Jon Bon Jovi, 62, considers fellow New Jersey rocker and friend Bruce Springsteen, 74, a 'big brother': 'Our connection is deep'

As a youngster increasing up successful New Jersey, Jon Bon Jovi had a philharmonic leader successful Bruce Springsteen.

And successful his caller Hulu docuseries, the Livin' On A Prayer hitmaker, 62, opened up about the power Springsteen has had connected his life arsenic some a stone idol and a adjacent friend.

'Our relationship is deep, connected a full different level of friendship, because really galore guys tin talk for illustration we tin talk, successful adjacent quarters, astir life and emotion and loss?' he said, earlier adding, 'Our narration is deep, and he's a beloved friend of mine, and he really is for illustration a large brother.'

For Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi Jr.), his first gathering pinch nan Born To Run prima turned retired to beryllium magical.

The then-high schoolhouse rocker was performing a Springsteen screen astatine a section Jersey nine erstwhile nan man himself took announcement and joined him connected stage, according to People.

'It was truthful inspirational because those records by nan [Asbury] Jukes, and by Bruce, were written and sung by guys successful our backyard,' he explained. 'They weren’t nan centerfolds of Circus mag that made nan dream conscionable retired of reach. These guys were tin of making nan intolerable look possible.'

That nighttime he sewage to singing nan Springsteen opus The Promised Land, off his 4th workplace medium Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978), alongside his hero.

'I looked up, and there's Bruce onstage pinch me. That was nan guy. And he jumps up and sings his opus pinch me,' he confessed of nan infinitesimal successful nan docuseries, titled Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.

'So you spell to precocious schoolhouse nan adjacent day. Needless to say, you look astatine nan coach and you look astatine nan kids, and you go, "I sewage a communicative to tell! and it's a batch amended than history class."'

The similarities betwixt nan 2 stars moreover includes their akin upbringings successful New Jersey; pinch nan Born In The U.S.A. prima increasing up successful Freehold, immoderate 50 miles southbound of nan agleam lights and gangly buildings of New York City, while Bon Jovi comes from Sayreville, which is conscionable 35 miles southwest of The Big Apple.

Springsteen remembered that nighttime erstwhile he joined nan chartless young musician for nan duet.

'I for illustration to play. I deliberation that was [what I heard], "There's immoderate young kid moving astir present from New Jersey, he's making immoderate benignant of noise,"' he shared successful nan four-part Hulu docuseries that chronicles his epic past and chartless future.

'That was nan first point I knew astir Jon. He's a hardworking guy, put everything he had into his music.'

The Boss added, 'We've go overmuch closer, astir apt arsenic we've gotten older here, you know, recently, arsenic being nan only 2 guys successful nan aforesaid crippled here.'

Being that nan My Hometown prima is 12 years Bon Jovi's elder bodes good for nan younger Jersey rocker who likes to usage him arsenic a root of contented and knowledge.

'It intends nan world to me, personification who's a measurement down nan road, connected nan journey,' nan begetter of 4 said of his friend who he likes to chat pinch during agelong drives together, pinch nary phones and nary power to distract them.

'One time, a fewer years back, erstwhile we were comparing wherever we were successful our lives arsenic it pertained to life, journey, career, he brought up that connection of mortality, and that ne'er crossed my mind astatine that time,' nan It's My Life vocalist said. 'And I was like, "Oh yeah, mortality, that’s still connected nan horizon." So I person a different position now.'

After playing together during their first meeting, Springsteen would perceive from nan up and coming prima again a mates years later erstwhile he sewage a recording of his first-ever single, Runaway, which turned retired to beryllium his first deed opus that promoted him to shape his ain band.

'The first demo I sewage of Jon's was a bully song,' The Boss revealed. 'I mean, Jon's awesome talent is these big, powerful popular stone choruses that conscionable request to beryllium sung by, you know, 20,000 group successful an arena.'

It would return a small while but yet nan classical lineup of Bon Jovi came together featuring Richie Sambora (guitar, vocals), Alec John Such (bass), Tico Torres (drums) and David Bryan (keyboards).

The set proceeded to merchandise their 1984 self-titled debut, featuring Runaway, but it was their 3rd release, Slippery When Wet (1986), that sent them to immense stone prima status, which was mostly owed to their relentless touring and nan deed singles Livin' On A Prayer, You Give Love A Bad Name, Wanted Dead Or Alive and Never Say Goodbye. 

One of nan subjects that reared its disfigured look during nan docuseries was Bon Jovi's agelong issues pinch his vocal cords that almost led him to discontinue nan band.

It shows him enduring galore different treatments and vocal exercises done nan years, each nan measurement up to 2022.

On Saturday, 1 time aft its release, Bon Jovi proudly shared a photograph of himself posing successful beforehand of his flatscreen TV showing that his docuseries already has reached number 1 connected Hulu.

'Thank you Gotham. Thank you Hulu. Thank you to each nan members of nan band. And to each of you for nan astonishing support - JBJ,' nan gracious singer-songwriter shared aft learning nan news.

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story started streaming connected nan Hulu level connected Friday, April 26.