John Bon Jovi is no dummy at all. Somehow he's a icon. Good for him. He seems like a decent enough guy.

Springsteen isn't an artist anymore. He's a singer/ politician. His message is what's important. Entertaining you is not important. It's part of the odd love affair between artists and the Establishment. You're never as passionate as when you're rebelling. When you're hosting the First Family in the Vineyard, you can only put so much heart into barefoot girls sittin on the hood of a Dodge drinkin warm beer in the soft summer rain. It matters not if it's one of the best lines of modern rock music. You're rubbing elbows with the Big Man and Barack.

Then look at the Stones. Sure, it's awkward to watch, but those fuckers have their hearts in it. Charlie Watts is 138 fucking years old and still plays better than Ringo ever did.