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DARK SECRETS: 2 | Vintage Vibes

“I’ve seen a million faces and I’ve rocked them all!”: Was Bon Jovi’s 1989 acoustic performance really the inspiration for MTV Unplugged?

It was Jon and Richie at their peak

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“They were like, ‘Is that going to be OK?’ I said, ‘Yeah, we’re both adults’”: Phil X on playing Livin’ on a Prayer with Richie Sambora – and how his predecessor plays the Bon Jovi classic differently

Two eras of Bon Jovi combined during a recent LA benefit concert, when Phil X and Sambora shared the stage with Orianthi and Matt Sorum for a rendition of the classic hit

Guitar World

“Wanna sing with me?” Phil X and Richie Sambora team up as two eras of Bon Jovi combine to perform Livin’ on a Prayer at LA benefit concert

The guitarist who helped write the classic song – and the man who later replaced him in the band – came together to raise funds in the wake of the LA wildfires

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“It’s time”: A Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary telling the story of the world's most famous guitar store is launching on Netflix – and some huge names are set to feature

The film will tell the tale of the legendary vintage and rare guitar store, with the help of some big-name guitar players

Guitar World

“I walk smack into him and he goes, ‘See you’re practicing, are you, mate?’ He takes the guitar – he’s lefty and I’m righty – and starts to play it”: Richie Sambora on how Paul McCartney helped him mix a Bon Jovi track

Sambora bumped into the Beatles bassist at a studio in LA, and convinced him to help mix a Bon Jovi song during their very first-ever meeting

Guitar World

“I looked back, and Paul's got one of my guitars, and he's kind of messing around with it, right? And I'm mixing, so I said, 'Well, if you're going to be in here, why don't you help me mix this?'”: Richie Sambora on the day he met Paul McCartney

Beatle legend helped mix a track on Bon Jovi live album

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“We were opening for ZZ Top at Madison Square Garden. I told the guys, ‘I’ll go out there and blow for 60 seconds, then we’ll go into the first tune.’ I hit the first chord and my Marshall blew up”: Richie Sambora on Bon Jovi's nightmare arena debut

Reflecting on the experience decades later, Sambora said that – embarrassing as they are in the moment – mishaps like that are “what shape you as a pro”

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Heather Locklear reveals why Tom Cruise ‘didn’t quite cut it’ on their first and only date

‘But he was very nice to me,’ the actor says about Cruise

The Independent UK

“I always wanted to put together a Superstrat. That is so illegal in the Foo Fighters, but I’ve slipped it in without asking”: Chris Shiflett has taken a Superstrat on tour with Foo Fighters to divebomb in solos – and he got the idea from Richie Sambora

Shiflett's shift to a Strat-style Charvel custom build has given him free rein to dive bomb in the solo for Breakout and honor his guitar heroes

Guitar World

“I mean, that is like so illegal in the Foo Fighters but I’ve slipped it in just a little bit without asking!”: Chris Shiflett says Richie Sambora inspired him to take a pink Superstrat on tour with the Foos, and now he’s divebombing in solos

Nobody tell Dave...

MusicRadar

“We were getting hassle from everyone to make the perfect album. It had to sell or the band would stall”: How Bon Jovi made a hard rock monster and saved their career with Slippery When Wet

From sweeping studio floors to superstardom, Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet album turned them into superstars

Louder

“When this kid plugged into my amp and played this Strat, he was playing louder, better and cooler than me. I was like, ‘Whoa’”: Nile Rodgers on what convinced him to buy a Fender Stratocaster – and why it was the best investment he ever made

The Chic founder on the tale of his legendary Hitmaker Strat – which was the cheapest guitar in the store when he bought it

Guitar World

Jon Bon Jovi masterminded one of the biggest and biggest-selling bands of his era, and became one of its biggest rock stars. But there's more – so much more

"There was no Plan B in my life, ever" - Jon Bon Jovi

Louder

“Eric called and said, ‘Buddy Guy, George Harrison and I are playing tonight. You’re going to come and jam’”: Richie Sambora recalls receiving Eric Clapton’s spontaneous invite to a star-studded jam session

Sambora once asked Slowhand to feature on one of his singles, and it wasn't long before the pair were trading licks at the Roxy with a couple of other blues greats

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“Had he recorded nothing but the 10-minute Maggot Brain solo, Eddie Hazel’s place in guitar history would be complete”: The 30 best guitarists from New Jersey – from Al Di Meola and Richie Sambora to Gibson's best-selling signature artist

We gone and made a list of our favorite Garden State guitar heroes... Do write in for which state you'd like to read about next. One way or another, it won't have better pizza

Metal Hammer

"Imagine a tour with Bon Jovi reuniting with Richie Sambora and the reunited Skid Row as an opener?" Sebastian Bach talks feuding with Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Jericho, Ronnie Radke and just about everyone else

Sebastian Bach pulls no punches answering your questions on everything from celebrity feuds to Skid Row regrets and hopes for the future

Guitar World

“He wasn’t kicked out, he quit. And he hasn’t made any great overtures about coming back”: Jon Bon Jovi says a reunion with Richie Sambora isn’t happening any time soon

Sambora left the band in 2013, and rumors of his potential return have been circulating over the past few years

Louder

“I’ve spoken to him twice in the last 11 years”: Jon Bon Jovi shuts down talk of a reunion with Richie Sambora

Don’t your breath for a Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora reunion any time soon

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Louder

Bon Jovi break out the talkbox for new single Living Proof and it could almost be 1986 all over again

It's hotting up: Richie Sambora's also released a new single today

MusicRadar

"I have a different perspective on all of that": Richie Sambora releases uncut interview footage from Bon Jovi documentary series that sheds new light on the tensions that led to his departure

"I was essential because I spent more time with Jon than even his wife, and was more honest"

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Richie Sambora Reflects On Abrupt Bon Jovi Departure

Richie Sambora reflects on his departure from Bon Jovi in 2013 due to personal reasons and the impact on band dynamics.

WhatToWatch

Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Halfway There special is airing tonight

In Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Halfway There, the rock legend sits down with GMA’s Michael Strahan for an in-depth interview about his 40-year career

The Guardian - UK

Thank You, Goodnight review – Bon Jovi’s surprisingly devastating ode to lost youth

There’s plenty of great stuff in this documentary to keep super fans happy – but you only need to know 80s banger Livin’ on a Prayer to get emotional as the ageing band break down before your very eyes

Louder

"I'm at that point in my life where I am truly happy": Richie Sambora is in fine voice on celebratory new solo single I Pray

Richie Sambora has released I Pray, the first of four singles he's putting out over the next month

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' from anywhere now

The inside story of Bon Jovi, from the clubs of New Jersey to stadiums worldwide. Read on to find out where to watch from anywhere.

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