What was the vibe like in the studio this time around?It was very relaxed as we were well prepared to do the record. The scheduling worked around the baby and Ally McBeal and the writing came together on both coasts with ease.How do you feel when you look back on the band's history?I'm pretty amazed at the success to be honest with you. As we approach the 20th year and 100 million marks, I can't help but be thankful and excited by the past accomplishments as well as our future with Bounce...What are your favorite tracks on the new album?I'm still too close to the record as a whole, but the early favorites are Everyday, Undivided and Joey...What does BOUNCE represent?It's a title that leaves itself open to interpretation. The idea behind it was the listener owns the record not just because they purchase it but because they make it their own like the way I felt when I was a kid and lived for the albums of my favorite bands. In the most simplistic form Bounce could mean the action of a ball or a kid jumping up and down or it can address the resiliency of the band or even our country in the face of adversity.What experiences did you draw from when writing songs for this album?The record is a diary of my life over the last year. Sure, some of the stories are fictional, but as a part of the whole these subjects were something I wanted to talk about. The obvious 9/11 songs (Everyday, Undivided and Bounce) are something we all lived through, on Hook Me Up, it's the history we're living through with the Israeli and Palestinian conflict and on Misunderstood it's just me in trouble again etc...This is your 8th studio album. With recording 7 under your belt, what have you brought with you to this recording? What makes it different from the past albums? Mentally, physically and technically?We're a better band with each record. The playing has become streamlined. What I mean is both Richie and I had a sense of what was right, wrong and indifferent to the making of the record. We don't waste a lot of time on bad ideas. Physically we tried to approach it with a more lax approach but found that we had to be involved in every aspect from pre-production to mastering.Describe the process of selecting the songs that appeared on this album?You can't be repetitive. So if the subject matter has been covered before it's difficult to repeat yourself. You also want to say something that you won't mind singing in 20 years from now. The rest really was decided easily as the best songs do rise to the top...Did you use different methods of recording the songs this time around, different technology or new types of instruments?We used more strings. This record has orchestrations on several rock songs not just the ballads. The rest of it is fairly basic, as we want to keep it as real as we can for the sake of live performances.What is the secret of your success as a band?If I knew that I'd bottle it and sell it...Describe the music that Bon Jovi creates?3 minutes of optimism.What is it about the road that keeps pulling you back out?I don't have an answer for that.What goes on in your mind while you are on stage?If it's a perfect night I'll think about anything but the show. It's an out of body experience that will have me planning the party at the bar or the restaurant we'll go to. If I'm thinking about the show something's going wrong.What is your songwriting style? Explain the process of writing a song, is it something that comes naturally or do you need to sit down and take time make it happen?Sometimes it's divine intervention sometimes it's hard work. Sometimes it's... just F.I.N.E.What influenced that harder edged sounded on Bounce?The songs are the songs. Surprisingly the heavy riffs on Undivided and Everyday I came up with. Richie expounded upon them but the sounds were his arsenal of guitars.How is this different from all of your other records?This is no different than any other record I've been a part of. Each one at that time is your favorite and every one was the best you had to give and all you had to say at that time... it's a great job.

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