Recently, footage has surfaced of Jon Bon Jovi playing with his band at a Raleigh, North Carolina show on April 9, and struggling during a rendition of the group's hit "Wanted Dead or Alive",, Jon, 54, knows all about not coping. After the release of their third album Slippery When Wet, which included the hit Livin’ On A Prayer and exhausted from back-to-back touring, the legendary, Jon Bon Jovi has responded to Richie Sambora's apology for abruptly leaving Bon Jovi in the final episode of the band's new docuseries: 'He came clean in the film for the fans.', Jon Bon Jovi has just given Justin Bieber a fatherly lesson about fan appreciation. The veteran rocker slammed the pop star in an Evening Standard interview for his well-reported tardiness earlier this year at a gig at London's O2 Arena, calling him an "asshole" for disrespecting the paying audience., In an interview with the London EveningStandard, the New Jersey rocker took the teen heartthrob to task for what he labeled unprofessional behavior—this after he was asked about Bieber turning up, John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983..