Jon Bon Jovi Can Go Home, Attends Performing Arts Center Dedication
Jon Bon Jovi really proved you can go home on Tuesday (October 1) when he returned to Sayreville War Memorial High School in his hometown of Sayreville, NJ where the performing arts center was renamed after him.
Per WABC, JBJ spoke before a packed crowd at the performing arts center, which happened to be the site of his first live performance. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer famously enterered the school’s talent show and ended up coming in second. (Makes you wonder who was first!)
Bon Jovi’s appearance also featured him fielding questions from the students. He offered some sage advice and said, “Go full throttle in everything, pursue everything but take time to smell the roses. I still have the same record contract 40 years later. It’s all beyond my wildest wildest wildest dreams.”
On top of the performing arts center dedication, Bon Jovi donated a new recording studio to his former high school. It was also announced that he’ll be inducted into the Sayreville War Memorial High School Hall of Fame.
JBJ gifted his school a signed acoustic guitar, and the inscription read, “To SWMHS, who says you can’t go home!” Photos of the guitar were shared on Facebook by Sayreville War Memorial High School principal Richard K. Gluchowski. He wrote, in part, of the day, “I don’t usually post much, however, as the Principal of Sayreville War Memorial High School, it is with great pride today that we dedicate a music suite and performing arts center to our own class of 1980, Jon Bon Jovi … Thanks to everyone today for making this day so special!”
Jon Bon Jovi Announced for the Montclair Film Festival
JBJ has more plans this month in New Jersey. The Hollywood Reporter says the frontman has been booked for a special sit-down interview at the annual Montclair Film Festival with Late Show host Stephen Colbert.
The interview will take place on Saturday, October 26 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
Montclair Film artistic director and co-head Tom Hall said in a statement, “We are thrilled to welcome Jon Bon Jovi to the Montclair Film Festival and to share what promises to be a special evening of conversation. As an artist who embodies empathy and community, Jon’s work represents the values that inspire everything we do at Montclair Film. We look forward to a wonderful night.”
Tickets for this event go on sale to the general public this Friday (October 4). Complete ticket details can be found at MontclairFilm.org.