The Untold Truth Of Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- Substance abuse issues. Problems with the law. A rift with his former bandmate. Richie Sambora might have lived large, but his personal life had its struggles. Keep watching to stay ahead of the curve in Sambora’s life!
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Joined Bon Jovi on a whim | 0:00
Inspired by Johnny Cash | 1:05
Lost his father to cancer | 1:40
Fought addiction | 2:10
Breakup with Heather Locklear | 2:54
Friendly with Denise Richards | 3:49
Arranged Locklear's treatment | 4:39
Legal troubles | 5:19
Vintage guitar collector | 6:00
Prioritized parenthood | 6:43
Bon Jovi suffered | 7:33
Felt underappreciated | 8:17
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What do you think of Richie Sambora?
After meeting him nearly 20 years ago, his the nicest person to meet - very friendly and signed my ticket! Can’t say the same for Jon!
He looks like a lesbian grandma. Great guitarist though 😁
He is the best
@@mCblue79 Both he and Jon look ridiculous with their poofed up granny doos.
@@mCblue79 😂 Stop it 🥴
My guitar hero, Richie Sambora! People can hate on him or whatever but he will still remain as a #1 guitarist to me.
Yes! Richie inspried me to play guitar
I feel you
Why would anyone hate on him? He seems genuine, and is very talented.
@@carpenoctem775 I mean Bon Jovi is one of the most hated band out there.
@@faiz7180 By who, critics? Fuck ‘em. Public opinion is all that matters, which has mostly been positive to the band.
It's sad that Richie isn't in Bon Jovi anymore! The chemistry between Jon & Richie was electrifying! Legends!💫🎸
Bon Jovi was never the same after he left
I agree! I dont hear any new bon jovi music!
@@dimif79 Same here.
Someone said it is fantasy Richie back to BonJovi.but I hope Richie and Jon make new songs.
I agree, I have been to many Bon Jovi Concerts, I would never go without Richie.
@@sylvia4078 I agree
Richie was Bon Jovi’s backbone, the soul of the band.
I agree
Definitely
When did Jon Bovi have soul?
It's calculated pop-rock for girlies.😂
@@margaretjbuckley .. your envy lol 😂
@@angpagbubunyag8046 Envy of what exactly?
I met him and he was so sweet. Bon Jovi’s back bone. Now it’s not the same. He wrote all the songs and sang so well
he did not write all the songs Jon wrote too alot
Richie is one of my absolute favorite musicians... Great guitarist and singer!! Amazing!! ❤️🎶
I’m sorry
I love him so much, his movement, everything...
GOOD LOOKING GUY,ABSOLUTELY, TOO....
I've been a Bon Jovi fan for as long as I can remember and ever since Richie left, the band just hasn't sounded right. Richie and Jons voices combined was like gold. Jon's solo voice just doesn't hit right without Richie in the background.
I loved the way he'd sing, 'wanted', on dead or alive. Richie hit that note perfectly 😍❤️
Richie hit the notes & harmonies Jon could never imagine achieving.
Sambora was the true vocalist in the band. Jon was just there to keep the front row entertained with his Mic stand tricks.
Have always loved how Sambora plays guitar
Richie Sambora was an important part of the band, and there were a lot of songs that he was a vitally important part of - "Wanted Dead Or Alive" for starters. Bon Jovi will never be the same ever since Richie Sambora left the band.
Bon Jovi is changing because it's well over 35 years old now! Hello?! 😂🙄
@@dodgedabullet670 lol, I didn't think of that, and to be honest, I should probably have thought of that, they originated as an 80's hair band.
@@dodgedabullet670 Sorry that's got nothing to do with it. When a good lead guitarist leaves an established band the sound will never be the same again. Just like when Ace Frehley left Kiss. Different style, gear etc
@@dodgedabullet670not near as good as now. Richie was to naturally engaging and has a natural soul that one could FEEL- both in his playing, singing and stage presence. His leaving left a massive massive hole. Too bad Jon’s wife was so jealous of Richie’s fan adoration. Jon’s homely wife is truly the Yoko. Jon could have married much better. She put up with Jon having another son she won’t let him acknowledge too. Jon is an ass.
It’s pretty easy to see from both of their works since Richie left, that the combination of Jon and Richie was where the magic was.
No it could be seen since 2007, when Richie was still with the band. Nowadays I think Jon is just tired of writing rock songs like they used to in the 80s. He has aid to not expect any SWW type songs, probably because he’s aged and become more mature than he was back in their hay day. Through time things change you know
Bon Jovi was my favorite band back in the day. I got to see them 5 times in concert, and they always put on a great show!!
The ultimate 80’s Rock Star……incredibly handsome, charismatic and talented.
The chorus was brilliant when the band had Richie, Alec and David. It's a pity that I won't be able to hear it again.
Love Richie's playing and singing, not mention song writing! Have to admit that the band does sound a lot different without him. Here's missing you, Richie. All the best 🙂 =R=
His first solo album is lit! Still a classic.
Agree 100%. Multiple copies and stays on my Playlist.
Yep ! His voice is so soulful and powerful
Boy those two could really write a song and you always knew it wasn't just John it was Richie and John
Sorry to hear you lost your dad Richie big hug
Underrated guitarist
Bon Jovi are one of my favorite bands
It’s always sad to see great bands split. The public see them as Heroes. A lot of memories of addictive music. Thanks
Sambora was essential to Bon Jovi’s success.
Richie Sambora, was the heart and soul of Bon Jovi ! His Voice is by far , the best in the Band and is far superior to Jon's voice . He has a Great Rock and Roll Voice. His Harmonies and Backup Vocals, on the Bon Jovi stuff was and is Incredible !!! Richie can sing circles around Jon and his guitar is Legendary ! He made Bon Jovi with his amazing talent !!! It's just not same and never will be without Richie Sambora !!! He is a True Rock Icon and Legend !!! Love this guys Guitar and his Voice !!!! Magic !
Really?? Bon Jovi a far better vocalist imo.
@Mark Russell Richie can still outsing Jon to this day. Jon has lost it . Richie had a better voice even though he sang harmony and Backup, He still was far superior in vocal talent . He had alot more range and didn't have the nasal effect in his voice that Jon has . IMHO.
How do you know that Terry, I judge by what I hear.
@Mark Russell. So do I . I'm a musician, and a Singer Songwriter . I've played for several decades ,and I'm also a studio musician. I have a well trained ear . But it's just my opinion Noone said you have to agree with my comment. I was simply replying to the question of the post . Problem ? Good 👍
Ok Terry, I respect your opinion 👏
Best songwriter & singer the Jove ever had
Richie a good dude, period!
Richie has had some issues, some shows after leaving the band raised concerns and gossip. Jon joked women were a lot of his problems? I hope he is doing OK, he is crazy talented. As a fan, I never thought Jon wrote alone, Richie was in most interviews and he had the writing credits so that stay quiet surprised me. Always felt they were brothers, all of them. Tough love, disagreement, it's family. They need one another.
Very surprised to hear that Sambora was told to be quiet about his contributions and songwriting. Not sure why. Its well-known that the hits on their two biggest albums "Slippery When Wet" and "New Jersey" were written by Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi, working together in collaboration with Desmond Child. On "New Jersey" Diane Warren and Holly Knight popped in for a song or two, but the core was always Sambora-Bon Jovi. Did Jon not want anyone to know this or something? Weird.
that is nonsense my friend. Richie's credits are listed on all the albums, at least on the classic ones. From Slippery When Wet onwards he co-wrote many of the songs, including the hits. In fact, Slippery When Wet and New Jersey are the two records where Richie co-wrote almost all of the songs along with Jon and other collaborators. For example, in Slippery the only song wrote alone by Jon is "Wild in the Streets", and in New Jersey is "Living in Sin". But again all of this is credited and has been since day one on all the albums (lp's, cassettes, cd's). What Richie is saying is at least erratic.
Maybe Richie wants to be the front lead lol!
Sambora is the right hand of the band. Back up vocals and his abilities on the strings really pushed the band over the top. I think anyone would drink being married to the pass around gal Locklear.
Love Richie Sambora!!! He made Bon- Jovi !!!!! Hopefully they will sing again...🤞🤞🤞🤞..... ❤❤❤..
Sambora leaving Bon Jovi is like Jimmy Page leaving Led Zeppelin or EVH leaving Van Halen. it can never be the same band, no matter how good the replacement is.
He is an awesome musician ❤️ and a great person ❤️ 😍😍😍😍
I saw him in person on the Stones Steel Wheels tour, when they threatened to quit playing because of "all the drug use". It was really surreal and strange, especially when the teen girls behind us started wailing and moaning like they had been thru a war...they didn't calm down until someone gave them a bunch of drugs...we were there to see the Stones and didn't care whether anyone else broke up or not at the time. It was very strange though...
What does/did Richie have to do with the Stones’ fans’ drug use? I don’t understand the relevance of your story to this video except that you saw him while at a Stones concert.
Thongs change scent from one end to the other. Knowledge is power. God bless
I met Richie nearly 20 years ago and I can say that Jon isn’t what we see 😢 it was disappointing after being a fan from the 80’s butttt Richie was the nicest person and has a great personality! 😁😁 Since the spit I refuse to hear any new bon jovi songs as there is no bon jovi without Richie! Jon should have handled this much better and I wasn’t happy for his remarks towards Richie!
Jon lovs Richie like a brother and vice vers whatever happened is none f your business Jon is not a bad person and he misses Richie being there
Sorry u didn’t like my comment @AprilGosa I respect what ur saying I can only go by what I saw when I met Jon - honestly I wish I didn’t meet Jon so I can still have that positive outlook and be a fan like I was when I was younger - regard my last comment I hear what Jon said and it wasn’t right! I wouldn’t comment about that if he didn’t make the remake himself - I don’t watch let alone listen to gossip but when it’s spoke from that persons mouth then it’s fact ❤️
Like no Journey without Steve Perry!
@ConnieOverstreet agreed! ❤️
@Di M: You sound like a child trying to be relevant...you're not! NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU LISTEN TO SWEETIE!
He got lucky? He was the best guitarist around at the time...Richie is the sound of Bon Jovi as much as Jon is...
Sambora was one of the biggest influence for me to pick up the guitar!
I love your music 🤘🎶🎸❤️
Was my favorite band
Sambora, el mejor! 💕
Ritchie was the soul of Bon Jovi !!
Not really a fan of Bon Jovi, they were a great band, just not my style. I’ll say this though, without Richie Sambora, there would not have been Bon Jovi.
I sent to school with John Bon Jovi's little brother Tony. We were listening to Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer. I saw him
Jon one time at Giants Stadium in 1989 because my GF wanted me to go. Why when we weren't into him but we went anyway thinking about tailgating. I also brought my buddy and he had a bottle of Rumple Minez. She only had tickets for her and her little brother. After they left we thought it would be a huge party. It wasn't and we grew bored. We met two record executives from NYC who were late in the parking lot. They were asking for a beer. We had a cooler full of bud nips and we got along really good. By now everyone was watching Billy Squire and the lot pretty empty. We had a few brews and and smoked a couple of joint's. The one girl says give them those passes. She's like what, no way. The other girl says they'll be waseted otherwise. They said one thing, behave ourselves.They had them but 2 backed out. they gave us two all access passes. They said don't make any trouble lol. We ended up seeing Tony and Duane Burlew. Tony was really cool and he liked heavy music like Savatage and Accept. The whole NWOBHM scene. He was also part of our click of metal heads in high school. We'd smoke bones before class. Last I heard he's a music executive in LA.
Love the dyed hair
Sambora was the real talent in that band.
Easily a much better singer than JBJ.
Richie is a really good singer but he always sounds the same. Jon had more stylistic range.
Oh no you don't, Jon's voice was unparalleled
A cat with it's tail stepped on is a better singer than Jon these days. Jon's voice was magic in the day but the years have not been kind to his vocals.
Lol! Really? maybe you just listen to Jon's voice nowadays. Back then Jon's voice was unparalleled. Richie's voice is great but he can never match Jon's voice back in 80's and 90's.
@lemuel nujh niepez
It's painfully obvious that you're not a vocalist (or musician).
Leave the relevant comments to those of us who are actually in the music industry, performing in front of hundreds of thousands and are still out there kick'n arse for our fans.
Get back to me when you fill a 40k capacity venue.
#1: Richie is FATHER OF THE YEAR.....
My fav!!!
Hello Josie how are you doing today?
@@davidospina5216 so far so good! But haven’t plugged in his music yet, and I will.
@@josiecapps2555 Oh okay make sure you do. Where are you from?
@@davidospina5216 NC, you?
@@josiecapps2555 Hi Josie are you married or single?
It’s almost impossible to know, what it’s like to simultaneously be that wealthy and famous, while having to be chained, to multiyear tour schedules, forcing you to live on a bus and in a hotel and on a plane, month after month, while the rest of the people in your life experience milestones you don’t get to be a part of. How can we know what that’s like, it’s so unique of a position, we can’t really know. I only had the tour three weeks a year with the military, and for many reasons, that was grueling and difficult, I can’t even imagine what it was like to tour with a world famous rock band for two years. The fact that he is still alive and trying to do the best with his life, is very impressive to me. I will never forget the MTV awards concert, the one where him and John played several songs acoustically, sparking the entire unplugged movement. What an influence and legacy. Ritchie I hope you’re happy wherever you are, what a career! Cheers everyone
Ah the very messy lives of Rock stars. Have yet to find a couple of rock stars that did not f up their life. They're extremely talented musically but you give somebody all the money in the world and they wreck their lives with substance abuse, almost never fails everytime.. on a different note I wish that the world would support family friendly touring where a musician would not be away from their family for more than a few weeks or a month at a time
I like how intro saying Richie got lucky....no...Jon bon Jovi got lucky....
I loved Bon Jovi on Ally McBeal.
Yes! Wasn’t he a plumber? So gorgeous on that show!
Amo voces e seus❤ comentario😂
Johns voice is shot....
That last part about most people believing that Jon wrote and created the songs by himself is a load of bs. Any real fan would know otherwise.
Are you all with amnesia??? There would never be Bon Jovi, without Jon's hit song "Runaway"
A 3/4 coat is a Southern Gentlemens' frock coat.
Sorry to ask, but why was Orianthi not mentioned?
Because Orianthi has no business being mentioned in a story that started before she was born and is about Richie, is about Jon and is about the history of the band Bon Jovi. These guys were selling out stadiums at the same time Orianthi was in the middle of figuring out that pooping one’s pants as a solution is extremely problematic.
@@Goldie_Hawn_Solo Ok, now I understand. Thanks for your answer. 🙂
Everybody have hard time in their life so do you.
Some of this is BS, specially the beginning.. but the Independent? R left and look at the level of JB’s performances now, Definitely a good move..
He now talks of being available to go and play with the band if Jon gets his voice back, i wonder why.
It's like Rudolph leaving Santa Claus.
Richie tiene solo un defecto, nunca pudo salir de las drogas y el alcohol. Eso afecto muchísimo su relación con la banda, su familia y su vida en general. Cómo todo adicto ha perdido mucho culpa de esa enfermedad.
Y Jon ha perdido muchísimo x culpa de su ego. Hoy ha perdido la voz y sin embargo sigue haciendo shows que dan pena.
@@nicolasmoyano2868 JON es el lider de la banda. Y por eso y su carácter y perfeccionismo se mantuvieron unidos. No sé de dónde sacan lo de ego. Por mí que siga cantando y si puedo lo iré a ver con gusto. Y a quien no le guste no están obligados a verlo o escucharlo. Fácil. La vida personal de JON comparada con el desastre de Richie lo dice todo. Amo a Richie pero tiene un grave problema. Saludos!
@@susyleona4538 Nadie dijo que Jon no sea el líder. Y no hacen falta las mayúsculas. Y llama mucho la atención que una persona tan perfeccionista haga el espectáculo lastimoso que está haciendo. Perfecto, anda a verlo todo lo que quieras. Pero las personas con buen gusto y dos dedos de frente, se retiran en medio de los conciertos. Es una estafa.
@@nicolasmoyano2868 tengo más que dos dedos de frente y me encanta JON con mayúscula jajaja. Sus canciones son parte de mí vida. Es cuestión de sentimientos,va más allá de ser una tonta fan enamorada de un imposible. Amo ese banda y me identifico con sus letras y su manera positiva de ver la vida. No voy a ver si JON llega o no a las notas. Los respeto y no juzgo. No me siento estafada . Se escucha tanta basura falta de romanticismo y buen gusto. Que querés que te diga. Me quedo mil veces con mí BON JOVI, con mayúscula jajaja abrazo!
@@nicolasmoyano2868 te cuento algo Nicolás, mí querido hermano sufrió un acv quedará vegetativo lo que le queda de vida, también es fan de la banda, con muy pocas cosas reacciona, le suelo colocar los auriculares con BON JOVI y sus ojitos cambian. A eso me refiero, cuando un artista se mete en tu corazón. Tal vez te suene cursi. Pero no me importa. La comunidad bonjovera somos familia. Es difícil de entender para quien no forma parte. Te deseo una buena vida!!
The "Untold Truth" video is made of a bunch of facts already "Told" on a bunch of interviews.
There was no mention of RSO and Orianthi which was surprising
Richie has had some definite oops... But gotta love Sambo. Now to Denise wanting to keep it private, too much press said she told them where/when to get the pics at his Laguna. house. Smh...
He and Jon imo need one another.
Hello Jeannie
How are you doing?
It's nice meeting you here!
There was an interview with RIchie years ago asking him about fame and fortune etc . He said people in the Music Industry attended elite millionaire snuff parties and he only could stomach 2 of them. IF that's true no wonder he was taking all sorts of drug to try to forget
How horrendous! How could he not walk out of even one? So Jon actually goes to those things?!
What’s a “snuff” party?
Sambora hubiese sido un gran kiss
He was a Miami Vice detective???
my generations clapton
The truth...... HE WAS THE TALENT OF BON JOVI. Jon was jus a pretty face...... ;0).
You think.???
In 2013 my g/f went to an AA meeting to accompany a buddy once and it turned out Richie Sambora was in attendance. Crazy to think I once looked up to the dude as a guitar player then I hear that.
Not that I looked at him differently or less..just crazy as I hadn't known anything about his life by then.*
His affair with Orianthi has been nothing mentioned about
What’s the odds of a reunion?
My dad told me Richie Sambora is a family member of mine by marriage
I love Bon Jovi!!! Jon's my pretend boyfriend 😂
I'm shocked every time I read such comments...I've been a fan of this band since late 1989. It was Jon's voice, his charisma and his enthusiasm that made this band great! And since then there have always been arguments with Richie because he felt left behind. He could never really suppress his envy. And there were times and interviews in which he behaved so badly that I would have liked to switch off the TV...anyone who is familiar with the band also knows that Jon already had problems with his voice in the 80s and even had to take medication for it. Just as a hint to all critics: When they wrote songs together, it was always Jon who wrote the lyrics and Richie wrote the melodies, which were often so exhausting and extremely high to sing...and from one day to another he had left the band, during a tour. That was totally selfish and ignorant. And since than he had always tried to throw dirt on Jon in interviews. And there is so much more...
That's exactly how I see it! 👍
Richie may be a good musician, but on that one special day he wasn't a good friend! Suddenly, during a tour, he abandon the others. And by the he way, everybody always knew Richie AND Jon wrote the songs. Why does he talk so much nonsense? I can't comprehend that!? Jon never ever said a single bad word about Richie!
I think, Bon Jovi with Phil X is great! And Richie made his revision the day he left...
Name one rock star that didn’t have problems or wasn’t happy with self and all those millions they earned ? 😳
Ritchie left Bon Jovi because Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear were abusing her. He found out and went straight home . Ritchie then raised Ava til now.
U ended up saying things are cool between the two from what richie said in an interview in 2016 but right before that you just reported how underappreciated he felt and about jon having a big ego from his 2021 interview. So are they cool now? Judging from the timeline of their interviews dat u messed up it dont look like they are working towards patching things up
Things are not that cool between them.
Di M. Jon handled everything well. He considered the rest of the band. Richie let the band & fans down when he just did not show up for a concert. Very very unprofessional. He could have handled this in a much better manner. Very disgusting on his part. He has lost a lot of respect from a lot of people.
@@cherylcameron8153 Jon turned them into a pop band who didn’t let Richie have enough say in the band’s musician direction. Richie co-wrote a lot of the bands best songs.
@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew it was Jon's band. Not Richie's. He may have co-written some songs but ultimately, it was Jon's band. Richie literally begged to be in the band in the very beginning. The rest of the band covered for Richie several times when he went to rehab. The way he left was inexcusable and unprofessional! Lost all respect for him.
@@cherylcameron8153 Some songs? He co-wrote some songs? He not only co-wrote some of the biggest hits, his backing vocals were key. The guy was tired of being an employee in a pop band so that Jon could make maximum dollars to buy a football team. He was a good soldier for years.
As soon as someone drops off the twig, out comes all the gossip which couldnt be printed when the subject was alive
Who "dropped off the twig"?
😂😂😂😂
Without Richie, Bon Jovi would have been a one hit wonder. Richie is the best singer and guitarist hands down. He could have lead Bon Jovi without Jon anchovie
thats bullshit...Jon had solo hits ..Richie didn,t..he s a great songwriter,guitarist,singer but not a frontman like Jon...Jon is still selling records and making hits...without Sambora.
Jon and Richie had awesome chemistry as songwriters and performers! I believe if Jon helped Richie all those years ago Richie would still be in bon jovi! Personally I haven’t heard bon Jovian’s new music as I feel that chemistry they had cant be done with another guitarist! 😢
All those magic happened because they worked together. Stop degrading Jon's effort as a songwriter. They both compliment each other nicely.
@@rubenterlouw7746 Richie is a MUCH better songwriter than Jon. The band is awful and the songs since then? Have been awful.
@@dimif79 i think he did help...RS has bin having problems since 2006..the only one who could help him was himself.
Actually Richie didn't get lucky as you said. John got lucky when Richie joined the band!!!
I though Richie and Jon co wrote songs
He shouldn't of never left that's why I don't like sambora
They were all good in the first place
Now all of the sudden he wants to come back
Hope that's goes well
They are too old too be tiff and tat now in these
He went off the deep end with that Orianthi chick... Yikes..
Not sure I’d call joining Bon Jovi his “lucky break”. Had Richie given himself the chance he’d have been huge as a solo artist. He outshone JBJ in every way
Really? In what way?
Maybe after Jon's voice became awful due to the abusiveness he was doing but way back 80's 90's Richie will never be a match to Jon, never!
Jon has more skeletons than you could poke a stick at. I've met sambora many times and he's always consistently been a kind hearted guy. Jon is a nasty piece of work.
Is Jon really that bad? How so?
@@christar9527 Jon likes to paint himself as a saint, and majority of his female fan base eat that up, but his infidelities are well known, Jon himself admitting it. The treatment of his contracted employees of his band is also a sore point.
But he looks pretty so he can do no wrong, right?!
Do tell us some stories, please, about why Jon is a nasty piece of work-if you know any.
lies i introduced richie to jon fact got witnesses ale was in phantoms opera this is bullshit
this is true. It all began with Phantoms Opera
@@nadinewolff3900 ;) blessings to you 🙏
2nd?
Look like my aunt Boremus.
you have to be almost deaf to not hear Ritchies stamp over all of it.
there would be no bon Jovi without him.
better voice too. ...
shhhh
Bed of roses,blaze of glory,always,dry county,i believe ..all written by jon
@@Darkstarforever1975
And?
Ritchies creativity is all over the songs you mentioned.
" Written by" seems so subjective.
Hey don't get me wrong man, I love Jon.
I my have worded that the wrong way.
Just a great team and for me Ritchie is just as important as Jon .
Maybe not blaze hehe.
Jeff Beck is all over that ha
@@brycepagey888 Lol! Richie is just so over it that he left the band. Jon's voice was so much better in 80's and 90's and he can't match Jon's voice in that era TBH. But nowadays he knows that Jon's is nowhere near the voice he had back in the day so his ego got the better of him and left.
He’s been screwed that’s a fact.
Now they are has beens
If only bon jovi considered him as a band mate...all the time all bon jovi members except the main man are hired guns....tsk tsk
Richie is full of himself
he,s not Bon Jovi's anymore!
Everything about music that was absolute shit at the time
He cheated with Denise Richards.
Bullshit
Zero untold truths lol. Pointless video.