongiovi john francis bongiovi —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gina8594 (talk • contribs) 18:33, August 23, 2007 (UTC).
Not married? no kids? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.242.102.91 (talk) 00:59, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] MAJOR REWRITE AND PURGE REQUIRED
This article has way too much info about the BAND and not JON. Exxolon 20:47, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Rock Music Assessment
Hi, I'm here to assess the article on behalf of WikiProject Rock music, as the article is unassessed by the project. I've seen the previous comments on this talk page, and welll, yeah, there's some problems. So here, let me list out just a few things that need to be corrected to improve the article:
- Bon Jovi There's way too much information about the band Bon Jovi, not the man. Try removing most of this content (or merging it with the Bon Jovi article, if it's not there already) and using the main template (put in main|Bon Jovi before its section between {{ }}) to redirect the band part of the article to its article.
- References For as long as the article is, I would recommend more sources. Of course, if the above issue gets resolved, this problem won't be as serious.
- Original Research This ties right in to the references. Without references, much of this reads like original research. It may not be, but it certainly appears to be right now.
- Lack of Content There's just not much here beyond the part about the band itself.
That said, I'm going to give this a Stub class rating. I know that the biography rating is Start-class, but with the Bon Jovi article, this article does not have much noteworthy content by itself. If you have questions or want me to reevaluate the article, say something on my talk page, because that is the only page I check regularly. Redphoenix526 (talk) 19:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism?
I'm no expert on this topic, but the following strikes me as rather suspect: "the son of Carol Sharkey, a former marine and Playboy Bunny, and John Francis Bongiovi, Sr., a hairdresser." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.27.73.102 (talk) 19:51, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Offense
This does not belong into an encyclopedia: "In a September 2007 interview for Glamour Magazine Jon insulted Pete Docherty ("I've never heard a single one of his songs"), David Beckham ("past his prime"), Robbie Williams ("That guy couldn't even fill a bar") and Oasis ("couldn't fill a bar either - and they're full of themselves")."
Besides it is absolutely wrong and taken out of context. Here is the original interview from an English magazine from 2007:
CB (interviewer): Which British rock bands are you into? JBJ: Coldplay are the real deal I reckon... CB: Pete Doherty? JBJ: We are not familiar with anything other than Pete's antics and the fact that he is always in trouble - I've never heard a single one of his songs. CB: Yeees - neither has anyone else. Is Robbie Williams a star in america? JBJ: That guy? He couldn't fill a bar. He couldn't even sell 500 tickets... CB: And what about Oasis? JBJ: They couldn't fill a bar either - and they're full of themselves. [...] CW: You own a football team don't you? Do you think David Beckham is going to be an asset to LA Galaxy? JBJ: I don't know - is he past his prime? The fact is that soccer in America doesn't mean anything to anyone, and it's losing so much money. You can see what's happening a mile away - they're setting David Beckham up with all these movie stars like Tom Cruise and his wife's going to be on tv now, so they're priming the pump. But they have tried to make the sport cool before, and it didn't work. Beckham sure is handsome and talented guy, but that doesn't make him well known over here.
In 2008 an Australian magazine picked up these statements:
Interviewer: "There was a quote from the UK where you slagged off Robbie Williams and Oasis, saying they couldn't fill a club in the US . . .
JBJ: Of course the English took it out of context. They were talking about the success they (Robbie and Oasis) have had in America. I said they couldn't play a club there. I'm a huge Robbie fan, buy all his records, seen him live. But he couldn't play a big venue in America. It's not a slag at him, it's like, ‘‘Look how screwed up the industry is, he can't play a club here but he plays three Knebworths (outdoor stadium) in the UK'".
So I'm going to erase this passage from the entry because it is wrong and doesn't belong into an article! 87.161.32.31 (talk) 12:56, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- You're wrong but you're also right. The way to deal with the situation was not to delete the content as you did (I since restored it) but to add the info as outlined above. I will source and add the content shortly to balance the coverage of this interview. Exxolon (talk) 21:27, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
- I've added the reaction quote sourced to the australian source. If we can find a proper source for the quoted interview above (online is better, but we can source to the specific paper magazine issue we can cite that) then we can expand the initial section as well with better context. Googling only pulled up a Aerosmith fan forum reproduction of the interview - not reliable enough. Exxolon (talk) 21:40, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Bon Jovi Rockkkkkks
Sup bon jovi fans! How are ya? Well, i learned this by my ...Source and im so bored so ill tell you wat i figured out. Jon bon jovi jeans: Lucky 7's ( or something like that ) Clone: RSVP Yeah i forgot the other 2 things so umm...ok. Have fun on the website! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bonjovi4everrox (talk • contribs) 23:42, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Quick Edit of Content
I've removed the following lines from the article:
Soon later, he began developing quite a large penis, gathering the size of eleven and a half inches. Through many encounters, men are getting tired of the latest concoction of STI's that he has produced from this monstrosity.
Whilst somewhat amusing, it is infantile rubbish.
Get a clue people, this kind of shit is why uncyclopedia and encyclopedia dramatica were invented, put it there and leave it there.
