Jon Bon Jovi has once again discussed the possibility of Richie Sambora rejoining Bon Jovi – and it doesn’t sound likely. Sambora departed the band in 2013 and rumors of his return have been circulating ever since. Speculation intensified in November 2022, when .

Then, rumors came to the fore in February last year, when the group’s former player claimed . However, in a new interview with , Bon Jovi himself has seemingly refuted such claims, stating that Sambora “hasn’t made any great overtures about coming back” – and that any potential reunion is highly unlikely. “I’ve talked to him twice,” Bon Jovi responds when asked about a Sambora comeback.

“He. Quit. The.

Band. I swear to Christ there was never a fight, nothing..

. He wasn’t kicked out, he quit. And he hasn’t made any great overtures about coming back.

” To further dismiss rumors of a potential fight leading to the split, Bon Jovi went on to recall the circumstances surrounding Sambora’s surprise departure. “Nobody anticipated it, no-one saw it coming,” Bon Jovi reflected of Sambora’s exit. “I talked to him the day before, I remember it so well.

“It was Easter Sunday, 2013, and I was driving through the Lincoln Tunnel as I was talking to him, because I was living in New York, and I was like: ‘Yeah, I’m feeling great, the album [2013’s ] is gonna come in at Number One, see you up there.’ “He said: ‘Can I stay home one more day?’ ‘Of course. You want to fly private tom.