Jon Bon Jovi is nobody’s idea of a conservative. Indeed, the hirsute rocker is a well-known Democrat. And yet, when Chris Christie announced his bid for the Republican nomination for president on Tuesday, and played a Bon Jovi tune in the process, the musician didn’t complain. Indeed, reports Politico, “Chris Christie got permission from fellow New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi to use his songs during his presidential campaign.”
“I absolutely gave him permission to use my songs,” added Bon Jovi.
In this display of magnamity and good smartsmanship, Jon Bon Jovi provides a marked contrast to small-minded ideologues like Tom Petty and Neil Young, who have groused when a candidate with whom they disagree has dared to play their music.
In fact, Bon Jovi himself was once one of those petty ideologues; in 2008, he complained when John McCain played his music at a rally.
And so, congratulations to Jon Bon Jovi for his personal growth and his newfound humility. He still owes America an apology for “Wanted Dead or Alive,” though.
