Jon Bon Jovi Performed With Bruce Springsteen At Age 17 | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

one of the things that's very cool about. your story that I'd heard about but. didn't really understand completely. until I saw the uh the documentary. series is that you it's you're a kid you. know this is what you want to do and so. you manage uh to get a job working at. this recording studio and you're you're. running errands sure you're getting. coffee you're probably getting other. illegal things uh for people as well. you're around it and this is at that.

level and I've always told you know uh. young people are always saying to me if. they're interested in comedy they say. well how did you get into this or what. do you think I should do what's your. advice I say go to where they're doing. the thing that you love and be around it. just get close to it and if it means. that you're getting paid next to nothing. and you're getting coffee do that you. pay them you were. around in this studio yeah and famous. Studio the power station in the power. station MH and so you're around and.

you're 18 19 exactly and there's AOL. Smith there or there's Steven Tyler yeah. these huge stars are around and you're. the kid yeah and you're close to it but. I think but far enough away because they. weren't inviting you in you know for. nine out of 10 times I looked through. the control room door window Freddy. Mercury David Bowie singing Under.

pressure that's incredible I jumped out. of a cab one time paying with nickels. and quarters no lie with my little band. from a rehearsal Studio about to go up. to the stairs of the recording studio to. just walk through the door Paparazzi guy. jumps out of a garbage C he starts. taking pictures of what was the Rolling. Stones jumping out of their limo to go. in the studio the guy yells at Mick. Jager Mick Mick Mick give us a picture. of the band he grabs me and my friends. throws his arms around me and he says. this is all new band the.

frogs what I would give to find that. picture 43 it's out there somewhere you. got to figure I thought it was the guy. Ron galala remember that guy I thought. it was him for the longest time he says. no it wasn't me but somebody jumped out. of that dumpster somebody took that. picture of and and if I'm not mistaken. it was Bill Wyman who held the door for. us and and Mick said yeah go upstairs. and there was of Rolling Stones in the.

lobby of this studio now granted we. didn't get to hang out we didn't get to. talk you know but I was lucky enough in. that period of time to to be there and. having had several bands by that time. and and I'd gotten out of high school. that second cousin of mine is a guy that. I didn't know before came to see my band. play at my father's behest and he said. the band stink the kids sort of got. something and stay in touch and so for. 50 bucks a week I called you know in in.

in September after I graduated high. school with no College on the horizon he. says yeah I'll give you 50 bucks a week. and come be a goer I was like thank you. please and I you know took the bus to. New York every day and and did that I. remember uh the first comic relief I. think they still have them but for the. first comic relief to raise money uh for. um unhoused people that they they had uh. got every famous comedian in the world. and I think at the time I was 21.

you know complete unknown just getting. started in LA but I. volunteered and ended up getting coffee. for people but I just wanted to be. around it and I didn't ask anybody I. think it's key I didn't ask anybody for. a favor I didn't say hey I think I'm. pretty funny you don't do that no you. just be of service you you make yourself. kind of indispensable to people and then. they start to say they're a little nicer. to you they're a little nicer to you and. when you have that proximity to it it. probably made you think this is.

achievable this can be done we believed. that in Jersey at you know 1718 I. believe that the band weren't together. yet it made the impossible possible for. me because 25 miles south was the Asbury. Jukes and the East Street Band yeah it. wasn't Led Zeppelin that was just beyond. the reach you know that was too big but. those guys and they were right down the. street and remember now there was 10. Asbury Jukes and seven E Street Band. members there was always going to be one. of them buming a beer from somebody.

somewhere right you know so you couldn't. help but run into them even though you. know I was obviously the Next Generation. but I mean the first time Bruce jumped. on stage with me I was 17 years old you. know it's amazing they actually have. they have there photos yeah photos of. that you were singing you're in a cover. band you're singing a Springsteen tune. in New Jersey when this guy jumps on. stage to grab the mic and sing with you. and it turns out to be. Bruce like pretty pretty un doesn't.

happen a lot I wouldn't think oh no well. then again Bruce plays with a lot of. people they've actually asked him to. leave a couple of weddings what do you. mean I have to go yeah just get out of. here just one more come. on yeah I have uh my horn section at. late night for all those years labamba. the guy who for years saying in the year. 2 he um he uh they they were the an. original were the horn section you bet.

and uh and southside's still doing it. and he's doing it great he's in great. spirits and he's working and doing and. being and of course the East stre band. are still doing their thing so it's yeah. they're still doing it it's great and. it's funny because at that time asber. Jukes come along Springsteen comes along. people weren't they didn't proudly say. we're from New Jersey it wasn't. something it wasn't it wasn't sexy no it. it's the punch line yeah you guys uh. Bruce did well Bruce did but I'm saying.

as a as a group all of you sort of made. Jersey this magical place well he did he. did and so for the Next Generation which. is us we're the Next Generation not even. a year or two or five or 10 right the. Next Generation you know give all. respect where it belongs it's the East. Street Band was everything but um you. know for the Next Generation yeah Bon. Joy became a big worldwide band yeah yes. I heard of. you.