Songwriting is something that’s very daunting until you have your first successful song, I think. Richie Sambora Read Quote
I was the lead singer in a lot of the bands I was in. You have to be comfortable. You gotta get up there and sell the song. You have to get up there and sell the lyric. You gotta be able to feel it. Richie Sambora Read Quote
As a musician and a guitar player, I can noodle as well as anybody. But from my background as a session musician, I always try to play what is called for by the lyric and listening to the song. As a writer, that’s what I do, too. Richie Sambora Read Quote
When you’re making a record, you try to achieve stylistically what fits on you. Like a good old coat, you know what I mean? Richie Sambora Read Quote
I’ve had a very, very interesting view of the planet over the last 30 years, touring as excessively as I have. And music is the most evocative, transformative, connective force in humanity, man. Richie Sambora Read Quote
You look at your bank account, and you see the currency of love and happiness is more important than the currency of money. Richie Sambora Read Quote
When you’re sick on the road, it’s the worst. That’s when you become the most vulnerable and neurotic. You become scared. If I had a cold or a chest infection, and I had to sing all those high parts, there was stage fright. Richie Sambora Read Quote
There’s nothing like a love for our children. I love being a papa, and that’s the truth. Richie Sambora Read Quote
I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do. Richie Sambora Read Quote
Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going. Richie Sambora Read Quote