It took some time for "Livin' on a Prayer" to click with Jon Bon Jovi. The 62-year-old rock icon is opening up in this week's PEOPLE cover story about his four-decades-long career — and recalling that ...

He really was living on a prayer. Jon Bon Jovi admitted that he needed a lot of convincing that his band’s hit 1986 song “Livin’ on a Prayer” could go the distance after hearing it for the first time.

Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” is one of the most recognizable songs in the history of rock. And yet the 1986 hit originally sounded very different. During a conversation with UCR’s Matt Wardlaw, Jon ...

One of the most overexposed classic rock songs ever is Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” — and yet, some fans miss its meaning. Jon Bon Jovi revealed the tune was inspired by one of the defining ...

My Chemical Romance ended their hometown show on Saturday at East Rutherford, New Jersey's MetLife Stadium with a nod to fellow Garden State rockers Bon Jovi, covering their smash hit "Livin' on a ...

Earlier this week, Bon Jovi and the RIAA posted a photo on their social media sites of frontman Jon Bon Jovi grinning widely while holding the Diamond award. “Livin’ on a Prayer” becomes the New ...

The rocker made a surprise appearance at the Rock for Responders Concert on the USS Iowa in San Pedro, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 27 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She ...

Outside of nurturing a promising solo career, many know Jon Bon Jovi as the founder and frontman of the iconic band Bon Jovi. First formed in 1983, the band watched as their stardom hit new heights.