Originally Posted by Javier

I think many people would have quit a long time ago! But there goals were allinged, something that just wasn't there anymore. It's the way he quit that has fans pissed off, and even more so, cancelling his handful of dates on his aftermath tour. But I truly believe Richie wanted out for a while, and maybe he found himself in a place where he just said to himself (as I have said in some jobs that I've had) "If i don't get out now, I'll just find another reason to stay here unsatisfied for god knows how long". But this has been debated to death, in my opinion the dude is doing what makes him happy and good on him, I just wish he would have chosen a more professional way to end it with the band, and I also wish he would get his act together a lot better. What he had going on his 2012 solo run was actually really freaking cool, he could get back to that level of playing and singing he could gain a lot of respect back from the Bon Jovi fans that have strayed from him lately....