Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience.

Joseph High School in Metuchen New Jersey during his freshman and sophomore years. The handwritten Persian sign in the video translates to "we are one". He spoke directly to the promotion director John Lassman who accepted the song "Runaway" for inclusion on the station's compilation album of local homegrown talent.

In addition Jon Bon Jovi is the one of the majority owners of the AFL team Philadelphia Soul. As a songwriter Jon Bon Jovi was inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Monmouth University in 2001.