Sambora insists that reports of a rift concerning money are “baloney," adding, "You look at your bank account, and you see the currency of love and happiness is more important than the currency of money."In other words, he just didn't want to be there. Burnt isn’t the right word, but I almost fell out of love with music and I needed to fall in love with it again.” And I also had three solo albums and tours, wrote songs for other people. "I did 14 cycles for 30 years, so I missed a lot," he explains. Solo ambitions aside, months on tour and in the studio simply took away from his other life. I was coming out of something a little bit different with my solo record, Aftermath of the Lowdown, and it just didn’t go in the right direction for me artistically, which is not to say it’s a bad thing." You get along for 30 years, that’s a damn good marriage. But this bit is probably more telling:Īs for looking ahead to 2014, the looming question for Bon Jovi fans remains: Will Sambora rejoin the group? “Yes, I would think about it for sure,” he says. He mentions the family reasons he cited previously. With the Bon Jovi tour wrapping up in a few days, Richie Sambora has spoken to The Hollywood Reporter about his reasons for leaving. Old Time Rock and Roll Bon Jovi and Kid Rockīon Jovi and Kid Rock - Old Time Rock n Roll - this one captures the start Here are some videos of "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll": It will be interesting to see if Bon Jovi has something special planned for the arena show at Sydney Entertainment Centre. In These Arms - David Bryan vox on 2nd verse.You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC cover (Phil X vox)
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis cover (David Bryan vox) Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars.Old Time Rock n' Roll - Bob Seger cover (ft.Sydney, NSW, Australia - ANZ Stadium - December 14, 2013 Support act Kid Rock and his band joined Bon Jovi on stage for Old Time Rock 'n' Roll. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - DecemSydney AU - #TheFinal7īon Jovi headed to Sydney for the first of two shows in the city. The choir was made up of some members of the crew. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono coverīon Jovi's YouTube channel uploaded a pro-shot video of Happy Xmas.Captain Crash and The Beauty Queen From Mars.Sydney, NSW, Australia - Sydney Entertainment Centre - December 15, 2013 Highway to Hell - AC/DC cover (Phil X vox)īon Jovi had plenty of surprises in store for what had been billed as a "special encore performance" in Sydney. Wipe Out - The Surfaris cover (Tico Torres solo) Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones cover Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars.Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - acoustic.Were you there in person, or watching online?īrisbane, QLD, Australia - Suncorp Stadium - December 17, 2013 The final show was streamed live around the world via the Telstra and Bon Jovi websites. And with that, Bon Jovi signed off on the tumultuous Because We Can tour. "Thank you, goodnight, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year," said Jon at the end of a three-hour show in Brisbane.