Jon Bon Jovi closed his 2011 tour without longtime guitarist Richie Sambora at his side.  Sambora took some personal time to get himself straight, a process that apparently rekindled his interest in doing an album on his own.  Sambora is working in southern California with engineer-producer Luke Ebbin on the as yet un-named album.  Speaking with Broadcast Newsroom, Ebbin said the guitarist '...came off the Bon Jovi tour energized and we got together to write a couple of songs.' He says that he and Sambora were both impressed enough to continue writing together, a move that led to the decision to record a full album.
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