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Originally Posted by Slakk
Paul and Gene own the rights to KISS. Jon owns Bon Jovi so he is the only person that cannot be replaced. While t would be different to you, Richie is replaceable, in fact he HAS been replaced. If people will continue to buy at a level that suits Jon is still to be determined. But everyone IS replaceable.
Jon has called Richie's bluff (not that we even know what it is) and the ball is in Richie's court. He can come back and accept the deal or he can continue to jam with fabric. But Bon Jovi will go on - if for no other reason than Jon to prove a point.
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I'm not talking about who owns what on paper... the fact that Richie co-wrote the band's biggest songs already sets him apart from being a session player who is replaceable. I think it's evident from the response to Richie's departure that there's a large proportion of Jovi fans who see him as irreplaceable in Bon Jovi.
I think Jon is riding on a lot of good will, previously bought tickets and a large dollop of curiosity - people want to see what it's like without Richie. But the next album and the next tour, minus Richie, will be the acid test to that.
While it might be acceptable to you, Richie has NOT been replaced. A very capable session player is standing in and doing a good job because a tour was already booked and fair play to JBJ for that. However, he's a smart man, so going forward beyond the BWC Tour - how popular this will prove to be under the banner of Bon Jovi is something he will think long and hard about.
So yes - totally different to the KISS situation.