He said "So let's rock n roll soon.." as in "I'm not rock n rolling right now with BJ"

Please elaborate

If I was "off work" for personal reasons and I put pictures up on FB or Twitter of me enjoying myself I would be disciplined.......I think its taking the PISS a little bit here, hundreds of thousands of fans are gutted that he isnt on tour with the band, yet here he is posting nice family pics on twitter....or it really does quantify the fact that his PERSONAL ISSUES are about his daughter....

meaning he is for the money not for the music (he is talking to HIS FANS)
to x and his fans bj music is better to not be qualified of any name unless your ears will bleed

Totally agree. I do think less of him for sending out tweets like that in the middle of the tour though. If he wants his privacy he is entitled to it but he not entitled to have it both ways.

A lot of people, myself included, would not have paid as much for a ticket had his absence been advertised. Something personal comes up which keeps him away from the tour and most of us accept his right to privacy and his implicit request for it.

I find it difficult to respect him when he starts tweeting photos of his personal life whilst being absent from the tour, which he is missing for...personal reasons.

Decide which way you want it to be Richie, but I cant respect you when you behave hypocritically.

Aloha !

Exaggerating much? Phil X is no Richie Sambora but he's no Bobby either. And I doubt anyone not a guitarist is actually hearing the difference between Richie and Phil, especially nowadays.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

That. 100%

my friends who were in vegas heard the difference very well.

I don't understand at all why Phil X would be the target of any nasty remarks. The dude was asked to step in as a lead guitarist. He's doing his job and to my ears fairly well. So, he doesn't like or listen to Bon Jovi on a regular basis. I don't think liking Bon Jovi music is a requirement otherwise they'd have no crew as most of them aren't fans of the music either. It's a job for them just as it is for Phil X.

Aloha !

Yeah, but most fans aren't rational thinkers. They still like to believe that the band hangs out before and after the show, showers together, sleep in the same hotel room and are having a few minutes of silence before and after the show to pay respect to the best friend they're missing now. Bon Jovi are a business now more than ever, and although I disagree with them going on with the tour it didn't come unexpected. I'm not angry, just disappointed really, but I've moved on rather quickly. If fans would stop living in the past and face what the band has become nowadays I'd say it'd be a lot easier to just face reality.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Spot on. I think the guy seems nice, I admire him. Plus, I think the latest album is a steaming turd... would I stand next to Jon and play songs from it in front of 60,000 people for a nice, fat pay packet and a chance to travel the world... or would I allow my principles to take control?

Show me the four chords for WAN, pass the pen and where do I sign?