Jon Bon Jovi Sends A Heartbreaking Message To Richie Sambora

In a new interview with Record Collector magazine, Jon Bon Jovi talked about how much he misses Richie Sambora.

For more than 30 years, Sambora played with Bon Jovi and helped write many hit songs. But in 2013, he didn’t join the band for their tour. Sambora said he left to spend more time with his family. Bon Jovi reflected on this over a decade later:

“It’s heartbreaking that Richie left and that he did it in that way. We were shocked. I miss him personally and creatively, in the studio and as an integral part of the band onstage.”

Jon couldn’t change Richie’s decision to leave. The frontman added:

“If you don’t show up for work, your boss is going to say, ‘What the f*ck?’ Get help. And if you don’t want to get help…It’s 11 years now. David and Tico have seen Richie once and I’ve seen him twice. It’s not like we haven’t tried.”

Jon’s Earlier Statements On Reuniting With Sambora

Still, Bon Jovi’s comments on Sambora and their band dashed hopes of a reunion. In a chat with Classic Rock magazine following the documentary ‘Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’ last month, the singer disclosed that he has spoken to Sambora only twice since he left the band:

“I’ve talked to him twice. He. Quit. The. Band. I swear to Christ there was never a fight, nothing… He wasn’t kicked out, he quit. And he hasn’t made any great overtures about coming back.”

Sambora also later said he left because he thought the band was getting boring. Bon Jovi didn’t agree with this:

“I didn’t think so, and the collective, we didn’t think so. I personally thought that everything was going incredibly f*cking well. And it was never brought up in the room, or in the writing, or in the recording, or during the first 20 shows of that tour.”

After leaving the band, Sambora returned to perform with them at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. However, since then, there has been no further contact.

Richie Sambora Receives A Heartbreaking Message From Jon Bon Jovi

Record Collector magazine published an interview with Jon Bon Jovi in which he expressed his deep longing for Richie Sambora. Sambora collaborated on several popular songs and performed with Bon Jovi for almost 30 years. However, he did not travel with the band in 2013. Sambora said that he departed in order to be closer to his family. More than ten years later, Bon Jovi said of this, “It’s heartbreaking that Richie left and that he did it in that way.” We were taken aback. Both personally and musically, in the studio and as a vital member of the band live, I miss him. Jon was unable to stop Richie from leaving. “Your boss is going to say, ‘What the f*ck?’ if you don’t show up for work,” the frontman said. Seek assistance. And if you choose not to accept assistance…It has been eleven years. Richie has been seen twice by me, and once by David and Tico. Not that we haven’t made an effort.

Jon’s Previous Declarations Regarding His Reunion With Sambora
Still, any dreams of a reunion were scuppered by Bon Jovi’s remarks against Sambora and their band. The singer said that he has only talked to Sambora twice since he left the band in an interview with Classic Rock magazine that took place after the band’s documentary, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” was released last month. “I spoke with him twice. He. Give up. The group. I promise you there was never any conflict, nothing at all.

He resigned, not was ejected. Furthermore, he hasn’t made any bold declarations about returning. Later on, Sambora said that he feared the band was becoming monotonous, which is why he departed. It was not in agreement with Bon Jovi. “Neither the group nor I believed it to be the case. For my part, I felt everything was going f*cking wonderfully. Furthermore, it was never discussed in the writing, in the recording, in the room, or throughout the tour’s first 20 performances. Sambora rejoined the group after splitting up, and the two performed together at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. But there hasn’t been any communication after that.