Interview with Richie
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Thanks, H, for the find, and I will definitely be checking back for more! Anyone able to get their hands on an "extra" hard copy? *drool, drool*
The Star-Bulletin spoke with Sambora last week via telephone from Los Angeles, shortly after the guitarist had finished rehearsing for the band’s upcoming shows on Oahu.
QUESTION: Is Bon Jovi ready to get back out on the road?
ANSWER: Absolutely, man. We’re very excited about this record, and obviously everyone else is.
The tour is going unbelievable, selling out everywhere. Big places, like three nights at Giants Stadium, sold out in, like, two days, so we’re thinking about adding four and five. And Chicago sold out really quick... and Boston sold out quick, so we’ll probably add (shows) there.
I don’t know about your dance card, but mine is full until August of 2011. My daily planner is the size of a Bible, man! And it’s only gonna grow.
People are asking us to play some bizarre places.
Q: Is there anywhere Bon Jovi hasn’t visited yet?
A: Yeah, there are a couple places we wish we could play. Like in Israel (or) Egypt, some of those places where it’s too dangerous to go. We tried a lot of times and had a couple of offers to play places like that.
Q: So the band is a well-oiled machine when it comes to touring?
A: We manage ourselves, basically. We have a manager who does the record side of things, but overall, you know, we kind of rule the roost. We know what to do, and we hire the right people to do the right things. We’ve been doing this for so long.
But the best part of it is obviously the performing part. Jon is an amazing front man. Every night I walk on stage with him and I just go, “Wow, this guy is just amazing!”
He can make a place with 70,000 people feel intimate. It’s a very special thing. There’s not many people who know how to do that.
Pick up a copy of HILife in Friday’s Honolulu Star-Bulletin to read the rest of this story. Check back here as well for an unabridged version of Jason Genegabus’ interview with Richie Sambora.
Um, excuse me, I saw that. Probably adding shows in Boston? Thought you could sneak that by me? Holy Hannah, YES PLEASE!!!
~ Hath
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Egypt is too dangerous to go? Hmm, I was there about two times and it is aweful! The culture, the pyramides and especially the diving in the red sea. I felt safe everywhere I was going.
Maybe it is too dangerous for a concert this size, with 10.000ands of people to expect. Organisation there is, let´s call it nice, a little bit chaotic. ;-)
I so hope that the guys will play the big stadiums here in Germany next year with affordable ticket-prices, not like London....
Greetings Mellbabe
Aaaaaaaaaah holy sh*t, I don´t mean awful as I wrote in my coment, I mean the opposite of it, Egypt is not awful, it is a very stunning culture there.
Greetings from a blushing Mellbabe.
I found the other part of this interview:
Q: Is it hard to keep coming up with new material for Bon Jovi's albums?
A: For "The Circle" the record company had slated it to be a greatest-hits (album). So Jon and I were going to write five songs ... to put on the greatest hits.
We started to write, and we hit such a vein that we kind of just kept on going. We weren't writing anything political. We were writing about people, and that's what we always do. We write songs that mean something to us, and it somehow becomes this universal thing.
Q: Where do you look for inspiration these days?
A: There's a story on every street corner, my friend. All you have to do is open your eyes.
With Jon and I the songwriting always starts with a conversation, how we're feeling and what's going on with our families or in the world. It's been that way from day one -- we sit in the same room with two guitars and a tape player. It's very old school.
Q: It's been a while, but you've done solo work in the past. Do you enjoy that stuff?
A: I loved it. I went on tour and had a blast.
That's very important with this band, that we all have individual stuff that we do. It's very important to the enrichment of the individual, and it also gives you a little space to do your own thing and have your own dignity so the band isn't the only thing that you do.
And then when you come back to the band, you come back with so much more. That's the great thing about working with other artists.
Q: Are you looking forward to returning to Hawaii?
A: The first time I was in Honolulu, we were supposed to spend a week. I spent three weeks and bought a piece of property on Kauai! And when I got married, I honeymooned in Hawaii. As a matter of fact, I just came home from Hawaii.
I was in Kona for Christmas, and I was out there three months before to get in shape. I swear to God ... this is my favorite place in the world to go. When I go on vacation, that's where I go to just relax and enjoy. It's a magical place.
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