Jon Bon Jovi talks What About Now

Jon Bon Jovi talks about the themes in What About Now; how Liu Bolin's art and a Halloween catalogue Jon's son Romeo brought home inspired the augmented reality album cover; and writing for Stand Up Guys in this interview with Televisionet.

What About Now AR album cover + Because We Can (behind the scenes)

Bon Jovi's been introducing a lot of people to augmented reality and you can now check out the artwork for What About Now via the Bon Jovi app:

1. Download the Bon Jovi app via mobile roadie or the Google Play (for Android users) or iOS App Store (Apple users) if you haven't already.
2. Open the app (Music will start autoplaying but you can stop/pause it) and click on the Augmented Reality tab.
3. Point your device at the image below. The animation should start along with a clip of the title track.
4. Tap the animation for a video of Jon Bon Jovi talking about the track Not Running Anymore.

Also, the Because We Can image at this link now unlocks other content, including the behind the scenes video of Because We Can. The Behind the Scenes vid is also on YouTube.

Bon Jovi augmented reality: Because We Can

Augmented reality has arrived in Jovi Land in the form of a Because We Can heart and dagger animation and sneak peak of the new music video.

1. Download the Bon Jovi app. You may need to go to your app store (iOS App Store or Google Play) and update it to the latest version.
2. Open the app and click on the Augmented Reality tab.
3. Point your smartphone or tablet at the image below (The image is also on Bon Jovi's Facebook and Twitter). It may take a little while to focus but the app should open the animation. Tap on the dagger (You should see a "Tap here" prompt on your screen) to start the music video. Tap on the video to expand the view.

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