SPIN magazine, November 1989 (Jon Bon Jovi), “Let Freed.” Memories of Jon Bon Jovi
Stas wanted to get Gorky Park an American record deal, and the reason he approached Dennis was trust.
Through Kramer, through our manager Doc McGhee, through PolyGram, and through that trust, Gorky Park got a record deal. Richie and I had agreed to write and produce something for them, which we did, and they invited us to play Russia.
Rolling Stone magazine, February 9, 1989 (Rob Tannenbaum), “Bon Jovi in the USSR: Bon Voyage”
When Namin was in New Jersey last April, he asked Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora to help Gorky Park write some English lyrics. Jon and Richie, the creative axis of Bon Jovi, are nothing if not helpful — they’ve produced Cher, given songs to Ted Nugent, Aerosmith and Loverboy and introduced Cinderella to PolyGram execs. They agreed to help Gorky Park.
The HARD REPORT. About Dennis Berardi, manager of the band Gorky Park
If, indeed, Russian rock impresario Stas Namin hand picked the players in Gorky Park from the USSR’s biggest bands, it’s safe to say the Soviet rock scene is significantly more contemporary than we might have thought. And given the incredible cume predicted for the Make A Difference satellite broadcast in August, that could well be the key to world domination for these guys, as it should reach about 300 million worldwide.