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Bon Jovi‘s Richie Sambora has opened up about his decision to leave the band after 30 years.The guitarist quit the New Jersey band led by Jon Bon Jovi in 2013 in order to spend more time with his daughter Ava, now 24, his child from his marriage to actor Heather Locklear.Speaking in a new interview, Sambora talked about his unpopular decision to walk away from Bon Jovi because he was needed at home to deal with some personal issues.“It wasn’t a popular decision by any means, obviously, but there was really almost no choice about it,” he told People. “I had a lot of conscious work to do around (my personal life).“We’ve been through a lot of things together.

Richie Sambora is opening up about his decision to leave Bon Jovi back in 2013.

Richie Sambora is looking back at his decision to leave Bon Jovi.

Gallery: 10 jaw-dropping supermodel engagement rings you have to see (Hello!)The mother-of-four divorced actor Jude Law, 47, in 2003 and has been happily in a relationship with multi-millionaire businessman Darren Strowger for six years after being introduced by supermodel mutual pal Kate Moss, 46. The couple chose to keep their separate London homes, an arrangement that suits independent Sadie just fine.

Slash has spoken in praise of the late Eddie Van Halen in a new interview, saying that the Van Halen guitarist would’ve been “phenomenal” on any instrument he chose to play.Van Halen passed away at the age of 65 back in October following a battle with cancer.Slash was asked about Van Halen’s legacy during a recent interview with Consequence of Sound, with the Guns N’ Roses guitarist offering the view that Van Halen was “such a gifted musician”.“Any instrument he had chosen to play would have been phenomenal, because he just had that pure musical talent.

Selena Quintanilla may be gone — but her spirit lives on with her husband, Chris Perez. The guitarist took to Instagram to address the new show, Selena: The Series, based on his late wife’s life.

direct to your inboxHe was the ultimate proud husband as he watched his wife Giovanna crowned the first Queen of the Castle on I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! and McFly's Tom Fletcher has shared the moment they were reunited on Instagram.

Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page has revealed he’s been playing his guitar every day during lockdown.Speaking to Total Guitar, Page said he’s been using his lockdown to spend more time playing.“Under the circumstances of having a lockdown and isolating, I picked up the guitar and made a point of playing the guitar every day,” the Led Zeppelin guitarist said.“Whereas before the lockdown, it had gotten to the point where I was always complaining that I didn’t have enough time to play the guitar because there was all this other stuff that was going on.”He continued: “It’s surprising how many things there are, even with Led Zeppelin, so I was not finding enough time to play the guitar as much as I would like.“It was there, but not being played.

Jimi Hendrix cover by Eddie Van Halen has been unearthed – listen below.The version of ‘Axis: Bold As Love’ track ‘If 6 Was 9’ has been dug up and remastered by keyboardist David Garfield, and appears on his new EP ‘Guitar Heros OTB, Vol.

Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard has paid tribute to his friend and former collaborator Chris Cornell.In a new interview, Gossard discussed the former Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman, who died by suicide aged 52 in 2017.Speaking to Kerrang! about seeing a young Cornell performing “punk rock screaming shows,” Gossard said: “He elevated himself in a way that everyone dreams about.“It was like becoming a superhero or something, in terms of that voice and where it came from and how it was able to be so sensual and so piercing at the same time.

Johnny Marr has praised New Order‘s synth player Gillian Gilbert, and said the appointment of a female musician was a monumental if not “overlooked” part of the band’s history.The former The Smiths guitarist, who last released a solo album in 2017, ‘Call The Comet‘, said that Gilbert was role model for young people – particularly girls – in the early ’80s when the Manchester band had formed from the ashes of Joy Division.Speaking on New Order’s new Transmissions podcast, Marr said people may wonder why having Gilbert in the band was such a big deal, but he highlighted that “this was 30 odd years ago” when there were far fewer female musicians in world famous bands.“She was very enigmatic,” Marr said of Gilbert.

AC/DC‘s Angus Young has opened up on why the band have never changed their sound.The hard rock titans have stuck to their distinctive guitar-driven style throughout a career spanning almost 50 years, which has prompted frequent criticism from their detractors.But in a new interview with Australian TV host Waleed Aly, guitarist Young explained that the group made an early decision to stick to what they “do best”.“With us, it’s to be expected,” he said.“As my brother [late AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young] used to say, when somebody said, ‘Every album you’ve ever made sounds the same,’ he said, ‘Yeah. It’s the same band’.

A wide variety of memorabilia related to the late Eddie Van Halen - who died in early October at the age of 65 - has recently been placed up for auction, including his 2000 Ferrari 500 racing car.The car is reportedly in good condition, having recently been serviced by a top mechanic and was only driven for 28,000 miles, according to TMZ.The catalog is set to start being auctioned off on Wednesday and is expected to run to early December; the Ferrari is expected to fetch anywhere from $250,000 to $350,000.

 The guitarist continued: "So I go out into reception and she's got the dimpled chin, and she's got the hooter."I take one look at her and think 'oh god okay',so I go back in the room and say, 'I hate to break it to you mate, either she's had plastic surgery or she's a dead ringer'."It turns out it was the Maggie May story, the daughter from that relationship was adopted, they were only kids.”Jim added: "Maggie, she wasn't really a Maggie of course.

A wide variety of memorabilia related to the late Eddie Van Halen - who died in early October at the age of 65 - has recently been placed up for auction, including his 2000 Ferrari 500 racing car.The car is reportedly in good condition, having recently been serviced by a top mechanic and was only driven for 28,000 miles, according to TMZ.The catalog is set to start being auctioned off on Wednesday and is expected to run to early December; the Ferrari is expected to fetch anywhere from $250,000 to $350,000.

Radiohead are auctioning off Thom Yorke‘s iconic bowler hat from the ‘Lotus Flower’ video.Proceeds from the sale will go to Cahonas Scotland and Testicular Cancer Education and Awareness.The hat is being sold on eBay, and at the time of writing, has had 76 bids with a highest bid so far of £4,700. It is signed by Yorke, and bears a hand-written Radiohead logo.Get your bids in here, and watch the ‘Lotus Flower’ video that made it famous below.Back in September, Thom Yorke married his partner Dajana Roncione in Sicily at a small ceremony with his bandmates present.Earlier this year, guitarist Ed O’Brien opened up on the future of Radiohead – saying that he was “sure there will be another album” at some point.

AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams says he hopes the late Malcolm Young is “looking down and liking” the band’s new album ‘Power Up’.Young, the Australian rockers’ co-founder and rhythm guitarist, faced a battle with dementia and died in 2017.In a new interview with Bass Player Magazine, Williams reflected on his bandmate’s death, and believes he would’ve been a fan of ‘Power Up’.“[Malcolm was] a real strong character, like his brother,” he said. “He wrote some awesome stuff and he was an unbelievable player to play with.

Wolfgang Van Halen is opening up about the devastating loss of his father Eddie Van Halen who died last month.Wolfgang, 29, called the legendary rocker his 'best friend in many ways' as he talked to Carson Daly on Tuesday's episode of TODAY.Daly asked the musician about the 'raw' lyrics on his new track Distance, which is a tribute to his late father. Tribute: Wolfgang Van Halen, 29, called his late father Eddie Van Halen his 'best friend in many ways' in a new interview on Tuesday Huge loss: The legendary Van Halen guitarist died, age 65, on October 6 following a decade-long battle with cancer that spread to his lungs and brainWolfgang said of the song: 'It's tough.

Wolfgang Van Halen revealed American doctors only gave his father Eddie Van Halen 'six weeks' to live after he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer back in 2017.'And then he went to Germany. Whatever the f*** they do over there, it's amazing because I got three more years with him,' the 29-year-old musician marveled on Monday's episode of The Howard Stern Show.'I was with him every step of the way.

Dougie attempted to take his own life in 2011 over alcohol and drug problems, as he said the relapse was the closest he came to "losing" himself.Speaking on the ITV show McFly: All About Us, guitarist Danny added: “He went from being quite sketchy to being super chill, like almost dribbling and I was like, ‘There’s something wrong man’.”Harry, who reached out to him and asked the star what was going on, said: “I said to him, ‘Don’t freak out mate, but I know you’re taking something."'Is everything OK?’"He revealed: "And he sort of told me what he’d been taking."He was like, 'at that lethal dosage.'”After having a tough time, Dougie sought help and checked into rehab.Tom went on to say: “Doug’s parents had split and he moved in with the band

AC/DC have shared their latest song, ‘Realize’ — check out the new track below.The song is the second to be taken from the returning band’s upcoming new album ‘Power Up’, which is set for release on Friday (November 13). The LP is AC/DC’s first since 2014’s ‘Rock Or Bust’.‘Realize’ follows on from the LP’s lead single ‘Shot In The Dark’ which arrived last month, and you can hear the final preview of AC/DC’s ‘Power Up’ below.The full tracklist for AC/DC’s ‘Power Up’ is as follows:1. Realize2. Rejection3. Shot In The Dark4. Through The Mists Of Time5. Kick You When You’re Down6. Witch’s Spell7. Demon Fire8. Wild Reputation9. No Man’s Land10. Systems Down11. Money Shot12. Code RedSpeaking to NME about their comeback, AC/DC’s Angus Young