After working with Jon Bon Jovi, The War and Treaty are more than open to the idea of ”meeting their idols”.
The duo, made up of married musicians Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr., tell PEOPLE exclusively at the Americana Awards and Honors in Nashville on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that Bon Jovi, 62, exceeded their expectations.
The trio released “The People’s House” as a single on August 30. The original version of the song appeared on Foreverthe latest album of the Bon Jovi band of the same name.
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War and Treaty on September 28, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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“There are no words for how kind he is, how wonderful and generous he is. It replaces everything you can think about when meeting people,” Tanya, 46, explains.
“He’s larger than life,” she declares. “You don’t feel the separation from him as a big icon and us doing the song together,” she reveals, before adding that the Grammy winner is “absolutely amazing.”
Michael, 42, notes that the singer is “a decent being and understands his calling on his country,” noting that it’s “powerful” that Bon Jovi recognizes it. “If I text Jon Bon Jovi, he’ll get back to me within two minutes. If I call him and he doesn’t answer, he will call me back within two minutes. Even if he can’t speak, [he’ll say] ‘Hey man, I’m doing this, but I’ll call you later.’ ”
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On Wednesday, September 11, the three musicians filmed the music video for the single together on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in Nashville. But after the couple left, Bon Jovi stayed and stayed on the bridge, where he helped save a woman in crisis.
Michael tells PEOPLE that Bon Jovi’s heroic act happened “20 minutes” after they left the singer. “I guess they decided to allow it [Bon Jovi] walk the bridge and good call because that’s how it happened.” Adding: “What a moment. Stunned again.”
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Jon Bon Jovi on February 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Bon Jovi frontman helped an unidentified woman standing on the edge of a bridge on 9/11, according to Metropolitan Nashville Police surveillance footage.
After a few minutes alone, the singer and another woman carried the woman in crisis to a safer part of the bridge. He continued to speak with the woman in crisis before they left the area together.
“Thank you to @jonbonjovi and his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Ped Bridge Tuesday night. Bon Jovi helped convince her to get off the edge of the Cumberland River to safety,” the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in September. 11 posts on X (formerly Twitter).
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