I went backstage and gave him a verbal resume. OK, not conclusive in itself, but whoever it is clearly knows their way around a T-style guitar's fretboard well enough to do it while wearing gloves. As for where their relationship stands now? Luckily I was making enough money to be able to have a private planeand see my kid even if it was only for one day. At the end, he was suffering being on the road so much," a source told the outlet. He's now had the time to connect more with Ava, 23,whose mother is Heather Locklear. The friend said, "He adores her and is very protective her. These days, Sambora says he's celebrating the fact that everyone in his family is healthy, happy and thriving including himself. Meanwhile, things worsened for the guitarist as Locklear's spokeswoman released a statement that read, "After 10 years of marriage, Heather Locklear has filed for divorce from Richie Sambora." Speaking in an interview back in September, Jon Bon Jovi talked aboutthe pain he felt after Sambora left the band. He declared,"It's completely untrue," when asked about the separation and said that he intended to celebrate Valentine's Day with Locklear. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, and one of its key Richie Sambora, guitarist, singer, songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi. ", As an insider told People in October 2020, "These last seven years have been the most loving and rewarding in his life. Richie Sambora is opening up about his decision to leave Bon Jovi back in 2013. Richie Sambora, the lead guitarist for Bon Jovi, parted from the band in 2013. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Also, Sambora knows that he got the opportunity to experience as much as he did thanks to his stint with Bon Jovi. She also gave some context to her fans and explained, "We went through a lot. So what that did for me is I just practiced a lot and wrote every day, wrote songs and just kind of sharpened the pencil. It was 18 and a half months of being on the road, 52 countries. And the people I work with would be, like, 'That's bollocks.' He added that his wife helped get through those difficult times and stood by his side like a rock. And she is.". He even flew all the way from Australia to surprise me at my father-daughter dance., Of his daughter, Richie said, I brought a child into this world and I do not take it lightly Im very, very proud of her and the way she turned out. It's like keeping a journal of your thoughts, keeping a journal of what's going on in your life, how you're feeling.".