Richie Sambora has emphatically denied any present plans for a reunion with Bon Jovi, regardless of a current flurry of rumors on the contrary.
The singer and guitarist addressed the hypothesis on the Songwriters Corridor of Fame’s 2023 Induction and Awards Gala on June 15 in New York. When requested if he was imminently rejoining his former bandmates, Sambora instructed United Stations Radio Networks, “Nah! No, not even shut. No person requested me but — however I might do it tomorrow in the event that they requested me.”
Sambora, who left Bon Jovi in 2013 to spend extra time along with his then-teenage daughter Ava, was beforehand rumored to be rejoining the band for a efficiency at Glastonbury 2023, which begins tomorrow. (Bon Jovi shouldn’t be on the lineup.) “It is a risk. We’re speaking a bit,” he instructed Metro final November. He made the reunion sound much more seemingly in successive interviews. “We’re speaking about it,” he instructed Absolute Radio in February. “I do not suppose there’s any motive to not at this level.”
On the time, Sambora additionally addressed Jon Bon Jovi’s alleged vocal points, which had been a degree of debate amongst followers and critics through the band’s 2022 tour. “Jon was having a tough time along with his voice slightly bit there and he wanted to take slightly little bit of a breather,” he mentioned. “I do not know when Jon’s going to get his voice collectively and [when the Bon Jovi reunion is] going to occur, however we’ve to get on the market and do it for the followers, actually. I really feel a second obligation.”
If a reunion does happen, Sambora mentioned followers ought to count on the guitarist and frontman to revive their fruitful songwriting partnership. “Oh, if he does not let me [write new music], he is loopy. I am on a tear,” Sambora mentioned whereas noting, “Really, I did write that different [Bon Jovi] stuff, too. It is a misnomer when folks go, simply because his identify [Jon Bon Jovi] is on [the band] that is the identify. We simply could not consider anything.”
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