Richie Sambora tells Absolute Radio he’ll reunite with Bon Jovi

Fresh from being unveiled as Jacket Potato on ITV’s The Masked Singer, Richie Sambora dropped by Absolute Radio for a chat with Leona Graham.

He revealed that he’s planning to reunite with Bon Jovi and hopefully record new music with the legendary band.

During their conversation, he also spoke about what it was like performing on The Masked Singer and why he chose the Jacket Potato costume.

“I made the decision when I started to work here in London over the last six months,” he said. “I hooked up with Hipgnosis and Merck Mercuriadis, and we started to work together, and I started to write with other artists and making my own records and now I’m saying to myself, ‘how am I going to ignite this? Let’s put on a potato head!’”

Leona asked Richie whether he plans to join forces with Bon Jovi again following his performance with them at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2018.

He replied that they are talking about it and there isn’t any reason not to. It’s a decade since Richie left the band and he says his relationship with Jon is still good and there is no malice. He told Leona, that because Jon has had some trouble with his voice, he needed to take a little bit of a breather.

Richie continued: “There’s a new solo album coming out, probably at the end of the end of March or the beginning of April and it’s with Bob Rock. It’s a rock record. Yeah, it’s a lot of fun and the songs are good, and I’m thrilled, and I can’t wait to get out and play again.”

He added that he doesn’t know when Jon’s going to get his voice together or when the Bon Jovi reunion is going to happen, but they have to do it because he feels an obligation to the fans.

Leona asked if he will write new music with Bon Jovi, Richie said: “Oh, if he doesn’t let me, he’s crazy!”

You can read more of the interview here.