Richie Sambora in Talks to Return to Bon Jovi

More than a decade has passed since guitarist Richie Sambora took leave from Bon Jovi, but the musician reveals in a that he’s been having discussions about returning to the group.

He is best known for being the lead guitarist in Bon Jovi. “We’re talking about it. I don’t think there’s any reason not to at this point,” said the guitarist when asked if he planned to reunite with the band.

The specifics of when this might happen is up in the air and not entirely on the guitarist. He later elaborated, “Jon was having a hard time with his voice a little bit there and he needed to take a little bit of a breather.”

Richie Sambora is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known for his work as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi. He co-wrote many of the band’s biggest hits, including “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” and “I’ll Be There for You.” Sambora was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009 and has also released several solo albums. He left Bon Jovi in 2013 to pursue other projects.

Sambora last appeared with the band at their 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and he revealed that his relationship with the group’s namesake frontman remains good, adding, “There’s no malice.”

While there is talk of his return, that hasn’t slowed his pursuit of his solo music. “There’s a new (solo) album coming out, probably at the end of the end of March or the beginning of April and (it’s) with Bob Rock. It’s a rock record. Yeah, it’s a lot of fun and the songs are good, and I’m thrilled and I can’t wait to get out and play again.”

The guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who has a net worth of $150 million continued, “I don’t know when Jon’s going to get his voice together and (when the Bon Jovi reunion is) going to happen, but we have to get out there and do it for the fans really. I feel a second obligation.”

He also shared his enthusiasm for writing with the band as well, stating, “I’m on a tear.”

He added, “People think that I just come up with the guitar parts and something like that. But songwriting is conceptual. You have to have a concept. It’s a story. And it can sometimes just come from looking out the window and observing and a lot of times it comes from your own life and for the most part of Bon Jovi my life was a lot (more) colorful than everybody else’s in the band!”

Sambora just wrapped a stint on the U.K. version of The Masked Singer, where he appeared as the “Jacket Potato.”