![]() ![]() Time, place, and people blend together, but the pressure placed on the band remains. Like a hero, or anti-hero, on a long journey, the song yearns for home over the constant push to survive out on the road. That was the lifestyle of every rock band.” On Inside The Actor’s Studio, Jon Bon Jovi draws a parallel between images associated with the Old West and the way of road life he and the band had adopted at a young age: “Here was this … young band of thieves, if you will, riding into town, stealing the money, the girls, and the booze, and leaving before the sun came up. With references to cowboys, ‘Wanted’ posters, and “steel horses,” “Wanted Dead or Alive” builds a concept while pulling from the band’s lived experiences, as was typical of the other hits on Slippery When Wet. It came together in about two or three hours. In a 2009 interview with Inside The Actor’s Studio, Jon Bon Jovi revealed that the song was written in the basement of Sambora’s mother’s house, where Sambora already had the song’s signature lick down. The result is a rock ballad as enthralling as any they would produce (and they produced many). The song opens with steely guitars reminiscent of old-fashioned country and blues instrumentation that sound was then blended with the stadium rock energy Bon Jovi are known for. The song was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, who also produced for Aerosmith, Van Halen, KISS, and later, The Cranberries. Sambora was Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist up until his departure in 2013. “Wanted Dead or Alive” was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.
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