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Bon Jovi begin their Slippery When Wet tour, at the Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The headline band for this show is Judas Priest.Full article:
Jon Bon Jovi : I remember reading about how The Beatles stopped playing live, because everyone just screamed though all the shows. Musicianship and song quality meant so little to the fans that the band just felt undervalued. You know what? I understand what they mean. It got so bad when we toured for Slippery When Wet that there were times I was freaking out… We indulged in everything that was on offer. But it wasn't real, and what I wanted above all else was to be given credit for the work I put into the songs and into the recording… The problem was that I didn't notice how the image overtook what we were about.
(Source : interview by Malcolm Dome, Classic Rock, July 2006)
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(Source : interview by Malcolm Dome, Classic Rock, July 2006)