Silver fox Jon Bon Jovi looked dapper as he arrived for the UK premiere of the new Disney+ docuseries chronicling his band’s 40-year history.
The singer-songwriter, 62, stepped out to the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London for the premiere of Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story on Wednesday.
Jon’s luscious grey locks framed his face for the event, while he went tie-less with his black suit.
He was joined on the red carpet by his bandmates keyboardist David Bryan and drummer Tico Torres, with bassist Hugh McDonald notably missing.
Jon also threw on a pair of sunglasses as he cosied up to his wife Dorothea Bongiovi.
Silver fox Jon Bon Jovi looked dapper as he arrived for the UK premiere of the new Disney+ docuseries chronicling his band’s 40-year history in London on Wednesday
Jon was joined on the red carpet by his bandmates keyboardist David Bryan and drummer Tico Torres, with bassist Hugh McDonald notably missing
The Bon Jovi rock stars were also joined by the docuseries’s director Gotham Chopra – a documentarian who has had an illustrious career.
Last week, Jon revealed that he watched part of the docuseries with his ex-bandmate Richie Sambora.
Sambora was the lead guitarist of the band Bon Jovi for over 30 years, but dramatically left the group in 2013 in the middle of a tour.
The guitarist, who had previously grappled with alcoholism, later explained that he exited the band because of his personal obligations.
Last month, Bon Jovi shared he and Sambora were ‘not in contact’ anymore – though Sambora said last year that he hoped to kick off a reunion with the older lineup.
In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, however, Bon Jovi divulged that he and Sambora got together to watch the docuseries’ first three episodes.
On the show, Sambora can be seen apologising for the way he left the band – the first time Bon Jovi had ever heard him do so.
As the years went by, Bon Jovi was able to soften his own feelings about Sambora’s decision, allowing the two men to get back in touch.
Jon’s luscious grey locks framed his face for the event, while he went tie-less with his black suit
Jon also threw on a pair of sunglasses as he cosied up to his wife Dorothea Bongiovi
The Bon Jovi rockstars were also joined by the docuseries’s director Gotham Chopra – a documentarian who has had an illustrious career
Last week, Jon revealed that he watched part of the docuseries with his ex-bandmate Richie Sambora
The singer-songwriter, 62, stepped out to the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London for the premiere of Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story on Wednesday
‘You read, you talk to professionals, you sit with yourself, you learn to understand from a different perspective that his choices weren’t made out of animosity either,’ Bon Jovi reflected in his new interview.
Looking back at the time of Sambora’s departure, Bon Jovi recalled: ‘There was never a fight. It was never about money, it was never about a girlfriend.’
He explained that Sambora ‘had issues…and he literally didn’t show up. We were playing for 20,000 people and there’s a black hole on the stage.’
In 2007, six years before Sambora left the band, he suffered through both the end of his marriage to Heather Locklear and the death of his beloved father Adam.
Then in 2011 he had to miss several shows on a Bon Jovi tour in order to go to rehab after pleading no contest and serving probation on drunk driving charges.
Jon Bon Jovi (right) has revealed that he watched part of the docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story with his ex-bandmate Richie Sambora (left); pictured 2011
Sambora was the lead guitarist of the band Bon Jovi for over 30 years, but dramatically left the group in 2013 in the middle of a tour; pictured 1986
The guitarist, who had previously grappled with alcoholism, later explained that he exited the band because of his personal obligations; pictured 2013
In his new interview, Bon Jovi candidly discussed the personal troubles Sambora had faced in the years leading up to his decision to leave the band.
‘Substance abuse or anxieties or single parenting, all those things weighed on him, losing his dad. These were all very hard things,’ said Bon Jovi.
‘But in fairness, why would I take away the livelihoods of not only the band, but the 120 guys in the crew? Or the millions of people that bought a ticket?
‘What am I going to do? Shut it down because you don’t want to go to rehab?’
