Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres has opened up about his years of alcohol abuse in a new band documentary, revealing his heavy drinking was related to his absent father.

Rocker Richie Sambora has thanked his Bon Jovi bandmates for his new-found sobriety - because they insisted he seek help after watching him sink into a drunken, drug induced haze.

With New Jersey's New Meadowlands Stadium as their backdrop, Grammy Award-winning hometown heroes Bon Jovi performed at a concert and media event today that announced

Happy Birthday to:

American Idol judge / co-creator Simon Cowell (1959)

It was 60 years ago today that Bruce Springsteen was "Born In The U.S.A." and love him or loathe him, there's no question the rocker is a living legend.

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Bon Jovi star Richie Sambora has paid tribute to late guitar great Les Paul, insisting every musician owes him a great debt. Sambora became the legend's friend and has been left stunned by his death from pneumonia on Thursday.

Michael Jackson has been snubbed in a new poll to find the best hits of the 1980s - his song "Thriller" was beaten to the top spot by Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."

Happy Birthday to A*Teens singer Marie Serneholt (1983), rapper Lil' Kim (1975), actor Michael Rosenbaum (1972), soap actress Lisa Rinna (1963), singer Suzanne Vega (1959), Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora (1959),