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A Bon Jovi reunion is off the playing cards after Jon Bon Jovi said he’s nonetheless ‘not in touch’ with Richie Sambora 11 years after their break up.

Jon has spoken out about his rocky relationship together with his former bandmate and shut buddy of over 30 years, revealing not even an upcoming four-part documentary, Thank You Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, may bridge the hole between the 2 musicians.

Speaking to Ultimate Classic Rock, the Living on a Prayer hit-maker defined he isn’t presently in touch with Richie as a result of Richie now not being within the band.

He added he “had nothing to do with” Richie’s resolution to take part within the documentary.

The Bon Jovi Story could not convey the duo again collectively – regardless of each of them showing within the sequence.

Speaking to Ultimate Classic Rock, the It’s My Life singer defined he’s now not in touch with Richie.

He mentioned: “We’re not in contact because he’s not in the organisation any longer.”

Jon went on so as to add that he “had nothing to do with” Richie’s involvement within the sequence, which is being launched on the band’s fortieth anniversary.

“They interviewed Richie in London. I wasn’t there,” he defined, including: “I had nothing to do with it.”

Despite the break up, Jon mentioned he nonetheless has “love” for his former bandmate.

The band briefly reunited in 2018 to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, however Jon and Richie have not carried out collectively since.

Even although they do not discuss, he believes that “doesn’t mean that there’s not love forever”. In a chat with People again in 2016, he known as Richie a “wonderful friend” and a “wonderful collaborator”.

He additionally mentioned: “I’m never going to bad mouth the guy.”

As for Richie’s resolution to depart the band, in 2020 he instructed People he had “no choice”.

He mentioned: “It wasn’t a popular decision by any means, obviously, but there was really almost no choice about it.”

The guitarist, who shares daughter Ava together with his ex-wife and actress Heather Locklear, mentioned he left to be together with his household.

He defined: “Ava needed me to be around at that point in time. Family had to come first, and that’s what happened.”

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