Bon Jovi: Stealing Lyrics
Back in 2008, rumors started circulating that an unknown songwriter was suing ’80s heartthrob Jon Bon Jovi for an outrageous amount of money. It turned out that these rumors were, in fact, true when Samuel Bartley Steele introduced himself to the world as the man behind the lawsuit.
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Steele claimed that Bon Jovi stole some of the lyrics from his song “(Man I Really) Love This Team” and used them in the band’s own hit song, “I Love This Town.” But Steele wasn’t just irritated, he was angry. He sued Bon Jovi for a whopping $400 billion, which, by the way, is worth way more than the entire music industry. Bon Jovi claimed that he never heard of the track, despite Steele claiming that the artist got a copy of his track.