While fans are hopeful that Bon Jovi could have a reunion tour with the band's former guitarist and co-founder Richie Sambora, the a recent news suggest otherwise.
In an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, the famous musician revealed that he is now working with Michael Jackson's former guitarist, Orianthi.
"You know what, I'll tell you, we've played so many shows in so many places, he revealed. "It's been kind of a whirlwind, between the writing process and working with other artists and just us getting to know each other as artists and musicians and touring."
And to further crush fans' hope for a Bon Jovi reunion tour, Sambora told the publication that it's indeed time for him to move on from the band after having to spend 30 great years with them.
"You have your first No. 1 record, your first hit single and then we had the second one and the 10th one and then you play all of the stadiums," Sambora said of his former band. "It's just insane. It was an insane ride. Thirty years is a good run for anything. Keeping a band together for 30 years is not the easiest thing to do in the world, and we worked really hard at it."
The 55-year-old guitarist's departure from Bon Jovi was not caused by any monetary issues, instead he insisted that it's all about the music, which he eventually found with Orianthi.
I just needed some kind of change," he explained of his exit from Bon Jovi. "It's not about money; it's about music."
Despite parting ways, Richie Sambora deeply recognized the band's "authenticity."
"I think [it was about] good songs and the authenticity didn't really change," he said. "You know, you can't all of a sudden [be] Bon Jovi and turn into f-in' Pink Floyd! Some bands try that and it doesn't work. Stick to who you are and be authentic - I think that was a big part of it - and then just go out there and work."
"I don't care what band you're in - you're a live band, you've got to go out there and prove it every night, and we did. We kept on working really, really hard. It was all hard work and that work ethic never stopped. We're blue-collar kids at heart."
