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Jon Bon Jovi’s Mom, Carol Bongiovi, Dead at 83

Jon Bon Jovi's mother, Carol Bongiovi, who bought her son his first guitar and founded his band's fan club, has died at the age of 83.

The clip found Bon Jovi singing the song in a room filled with old family heirlooms and photos, including a prominent portrait of his parents when they were younger. While Carol eventually became a florist (and John Sr. ran a beauty salon), she famously spent some time working as a bunny at one of the Playboy clubs in Manhattan. Speaking with the Big Issue in 2020 about his parents’ influence on his life, Bon Jovi said he got from them the “ability to make the dream reality.” He continued: “Even if you truly weren’t any good at your craft, if you believed you were, you could work on it.

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