Songwriters often jump at the chance to write from the perspective of characters different from themselves, since it opens up all kinds of artistic possibilities. For a guy who was coming from the ...

“Wanted Dead Or Alive” is taken from 1986’s Slippery When Wet which Desmond Child helped out on. Child had written for groups like Aerosmith and although only Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi are ...

Wanted Dead Or Alive, was released, the band were household names but the song represented something of a departure from its forerunners – and was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Sambora as a duo.

Jon Bon Jovi has had his acting foray into Hollywood ... in films like "Rock of Ages," with Tom Cruise belting out "Wanted Dead or Alive" for the movie musical. "Thank You, Goodnight" is part ...

Richie Sambora, who has a home in Calabasas, is presently not in California. The home of the former Bon Jovi guitarist is secure, a rep said.

He's co-writer of most of Bon Jovi's classics, including “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” “Never Say Goodbye,” “Bad Medicine” and ...