Richie Sambora admitted there have been conversations about his potential return to Bon Jovi.
The guitarist saved issues quick whereas strolling the pink carpet of The Music Trade Belief Awards in London. When requested by U.Ok. outlet Metro a few hypothetical reunion along with his former band on the 2023 Glastonbury competition, Sambora replied: “It is a risk. We’re speaking a bit.” The guitarist reportedly had a “cheeky smile on his face” whereas giving the comment.
Although the transient assertion provided little or no particulars or context, it is noteworthy that Sambora admitted he’d been in touch with the Bon Jovi camp.
The guitarist abruptly left the band in 2013, a choice he made to spend extra time along with his then-teenage daughter, Ava.
“It wasn’t a preferred determination by any means, clearly, however there was actually nearly no alternative about it,” Sambora recalled in 2020. “I am actually glad I did it. It is definitely labored out for our household. [Ex-wife] Heather [Locklear] is doing very, very nicely now, and Ava’s doing phenomenally.”
Although Sambora’s relationship with Jon Bon Jovi was initially strained following his departure, the 2 are reportedly on good phrases as of late. In 2018, the guitarist joined his former bandmates on stage throughout Bon Jovi’s induction into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame. At the moment Sambora urged he might “by no means say by no means” relating to a full-fledged reunion. Two years later, he famous that “it must be a particular scenario for me to return, however I am definitely not counting it out. I’ve no malice towards that band.”
Whether or not a headlining set at Glastonbury counts as a “particular scenario” stays to be seen. The famed occasion is likely one of the largest and most celebrated music festivals on the planet. Paul McCartney, the Remedy, ZZ High, Motorhead and the Who’re among the many traditional acts who’ve performed Glastonbury within the final decade. Bon Jovi has by no means carried out on the competition.
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