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Richie left the tour a day before the show was supposed to happen. He not just bailed on Jon but bailed on an entire audience and team. He then got involved with shitty tabloid writers to spread bullshit around. Started taking credit for songs he co-wrote pretending he wrote them. Started trashing the band by saying they took a wrong direction later in their career. Said he needed freedom. Claimed he'd been a lead-singer in all his previous bands. Started bigging himself up while both the band and BJM had done about a decade of trying to make sure he'd keep it together. Meanwhile everyone in the band has never said a word. Never aired any dirty laundry. Jon's never said a word. Everyone in the industry knows what went on behind closed doors and no one's said anything. The booze. The cocaine. The painkillers. No one's said a word and those who did are constantly told they're liars by the Richie-police. It's been over 5 years and what's Richie done? There's not a sober performance on youTube out there. Not a guitar solo without mistakes. Not a song without ****ups. Richie supposedly wanted freedom and what has he done with all that freedom? He's released **** all. Richie bailed and so far hasn't owned up to any of the bullshit he's pulled off the past 7 years. But you're saying the lead singer and partner he worked with is not allowed to say a word because it's low? All these Bon Jovi fans trying to put the blame on Jon Bon Jovi by pretending Jon didn't have his back, or didn't do enough and constantly randomly select whatever information they want to take in what information they want to ignore. Richie Sambora did his first show out of his mind in 2005 and then left Bon Jovi in 2013. That's well over 7 years of unreliability. But yes. According to you Jon's the one who's doing low blows. The mental gymnastics people try to pull off to make Jon look like the bad guy in this scenario are mind-boggling. I'm no fan of Jon Bon Jovi but the way this has been handled by him and everyone involved deserves nothing but praise. Salaam Aleikum, Sebastiaan |
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This is why I wish Jon would just shut up about Richie. In virtually every interview he's done since 2016, he's dragged Richie into it; and as soon as he does, people start up with this BS. Then, if anybody tries to correct misrepresented facts in their assumptions or faded memories, or tries to show how what Jon said "this time" contradicts what he said "last time", they're accused of defending Richie, of blaming Jon, of taking what Jon says too literally, of refusing to acknowledge the truth, or of beating a dead horse. Or all of the above.
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I don't blame Jon for the split; and I honestly don't think that most of the fans, outside of a few extremists, think he's totally to blame, either. I personally think there's probably some shared responsibility, and that neither of them is lily white in what led to the split or when it comes to public relations since then. But I also think Jon keeps the focus on Richie's addictions because he doesn't want anybody looking past that for anything else that may have caused Richie to leave. So I do blame him for keeping this fanbase divided over the situation. Because every time it starts to heal, there's a new round of promotions and he starts digging it right back up again. And if there ever was a reason to do that, that time has LONG since passed. He needs to let it go. |
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How Jon has done this has been a bit undignified but if I was him, I'd have been a lot less classy than Jon was at the time. Quote:
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Okay, let's say Jon knows how to do his job very well, and protect his business. But the physical and mental exhaustion of record-tour-record-tour has taken its toll on Richie, who already had major personal problems. In fact, his arrogance and greed for business have made Jon lose his voice forever. 2013 WAN TOUR: 104 Shows 2011 Greastest Hits LIVE TOUR: 59 shows 2010 THE CIRCLE TOUR: 85 shows 2007/2008 LOST HIGHWAY TOUR: 98 shows More than 100 shows in less than 1 year, that was crazy, the machine was never going to stop, so I can see how Richie couldn't face this, carrying personal problems pending since 2005. Jon knew this would happen, as it happened on 2011 tour. They're not both saints, but Jon always prided himself on being the boss, the CEO, and neglected the human factor. Time and space is important to the health of your band. After that, Jon understood, but the cost was too great. Not only has he lost Richie, but he also lost his voice. Too bad he didn't lose his ego and arrogance. In the end we are fans, we worry, even if Richie was the only culprit, I would defend this guy who is hitting rock bottom. And perhaps what bothers me the most is that Jon sees Richie as a basket case. |
Dunno why some fans think that by freedom RS meant working like crazy on his solo stuff and touring the world like he did with BJ but this time as a singer? Maybe he just wanted to do the same thing that JBJ is doing now: releasing stuff every four years and do a few gigs here and there with plenty of time in between? He did release RSO stuff so it's not like he did nothing. Whether it's good or not it's a matter of taste. Same with BJ current music. Each to their own.
And why should JBJ bring up Richie's problems just now when so much time has passed and the band allegedly moved on, releasing an album that has nothing to do with that unlike THINFS? And every time when JBJ opens his mouth, it's just the same string of insults? Is it about getting even now? Repeating this stuff again and again for what? Can't you see how wrong it is? Besides I've observed a weird thing in the fandom. Every time you bring up *facts* about Jon like his shot voice, heavy political involvement, or annoying wine promotion, some fans attack you for not being the real fan of Bon Jovi or being merely a Richie fan. Well, Bon Jovi is no more. It's Jon's solo vehicle with Shanks being his right arm now. The real band died many years ago. It's not nostalgia when you watch the old vids on youtube. THAT was the real thing. |
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