Romeo Bongiovi, the youngest son of Jon Bon Jovi, started his music career with the rock band Lawn. However, he admitted that he didn't want to think too much about fame.
People quoted Sunday, reported that Romeo said this in an episode of The Dory Jackson Interview published on July 29. The 22-year-old musician said he was ready if popularity came, but didn't like the idea of being a celebrity.
"I'm trying to think very locally right now. I don't even really like the idea of celebrity," Romeo said.
According to Romeo, being too focused on popularity from the start can make musicians lose their way. He assessed that a number of artists who are on the rise are actually maintaining close relationships with fans.
He said the artists know the fan pages, talk to them, and know the people who are really interested in his music.
"I think if you focus too much on the ambition of dominating the world, in the end you can lose your way," he said.
Romeo said that currently he wants to prepare himself to meet new people after moving to Los Angeles.
Romeo is the youngest child of Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi. Jon, the 64-year-old Bon Jovi vocalist, has been married to Dorothea since 1989.
The couple also has three other children, namely Stephanie, 33, Jesse, 31, and Jake, 24.
In the interview, Romeo said that he had wanted to enter the music world since he was a teenager. At first, he felt that studying music was not the right choice.
"For a very long time in middle school, when I knew I wanted to make music, I thought, 'Wow, but if you study music, you're really a poser,'" Romeo said.
However, his views changed in high school. Romeo decided to go to college because he was not sure about his next step.
He then visited the University of Miami and finally entered the Frost School of Music. When he saw the campus, Romeo felt he had found the right place.
"I was 16 and was like, 'Okay, music is the thing you want to do because for the first time you really feel like you're at home here,'" he said.
People said Romeo graduated in May and formed Lawn with Daniel Coppola and Cliff Dobson.
The Los Angeles-based band released their debut EP House Party Hero in April 2025, then launched the single "LASO". EP is a short music release that usually contains several songs.
Jon Bon Jovi previously praised his son's band's early work when speaking to The Independent in November. However, he insisted that he did not take any steps to regulate Romeo.
"His first singles are good," Jon said of Lawn.
The singer of "You Give Love a Bad Name" also alluded to the term nepo baby, a term for the children of famous figures who are considered to have an easier path because of the family's big name.
"People talk about these nepo kids, bla bla bla, but I don't interfere at all. He has his own vision, and I really appreciate it," said Jon.
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