Throughout his career, he has released two solo albums and eleven studio albums with his band, which to date have sold over 120 million albums worldwide. His father was of Sicilian and Slovak ancestry and his mother was of German and Russian descent. He has stated that he is a blood relative of Frank Sinatra. He later transferred to Sayreville War Memorial High School in Parlin, New Jersey. Bon Jovi recorded a song, Runaway, one of a few songs John wrote during his bus travels from Sayreville to The Power Station. Runaway became a local hit on the charts. The album went gold in the US (sales of over 500,000).
