Jon appeared on the Ellen show and was asked about Sambora's last minute announcement that he was not taking part in the tour for personal reasons.

Bon Jovi responded, "Okay�well�all I can say is that, honest to God, it's a personal matter, but we love him very much and he's absolutely still a member of the band."

He also explained to Ellen what makes the band work, "We like each other, I think that was really the key. We all had to have a lot of give and take, you had to go through some ups and downs. In the big picture you had to really like each other so you could go to work." You can watch video from the appearance here.