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Article: Keeping the Faith // Rock 'n' Roll Platitudes Are a Way of Life for Jon Bon Jovi

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February 28, 1993
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Jon Bon Jovi is the ultimate generic rock star.

He looks the part, he speaks in the right cliches, and he writes songs that seem destined to be heard over stadium public address systems.

Over the course of four albums, he and his band became one of the biggest musical forces of the '80s. But his music is most

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