Richie Sambora: If Jon Bon Jovi’s Voice Comes Back ‘I’ll Go Play’

Former

Bon
Jovi
guitarist

Richie
Sambora
says
he’s
open
to
returning
to
the
group
if

Jon
Bon
Jovi’s
health
improves
to
the
point
he’s
able
to
tour
again.

Sambora
abruptly
left
the
band
in
2013
to
focus
on
his
family.
He
was
replaced
by
Phil
X,
who
has
remained
in
the
band
ever
since.
Meanwhile,
Bon
Jovi
underwent
a
procedure
in
2022
to
alleviate
loose
vocal
cords
that
were
hindering
his
singing
ability.
The
rocker
is
still
recovering,
a
process
he’s
admitted
is

taking
longer
than
expected.

During
an
appearance
on

The
Allison
Hagendorf
Show,
Sambora
confirmed
he’d
be
open
to
returning
to
the
band
once
the
frontman
has
recuperated.

“The
fans
would
just
love
it,”
the
guitarist
noted. “It’s
not
finance
[standing
in
the
way].
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
that.
The
world
could
use
it.
But,
as
Jon
said,
he’s
been
having
problems
with
his
voice.
And
now
he
had
that
operation
with
some
plastic
thing
in
his
larynx.
And
it’s
an
iffy
thing
at
best.
I
don’t
know
if
there’s
anybody
that
has
ever
had
that
be
successful.
I’m
not
really
sure
about
that.”

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Richie
Sambora
Made
an
Ambiguous
Exit
From
Bon
Jovi

Sambora
went
on
to
reveal
that
he’d
visited
Bon
Jovi
since
his
operation,
adding
that
he
and
the
singer
discussed
the
recuperation
process.
“Physiologically,
it
doesn’t
seem
almost
possible,”
the
guitarist
admitted.
“Where
your
brain
teaches
this
plastic
thing
how
to
[work].
Almost
like
you’ve
gotta
relearn
speech
in
a
way.”

Still,
if
the
procedure
works
as
hoped
and
Bon
Jovi
is
able
to
perform
once
more,
Sambora
said
he’d
be
ready
to
rejoin
the
band.

“I
would
definitely
go,”
the
guitarist
confirmed.
“If
he
gets
[his
voice]
back,
I’ll
go
play.”

Richie
Sambora’s
Solo
Material
Was ‘Earmarked’
for
Bon
Jovi

In
recent
weeks,
Sambora
has
been
releasing
new
songs,
his
first
solo
material
in
over
a
decade.
During
his
conversation
with
Hagendorf,
the
guitarist
confessed
that
at
least
one
of
the
new
tunes
was
originally
planned
for
Bon
Jovi.

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MORE:

Listen
to
Richie
Sambora’s
First
Solo
Single
in
11
Years ‘I
Pray’

“’I
Pray’
was
earmarked
for
Bon
Jovi,”
Sambora
explained.
“It
was
almost
gonna
be
that ‘It’s
My
Life’
moment,”
the
guitarist
continued,
noting
he
and
Bon
Jovi
would
have
dueted
on
the
tune.