Richie Sambora Quotes

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.

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

Be your own teacher. Let life write your textbook.

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

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

I just want to thank everyone for their support. Sometimes friends need the help of their friends to get by.

You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, I'm still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that.

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

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

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

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.

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.

I know Mick Jagger wouldn’t tour without Keith Richards and call it the Rolling Stones.

For me, success is being able to give back to your friends, your family, your community, those in need and the world entire.

I try to look at most of my solos as a musical piece within the song, not, say, showing off.

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

I taught myself how to play the guitar, so I basically learned by a system of making mistakes.

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

A band is like a marriage, and if you're in a marriage with someone, and you lose yourself in that marriage, the relationship is over, really.

You look at your bank account, and you see the currency of love and happiness is more important than the currency of money.