I roto i te Maehe o te tau 1983, ka karanga Bon Jovi a Rawiri Bryan, i karanga hoki ia ki te kaiwaiata Alec John Take me te kaiwhakatangitangi mohio ko Tico Torres, i mua o te roopu Phantom's Opera. Tapped ki te purei i te kita mo te haerenga poto e tautoko ana i te "Runaway" ko te hoa o Bon Jovi me te hoa tata, Dave Sabo ("The Snake"), ahakoa kaore ia i uru mai ki te roopu. I oati ia me Jon tetahi ki tetahi ko te tangata i hanga i te tuatahi, ka awhina i tetahi atu. I muri mai ka haere a Sabo ki te hanga i te roopu Skid Row Jon.
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