Bon Jovi guitarist hopes new song helps addicts, http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2014-05-28-US-People-Richie-Sambora/id-f7ee8f0027cb4a54a4c5f21022b1d46f
"Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora drew on his own past in debuting a song... about providing hope to people mired in addiction. He acknowledged he once abused drugs but said he's clean now...
"Sambora said drugs had nothing to do with his departure from Bon Jovi last year. He said the band tried to do too much too soon and he needed a break from the pace. "It was my family," he said. "We've been doing this for over 30 years. I'm the guy who wrote these songs, who co-produced the records. We would tour for 12 to 18 and a half months. My last tour was 52 countries. ... You realize you miss a lot of life." Sambora said he expects to rejoin Bon Jovi but has no time frame."
A bit of a different tone and story from what we heard after the 'break up'.
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins
