I agree with you,but today commercial success is real success,big stadiums and arenas,millions copies cd sold,other way you don't exist

Jon Bon Jovi Success: The attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.

Richie Sambora Success: The favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.

If the quality of an artist/album/song is measured by how many money it makes... you can go and listen the last hit single from Miley Cyrus, she is SOMEONE.

Richie isn't nothing, he is/was the guitar player and songwriter of BON JOVI, he is already SOMEONE. He's earned that right in or out from BON JOVI.

Bon Jovi on Tv -promoting his new album "What About Now":

Because We Can: What About Now Amen:
Richie Sambora on Tv -promoting his new album "Aftermath":

Every Road: Seven Years Gone: Sugar Daddy:

That's not a nice thing to say.

Nickolai "is nothing without" arrogance.:)

did u guys ****ing see the ****ing cover they just updated on the official facebook page?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...61719244_n.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0821999&type=1

JFC looks like a really bad photoshop someone angry did to say "HEY HE'S GONE OK? HERE...HAVE OUR NEW BAND NOW"

I don't think there's a message it's just showing the 3 who have been touring for the last 6 months.

Bingo!!! People love conspiracies!!! lol.....

I think it says clearly he's not in the band anymore...

Luke Ebbin just twittered this

Luke Ebbin ‏@Lukeebbin 26m
Looking forward to getting the band back together for the big @dreamfound gala. @TheRealSambora @mattrollings88 @Curtschneid

That's the way I looked at it too. He hasn't been on this tour. It's just a cover picture of the BWC tour.

Looking forward to it too! Maybe after Richie saw all that he did in twitter, maybe he will play something from a Soundtrack or US, but I doubt it.

Err, not trying to cause a shitstorm, but anyone noticed that little guitar player in the left, between the "band" photo and Jon's photo?

omg look it's mini Phil

If it had Richie in it, people would be complaining that it is false advertising or whatever...

Now he isn't in it, people are going mad.

We won't know anything until after the tour ends. I would be very surprised if we did due to how long this mess has gone on for.

Technically the official facebook is supposed to represent the band and not just a tour. That's why so many are upset. If Richie is still a member, then they keep sending the wrong message. If this is indeed their way of saying that Richie is gone then it's a disrespectful way of doing it. Either way, I understand why some would be angry about this.

Yet the same people aren't upset that Richie just wandered off of the tour?

That's not true for everyone. Some are level-headed enough to recognize that nobody is handling this situation appropriately.

But there are plenty who are pissed at this picture - yet at the same time almost rejoicing that Richie is jamming with his fabric or whatever.

In my opinion Richie has chosen not to be on the tour, so to expect him to be in band photos until that situation resolves itself is just a little far-fetched as far as I'm concerned, but that's just my thoughts on it. I really doubt there's any hidden messages though. If it had Phil X in the picture that might be different.

I had not seen that at all. I'm not going to get upset about it though. This is who is currently touring - trying not to see anything more. As to the hand pic - looking at the guys, and I saw on FB so I'll agree here, it's the first night Tico was back. The hair, clothes.... David is almost hugging him. That pic is Tico front and center and smiling - it's about him being back. I'll take it as that and not a Richie conspiracy.

If anyone catches anything more about Ebbin's tweet for the charity event, please post. The AMOL group seemed to like playing together. I'm not in LA so not like I could go, but anything that pulls the Guitar man back to music (non lund controlled like CBAM appeared) is a plus to me. I've accepted he's off tour - still can't fathom out of the band yet. :(

who cares any more.

Richie is an ass for what he did...he had no right to leave the tour and abandon the band and the fans like that for follow his dream of sewing. But what bothers me in that pic is basically two things.
One is that its only written "Bon Jovi". I thought abt the tour thing but theres only the name of the band in the pic...no "bwc" or even "2013 tour" or whatever like it usually had last tour. It really looks like they're telling us that is the band now.
And the second thing is exactly that...the way theyre telling us. If indeed Richies not in the band anymore thats a very poor way to tells us.
They know the situation is delicate and that cover is too explict in...well, not having Richie.
But well...yea it's just a stupid pic they updated on facebook I know...maybe it doesnt mean anything.
Maybe the only person who can say anything is Richie...hes the one to decide and announce if hes in or out.
And I keep thinking this silence is a disrespect to the fans...I wish I wouldnt care anymore.

Aloha !

When was that exactly? I never got a band vibe from them at all, Richie seemed to be the only one convinced they were a genuine band.

And in regards to the Facebook picture; if Bon Jovi nowadays is really in the stage of posting sublimal hints through pictures I'm rather glad I don't give a shit anymore.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Wrong. He is not the Speaker of the band so it's not his Job to announce something.

I agree with you. Although I think that "Aftermath of The Lowdown" sounds more like a rock band than a solo singer, hell, sounds like a real team compared to "What About Now".

About the Facebook picture. in my opinion, is a failed attempt to deliver a message as "we are a band together".

& failing... i read the comments & all jons defenders are females... richies are predomately males.. cos i guess jon makes eye contact with fans.. richie doesn't... he just jams..

Wrong. The fangirls do not need that picture to support the band/Tour, the fangirls just need a picture of Jon smilingly.

That image of "united group", is intentional, but it just does not work, at least not to me.

yeh i guess my point is they are thinking "jon is god.. we dont care what he does, hes our god!!.. our good american golden boy." richie has more talents.. jon is nuthin more than a charmer with white fake teeth . :D

Jon is a great talent, the problem is that I do not buy Bon Jovi without the duo "Jon & Richie". So he can keep trying to deceive the fans like me to believe that Bon Jovi is that shit picture, but can't buy me. It makes me laugh by the way, as it is supposed to be showing team spirit or something, but only we see a lot of hands and the face of Jon, David and Tico.


JBJ want to be like Bruce and the E Street Band. Converting the band in this, is a mistake.

Yeah but what's he done wrong?

Totally agree, Richie was talking big as if it was a real band, and even suggesting that they were all some kind of musical kindred spirits. He was obviously happy with the vibe though, but aside from Richie they sort of look like a pub band of middle aged men.

He not have their own fashion clothing business.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.luxist.co...80cs021811.jpg

Oh please, take a look at the fangirls on twitter for Richie. Traveling to see "their king" in a fracking shopping mall.

Yeah, His musicians are honest, they are not fooling anyone. In current Bon Jovi tour, they are with "false happy attitude" and their constant "forced smiles" all the show, believing they are part of something, that's pathetic.

The Richie's Musicians are authentic. They haven't a fake smile, you can feel that it all gives a ****, and this is very cool.

yeh point taken...

I know, I am not really saying anything about their integrity, just that it is more a case of Richie Sambora plus background musicians than the united band vibe Richie was putting across. Let´s be honest, the Aftermath band just blended into the background at shows, it was hardly a band dynamic.

As for Bon Jovi, I don´t disagree, especially from Jon the falseness is obvious and pointless. Plenty of rock stars have had and continue to have careers despite being dicks, so if Jon really can´t be bothered he should just act that way, I bet people would still show up. In fact they sort of have.

How much do you think that Richie will be with this girl? he does not have much luck with women, so it's only a matter of time.

What´s with Richie´s eyes in that pic? Mascara?

I agree with you. However, on the album (not concerts), it sounds like a band.


Richie passed to the power of the dark side. No longer a Jedi, he is a Sith. Or maybe, he will be in the next Ozzy album.

oh man..:(

no recent images..

What the actual **** is going on? So is he an EMO or something now?

Man I used to ****ing love this guy. Damn you Richie Sambora, although I suppose by time I am his age I hope I either have my dignity (he hasn´t got his) or am such a mess that I don´t give a **** either way (he is).

He's been wearing eyeliner off and on for years, let's not get all crazy here.