Tim Pierce: “I didn’t have the right appearance to enter the Bon Jovi”

The shift guitarist Tim Pierce In an interview granted to Guitar World, he revealed because he did not enter the Bon Jovidespite having played in their first hit “Runaway”.

Here is the story of Pierce: “That took place in a certain sense by chance, as often happens with great opportunities. I was 23 years old and I was recording in New York. Jon Bon Jovi lived upstairs of the Power Station (recording studio, editor’s note). In practice, his work was that of custodian for his uncle, Tony Bongiovi.”

The guitarist thus described how the collaboration with the Bon Jovi. “They had put together a demo master and he asked me to play there. I said: ‘Of course!’

Pierce then explained why, in his opinion, he was not asked to join the band when i
Bon Jovi
They were putting the formation together. “Jon and I became friends. He came to Los Angeles when he was looking for musicians for his band, but they after a couple of things. First of all, I didn’t have the right image to be part of the band. People forget that you can’t be part of a rock band if you don’t have a certain aspect. I didn’t have that image, so Jon never asked me.”

For
Tim Pierce
the choice of
Richie Sambora
it was the most right for i
Bon Jovi
. “Richie was the perfect choice. The way he plays, appears and sings is fantastic. They wrote some of the most incredible songs ever. Jon did not ask me, and it was probably due to the fact that I didn’t have the appearance of a rock star.”