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Richie Sambora Biography

Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi for 30 years. Sambora and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the band. He has also released three solo albums: Stranger in This Town in 1991, Undiscovered Soul in 1998, and Aftermath of the Lowdown released in September 2012.

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As a musician and a guitar player, I can noodle as well as anybody. But from my background as a session musician, I always try to play what is called for by the lyric and listening to the song. As a writer, that's what I do, too.

Guitar, Lyric, Player, Session, Song

Be your own teacher. Let life write your textbook.

Let, Life, Teacher, Textbook, Textbooks, Writing

I'm a lucky guy. I don't take for granted, for one minute, what I do.

Granted, Guy, Lucky, Take

Somehow, you need to cling to your optimism. Always look for the silver lining. Always look for the best in people. Try to see things through the eyes of a child. See the wonder in the simplest things. Never stop dreaming. Believe anything is possible.

Believe, Children, Dream, Lining, Silver

Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going.

Contact, People, Rock And Roll, Rocks, Roll, Sports

You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.

Actor, Hollywood, Know, Musician, Nashville

Solos are like sex, so it's surprising to me that there aren't more guys playing them

Guy, Guys, Music, Playing, Sex, Surprising

Embrace every challenge you have, every person you meet, every place you visit, every task you succeed at, and especially those at which you fail. You will learn from them all. You'll learn about the world at large and about other people but most important, you'll learn about yourself.

Challenges, Important, Learn, People, Person, Visit

I love being a dad. I'd have more kids if I could. I'd take a couple more, one or two more before I croak.

Couple, Dad, Kids, Take

I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, I'm happy.

Cranberries, Next Day, Potatoes, Sweet, Thanksgiving, Thanksgivings

Dare to fail. If you never fail, you're never taken risks and that's no way to take on this life.

Dare, Risk, Take, Taken, Way

Stand on the stage in front of 15 people or 15,000. Have them look up to you and tell you how wonderful you are, and if you don't think that's a great feeling, okay, then you're unlike me.

Feelings, People, Stage, Thinking, Wonderful

A man can never have too many pairs of sunglasses or too many guitars.

Guitar, Guitars, Man, Men, Pairs, Sunglasses

I'm all for sharing music, but when people can download a whole record and pay nothing for it and then they share it with 100,000 other people, it's breaking down the whole business.

100000, Nothing, Pay, People, Records

There's nothing like a love for our children. I love being a papa, and that's the truth.

Children, Love, Love Is, Papa, Truth

Seize every opportunity you have to learn. Keep your eyes and ears wide open and seize life — don't let the moments slip through your fingers like a fistful of sand. Be your own teacher. Let life write your textbook.

Eye, Learn, Life, Slip, Teacher, Writing

I'm on a search for my future ex-wife.

Ex Wife, Future, My Future, Search, Wife

Don't look over your shoulder and don't use or abuse others to get ahead. Keep your eyes focused on your goals and keep working for what you believe in and what you want to accomplish.

Accomplish, Believe, Eye, Eyes, Focused, Goal

We've been around for almost three decades now - there's about three generations of Bon Jovi fans.

Decades, Fans, Generations, Jovi, Three