Richie Sambora ‘Did not Obtain A Lot of Compassion’ Amid Bon Jovi Exit

Richie Sambora is opening up about his determination to depart Bon Jovi.

In an Instagram clip of “reducing room ground” footage from the brand new docuseries Thank You, Goodnight, the guitarist, 64, apologized for a way he dealt with leaving the band.

“From the reducing room ground of #thankyougoodnight – Livin’ Alone out tomorrow!” Sambora captioned the video, which options him speaking to the digicam in a pink button-down shirt and his signature rocker hat.

“I heard every thing and I used to be the man that actually fought for this to be a band,” he says within the submit.

“It is actually exhausting to be married to 4 guys,” Sambora says with fun within the clip, “and be in shut quarters the way in which we had been. That coupled with my daughter coming of age, my spouse’s psychological well being stuff was actually performing up, and she or he wanted me — and I wanted her.”

Sambora continues: “I do not remorse leaving the state of affairs, however I remorse how I did it. So, I wish to apologize absolutely proper now to the followers, particularly additionally to the fellows as a result of my toes and my spirit had been simply not letting me stroll out the door.”

He remembers not receiving “quite a lot of compassion” when he was making the choice to depart.

“I used to be on this group for 31 ½ years, and everyone has their private tragedies and issues like that, however I did not obtain quite a lot of compassion coming again for what I used to be going by way of,” Sambora says. “I imagine everyone had their very own perspective on how fame and fortune. Everyone experiences that at totally different speeds. That is how life can get whacked from one man from the subsequent and blah blah blah. However I used to be important as a result of I spent extra time with Jon than even his spouse and was extra trustworthy.”

The “It is My Life” performer says his relationship with Jon Bon Jovi was distinctive as a result of he may give his perspective to him as a fan.

“We spent quite a lot of time in a room with no home windows even for the start levels of writing the fabric,” he remembers. “I could possibly be a fan of Jon and be like, ‘I do not need to hear you sing that.’ I believe that was certainly one of my main roles beside being his proper hand and an correct mirror.”

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Thank You, Goodnight, which premiered on Hulu on April 26, options interviews with former and present Bon Jovi band members, in addition to conversations with Bruce Springsteen, John Shanks, Obie O’Brien, Everett Bradley, Doc McGee, Dorothea Bongiovi, Matt Bongiovi, Paul Korsilius and Dean Grillo. 

The four-part collection, directed and government produced by Gotham Chopra, options behind-the-scenes insights into the band’s rise to fame.

It additionally offers viewers a snapshot of the band’s formation and tumult all through the years.

Bon Jovi opened up about Sambora’s exit in final week’s PEOPLE cowl story exploring the band’s 40-year legacy.

“I’ve been ready on the door for 10 years,” Bon Jovi instructed PEOPLE of Sambora, who has stated he left to deal with elevating his daughter amid his divorce from Heather Locklear. “However simply to be clear, there was nothing however love. There was by no means a battle. In the end being in a rock band shouldn’t be a life sentence. He needed to take care of his different points.”

The frontman additionally revealed to PEOPLE that he invited Sambora over to his house to observe three-fourths of the docuseries collectively, including: “There’s by no means animosity.”