Photos From The Groovy Era That Are Too Hot For TV
"MTV Hedonism Weekend in Jamaica" with British pop star Samantha Fox and rocker Jon Bon Jovi in 1987. 🏖
source: MTV
In the first decade of MTV things were pretty wild and wooly. Not only were artists still getting used to making videos but they were still getting into the idea of promoting themselves through contests instead of just playing shows.
Bon Jovi was one of the first bands that really understood that they had to work every avenue in order to have a super popular record, which is why the headed down to Jamaica to host "Hedonism Weekend" on the channel while trying to keep themselves from getting too out of hand. VJ Alan Hunt explained how the deal worked:
source: MTV
In the first decade of MTV things were pretty wild and wooly. Not only were artists still getting used to making videos but they were still getting into the idea of promoting themselves through contests instead of just playing shows.
Bon Jovi was one of the first bands that really understood that they had to work every avenue in order to have a super popular record, which is why the headed down to Jamaica to host "Hedonism Weekend" on the channel while trying to keep themselves from getting too out of hand. VJ Alan Hunt explained how the deal worked:
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