Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him - that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what that's going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesn't prepare you.

Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora (born July 11 1959) is an American rock guitarist producer musician singer and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi. I feel fine. 1980s
In the 80s Sambora mostly played Kramer Jackson Charvel and Hamer superstrats as well as modified and custom Les Paul models such as his Rod Schoepfer model.

He has also released three solo albums: Stranger in This Town in 1991 Undiscovered Soul in 1998 and his third Aftermath of the Lowdown was released in September 2012. Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora (born July 11 1959) is an American rock guitarist producer musician singer and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi.