About this episode
“Jon's very opinionated and combative, but not in a bad way,” says Gotham Chopra , who likens the Bon Jovi frontman to an elite athlete. “Really smart, strongly opinionated — but at the end of the day, respects talent and allows people to do their job.” And Chopra’s job, as EP and director of Hulu’s Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story , was to pack the iconic glam-rock band’s four decades of monster hits and personal challenges into one docuseries. Moderated by award-winning editor Michael Ruscio , Chopra and editor-producer Alex Trudeau Viriato discuss their interviews with Bon Jovi , his current bandmates, former guitarist Richie Sambora and musical mentor Bruce Springsteen . Of Bon Jovi himself, Chopra says, “He would kick me out of his dressing room occasionally and be like, ‘Get the fuck out of here’. . . Over time, he also realized, ‘In order for us to get where we want to get . . . I'm going to have to let you in.’”