[cheers and applause] katie: please welcome jon bon jovi! use] cheers and applause] katie: got some very excited fans here today, jon. very excited. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. they should all be at work. [laughter] katie: no, i think they took the day off so they could be with you actually. >> all right. welcome. katie: listen, you've been doing this for a long time. it must be so gratifying, people love you. and what is that like? >> i don't gage it like that, i mean -- [laughter] katie: come on, a little? >> honest to god, i'm happy that the band keeps making records and we get to do what we love to do. who doesn't want to go to work every day and love their job. katie: and you still love it? >> i love it. katie: as we said, you've been doing it for over 30 years. [cheers and applause] >> i know. katie: well, first of all, that actually leads to two questions. to what do you attribute your longevity? in a business that is tough to have the kind of staying power you and your band has had? >> oh yeah. well, luck always plays a part i

you know, tomorrow, jon bon jovi spent the whole hour with me. not too shabby. >> jimmy: really? out with chelsea handler, literally. i did that recently. >> jimmy: explain what this is. i've never seen this before. >> that is a certain kind of yoga that you can do in new york. it's called anti-gravity yoga. >> jimmy: give me a break. >> yeah. and it was really fun to do it. i was much better at it than chelsea was. but that was really fun. >> jimmy: she's a good sport. >> then we get to do, obviously, serious shows too, and talk about important issues. some of my favorites, though, have combined kind of popular culture with issues, like, i interviewed bradley cooper and bob de niro came on. and david o. russell. and we talked about "silver linings playbook", but used it kind of as an entry point to talk about bipolar disorder and mental illness in america. we did the same thing with jessica chastain. and then we talked about sexual assault in the military. so it's really kind of a nice way to both talk to celebrities, but also talk about important issues. so i'm really enjoying

. >> did you get any advice from bon jovi who has also been active in arena football for years? >> joninvolved. he's no longer involved. he's a powerful and attractive man, but we're always about the here and the now and the future. right here, right now we're going to be taking arena football to the next level. again, family entertainment, bombast, more firepower than most third world countries. look at that. it's right in your face. it's in your face football. you could be sitting right there in the front line. look at that. and, boom, if they hold onto the ball and they wind up in your lap, ball is in play. i love that. yes? >> can i just ask what the investment case is here? how well does this team have to do for you to get your money back? >> well, we're not looking at the short foil. we always take a look at it in the long way. in the same way that the investment community does. you can't take a look at like where is my pay date? you have to love something, put your nose to the ground, smell it, feel it, touch it, know the business model, know the structure of how it works. we un