While Jon Bon Jovi says the new Bon Jovi documentary, Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story, is a warts and all look at the band's 40 years and that he left the editing up to director Gotham Chopra, former guitarist Richie Sambora has something to say about that.
Reportedly not pleased with how he was portrayed in the film, he's posted a clip on his socials that was left on the cutting room floor.
In it he says, “It’s really hard to be married to four guys and be in close quarters the way we were. That coupled with my daughter coming of age, my wife’s mental health stuff was really acting up and she needed me — and I needed her...
“I don’t regret leaving the situation, but I regret how I did it. So, I would like to apologize fully right now to the fans, especially also to the guys, because my feet and my spirit were just not letting me walk out the door.”
Adding to this was he says the way he was being treated.
“I was in this organization for 31 and a 1/2 years, and everybody has their personal tragedies and things like that, but I didn’t receive a lot of compassion coming back for what I was going through.”
And in an interview with People, Sambora says, “It’s [Jon's] project and it’s his perspective. I have a different perspective on all of that.”
When Sambora watched the film with Jon, People quotes a source who says he walked out because "he didn't like the way he was being cast. He disagrees with how they framed his departure from the band and to him, the currency of happiness is more important than the currency of money."
The four-part documentary is streaming on Hulu, and Sambora, taking advantage of the publicity, has released two new songs in the last two weeks -- “I Pray” and “Livin’ Alone” -- with the next one, “Songs That Wrote My Life” coming this Friday, followed by “Believe (In Miracles)” on the 17th.