Jon Bon Jovi Says It's 'Crazy' to Call Paul McCartney His Friend: 'I'm Sitting Here with a F—ing Beatle'

Calling Paul McCartney a friend of Jon Bon Jovi will never get old.

The rock icon (62) opened up about his friendship with McCartney (81) in a new interview with AARP magazinerevealing that they hang out quite often — which seems “crazy” as a longtime Beatles fan.

During the interview, Bon Jovi showed AARP reporter John Colapinto photographed himself and the “Let It Be” singer having lunch at his home in East Hampton, New York, and said, “We’ve been doing this all summer.”

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Jon Bon Jovi in ​​’AARP Magazine’.

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“I’m sitting there with a fucking Beatle,” added the “Livin’ on a Prayer” musician, almost in disbelief. “He comes to my house a lot, I go to his beach house a lot, and our wives are very close.”

Bon Jovi also expressed admiration for McCartney’s continued passion for creating fresh material after more than half a century of hits. “‘Oh, I’ve got new stuff!’ he tells me at 81. Crazy,” he said of the outlet.

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Jon Bon Jovi in ​​Los Angeles in February 2024.

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The two artists have shared the stage many times, most recently at Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett, a concert held in April at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to honor the late “Margaritaville” musician, who died at age 76 last September.

Two days before McCartney’s birthday on June 18, 2022, he brought Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen onstage for a jam session on the final date of his Got Back Tour at New Jersey’s Metlife Stadium.

Paul McCartney joined Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi on stage in New Jersey for the final date of the tour

Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi.

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At the show, Bon Jovi presented McCartney with balloons while singing “Happy Birthday” and later returned to the stage with Springsteen to sing “The End” from the Beatles song. Abbey Road album.

After receiving the MusiCares Person of the Year award earlier this year, Bon Jovi took a moment to thank the former Beatle who attended the ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“I have to salute the former recipient of this award, Sir Paul McCartney, but I think it’s fair to say that the reason most, if not all, of us are in this room tonight is because of you, so thank you for being beautiful,” he said. then.

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