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KSLX celebrates 40 years of rockin’
the Valley and YOU get all the gifts! Led Zeppelin Hot Wheels tour bus is one of the 40 prizes in this package starting Monday.
Wondering if anyone will notice if there’s only 39 for 40?!! 🤣🎸

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam was fired from his security guard job before he became a rock star because he was playing his guitar and not working!
Congrats to Deb in Phoenix for correctly guessing the audio clip to win Kenny Wayne Sheppard tickets at Celebrity Theatre next Friday.

Let's give a pair to YOU tomorrow at 3p with Rocktales!

Dave and Mahoney want to know: What's the greatest breakfast cereal of all time?

Richie Sambora is known for his amazing guitar skills but chooses to compose songs mostly on piano. He was today's mystery artist on Rocktales! Frank in Gold Canyon guessed the audio clip first to win Kenny Wayne Shepherd tix and $50 from Von Hanson's Meats.

Test YOUR classic rock chops tomorrow at 3p with Karen!

TRANSCRIPT from the FRONT & CENTER Q&A by RICHIE SAMBORA via TWITTER earlier today (12/5/2014)

F&C: Thank you EVERYONE for joining us today! It's our pleasure to host for this special Twitter Event.

F&C: NOW: let's get to the main event! : YOU'RE ON!

TAYLOR@jtrs73:
who would you like to collaborate or write for that you haven't had the chance to get? TY

RICHIE: HEY GUYS!!! Thanks for being here and chatting with me this afternoon! I'll do my best to answer your questions

RICHIE: Stevie Wonder, MANY PEOPLE! Dave Grohl, too many to mention!

Sambora-Always :
My nephew has started to play. What advice can you give him about a career in the music business?

RICHIE: Have good listening habits, keep practicing & learn how to write songs. Search out the right people to play them

1987Stranger@1987Stranger:
Will you ever write a book about your life?

RICHIE: Maybe at one point...

Jovi Live :
How many guitars do you own in total?

RICHIE: Somewhere in the 130s

Mic Hernandez@MeHernandez25:
solo or w/bon jovi, top 3 all-time favorite songs you've written/cowritten?

RICHIE: Impossible to answer, sorry... it depends on your mood on a given day, right?!

Cecilia Saavedra@ceciliasaachz:
Are you touring South America in the near futuro?

RICHIE: We plan on it but we are not exactly sure when. Depends on how long the record takes.

Sydney Fitzgerald@sydfid17
What is your most memorable moment while performing?

RICHIE: Too many to mention... first time we played a stadium, played on foreign soil, got a number 1 record...

RICHIE: ... impromptu performances with your heroes - Jimmy Page, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton...

*Sassy* DebbieC@SassyDebbieC:
Hi Richie, how did you N Les Paul become close friends?

RICHIE: A dear friend of mine brought him to my house on my birthday. He gave me the white guitar I'm playing on Front & Center

RICHIE: Here it is (see photo below)

guitar freak ! :
What do you like about Orianthi? beside her talents? :))

RICHIE: A wonderful warm heart, her accent and her dedication to her craft... she's easy on the eyes also

Little Satan :
Why didn't Backseat Drive make it on Aftermath? And why has it never been played live?

RICHIE: Luke and I just felt that those were the songs that fit the concise story of this record. It'll be on another record...

AINARA :
Which is your favorite solo album? And your favorite Bon Jovi album?

RICHIE: Solo: they all depict separate points in my life, each a decade apart. They're signed paintings with 30yrs of artistic growth..

RICHIE: I love every stage of them equally.

RICHIE: Bon Jovi album: New Jersey

OriBonjovi :
What is your favorite venue for a gig, out of all of the ones you've been to?

RICHIE: Madison, Giants, Wembley, Munich Olympic, Shepherds Bush Theatre

Luisa Fernanda :
What is the part of the creative process of write and record a song that u enjoy the most?

RICHIE: Writing the song. Surrounding your feelings or observations with lyrics/music. It has the capability of changing people's lives

Miranda*Bolsenbroek 1973
What is on your bookshelf?

RICHIE: Tom's River, Keith Richards, Gregg Allman, American History, Roosevelt, Winston, Steve Jobs, Killing Of Kennedy/Lincoln

RICHIE: OK I think we have time for ONE MORE. Thanks again for all the questions. Your support means a ton. Thank you Front And Center.

Maria Vigo dub:
What can we expect from your next album?

RICHIE: Richie and Ori... we are going to cover as much ground as we can and it will be a fresh new sound

RICHIE: Thanks everyone! Be sure to watch my episode of Front And Center on NPT

F&C: This concludes today's Q&A Event. A BIG THANKS to the incredibly talented for joining us. Be sue to tune in & watch!

Thanks for the great pics from Rod Stewart's show last night. Cool to see Greg sportin' his KSLX Perfect Playlist tee...looking good both of you!!