Here's a man who's making the accordeon look sexy. The winner of not 1, 2, 3, but 4 Tony Awards for the best musical on Broadway. David Bryan on the keyboards. The guy would do anything for me. He's wearing a god damn accordeon! That's pushing the limits of friendship.

JON: Here’s a little known fact. Richie, David and I were all born in the same hospital, delivered by the same baby doctor. Dr. Greenburg. DAVID: Yeah, he went; Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi.

My admiration for Richie runs deep. His abilities as a player never suffered. Richie's talent is God-given. He's blessed."

A friend of mine, a friend of yours. My better half, Richard Stephen Sambora.

HEAVEN LOOKS A LOT LIKE NEW JERSEY. dec 19th 2011 6.00

Richie came to see one of my shows. Afterwards he made a point of meeting me and saying: "I'm the guy. I'm what you need." I thought he was a little crazy because he was so forward, but I liked him as a guy, so we just hung out for an afternoon and tried writing together. We wrote two songs. They weren't the best songs we've ever written, but from the start we could see that we were compatible. More importantly, we got on as friends. We had a similar upbringing and a similar focus on the future.