Jon Bon Jovi. The man. The myth. The legend. The long-haired rock star whose voice stole our hearts alllllllll those years ago.
Now, Jon is proving he is not only a total gem of a human being, but is also an educated king!
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Speaking in an interview with George Stroumboulopoulos, the 58-year-old got candid about benefiting from white privilege.
OF COURSE, Jon Bon Jovi is best known for being the front man for the classic rock band Bon Jovi.
In addition to being one of the most well-known musicians of all time, Jon is also known for just being a really good guy!
Most Jon fans will know that the 58-year-old owns two JBJ Soul Kitchens that operate solely on donations for payment, meaning it’s a pay-what-you-can restaurant.
The rock star can sometimes be found washing dishes in the back of one of his soul kitchens in an effort to help his community and his restaurant.
Now, Jon is speaking candidly about white privilege in a new interview with George Stroumboulopoulos.
Chatting about his new album, “American Reckoning,” which dropped earlier this year, Jon said, “If ‘American Reckoning’ addresses and recognizes white privilege, but never says woe is me, or I’m woke, you know? Or power to the Black man, which would be horse [expletive], I’m simply saying, this is America’s reckoning, and there is a call to action, and I identify that I’ll never know what it’s like.”
He continued: “I’ll never know what it’s like to walk a mile in his shoes. I’ll never have to have the talk. And you’ve met a couple of my children over the years. I have never had to have the talk with my boys or my daughter. You know? That is a cold, hard truth.”
“I, in fact, am the beneficiary of white privilege,” he stated.
He clarified his statement: “I’m an old, white, affluent, compounded by the fact that chances are when a police officer would pull me over, he may look at my license and go, ‘Cool, I grew up on your records.’ They’re not going to throw me up against the car.”
“Chances are, they’re driving me to the show in a beautiful motorcade of cars. That’s the cold, hard truth. I could write that. And say, ‘I get it, I get it, I get it. I’m sorry, here’s my call to action.’ Because I was moved by what I saw.”
h/t: ET .
