During a new interview with Classic Rock, Jon Bon Jovi clearly suggests that he is not against Richie Sambora’s return to Bon Jovi.

He said:

“(Slowly explaining) He. Quit. The. Band. I swear to Christ there was never a fight, nothing. David and Tico have talked to him once, at the (Rock And Roll) Hall Of Fame induction. He wasn’t kicked out, he quit. And he hasn’t made any great overtures about coming back.”

The interviewer suggested that the guitarist wants to return to Bon Jovi, but the fans think the band doesn’t want him, Jon Bon Jovi replied:

“But what? Life goes on. You have to get your reader to understand just one thing because I’m as confused as anyone else was. If you or I commit to a job, and you don’t show up for the job, people are going to be let down. The band were let down, that’s something you can assume.

“Oh, and by the way, there’s also a hundred and twenty guys waiting on a pay cheque on Friday. Oh, and then there’s the fans that travelled to see this band and bought tickets, hotels, flights. And there’s the promoter that paid us the money to do a hundred shows… You’ve got responsibilities. So we went on. It was that simple.”