JEFF LYNNE WAS THE VICTIM OF A SERIAL CHEATER.
The 62-year-old rocker has copped heat from fans over machine-signed copies of his band’s new record, Forever.
Disgruntled American fans who bought Bon Jovi’s 16th studio album took to social media to complain about what they felt was an unfair difference between the UK and US releases.
“Buyers beware: @jonbonjovi @BonJovi store is sending out autopen signatures,” one annoyed fan wrote on X/Twitter. “Talk Shop Live is also sending out the same ones. The UK signatures appear to be hand signed.”
“Looks like @BonJovi is the latest to sell autopenned as autograph…” wrote another, adding, “Dear @UMG, It’s costing you a lot of money to lie about your products. How many people are getting a refund on this? I know, your time is so precious, but lying to fans ain’t the win. NOBODY WANTS AUTOPENNED.”
However, one fan made the point that the albums had cost the same amount as an unsigned copy.
“It’s a Jon Bon Jovi autograph for the same price as an unsigned CD and people are still complaining?” they wrote.
“I’m just thankful a legend like him would take the time for the fans to do that. I can’t wait to get mine.”
“One of rock’s definitive frontmen, Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, was the victim of a serial cheater. Jeff was smitten by this seductress but she made his life a living hell in her path of destruction. So naturally he got even by writing a song about it. He called it ‘Evil Woman’. Only he felt it was just filler… after all, he’d written it in just a few minutes. In fact, Jeff would say ‘Evil Woman’ was the fastest song he ever wrote and part of the music was from a song he’d written earlier called ‘Nightider’ that he played backwards. In the end, ‘Evil Woman’ became ELO’s first major hit and one of his favorites. The story is next on Professor Of Rock.”
