By Steve Newton June 18, 1987 was kind of an interesting day as far as my endless adventures in rock journalism go. That was the day I interviewed Little Steven--who was promoting his highly political Freedom--No Compromise album--just minutes after interviewing Jon Bon Jovi--who was promoting his highly non-political Slippery When Wet album. They're both … Continue reading That time I said hello to Little Steven from Jon Bon Jovi and then things got political
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Little Steven Van Zandt’s social conscience rings loud and clear on Freedom–No Compromise
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 17, 1987 By Steve Newton Little Steven Van Zandt has carved out a significant niche for himself in the music world by putting his politics front and centre on his records. But it was not always so for the former member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, who … Continue reading Little Steven Van Zandt’s social conscience rings loud and clear on Freedom–No Compromise
That time 25-year-old Jon Bon Jovi asked me to say hi to his idol Little Steven, so I did
By Steve Newton Ever since I decided that's life's too short not to spend countless hours poring over ancient tapes of interviews I did with famous rock stars, I've uncovered some pretty interesting excerpts. Interesting to me, anyway. Like that time back on June 18, 1987, when I did a phone interview with Jon Bon … Continue reading That time 25-year-old Jon Bon Jovi asked me to say hi to his idol Little Steven, so I did