“I was in this organization 31 and a half years.

Everybody has their personal tragedies and things like that,” the band’s former guitarist said.

I was the guy that really fought for this to be a band.

Richie Sambora attends MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Richie Sambora.Kevin Mazur/Getty

A lot of said, done, fires back out of frustration, whatever.

It’s a band, you know?

Everybody has their personal tragedies and things like that….

I didn’t receive a lot of compassion coming back for what I was going through, he explained.

So that’s how life can get whacked from one guy to the next level.

I spent more time with Jon than even his wife and was more honest, he said.

“Because as Id stated 1,000 times that was not the case.

Just not the case.