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Filling Richie Sambora’s shoes in Bon Jovi was always going to be a big task for Phil X, and though he accepts certain portions of the fanbase will always pledge allegiance to his predecessor ...
Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X discussed his struggle with impostor syndrome after replacing Richie Sambora in the band. However, in a recent interview with Masters of Shred (video below) he said it ...
Credit: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Rumors of a new Bon Jovi record have been circulating online for some time now, so when we caught up with Phil X at NAMM 2025 last month, we just had to ask ...
That was until he suddenly decided to step away from the band without members like Jon Bon Jovi knowing. Needing to feel that role, the band turned to Phil X, who became a member. While thrilled ...
Team Bon Jovi doesn't take chances. Guitarist Phil X was signed up to play with Bon Jovi prior to Richie Sambora's temporary departure in 2011 for a stint in rehab, Phil X told the Kenny Aronoff ...
That was 10 years of recording." Phil X kept himself busy during that decade, too, playing with other bands and releasing two records with Bon Jovi. On top of that, he became a dad for the second ...
Bon Jovi has shared another single from their forthcoming album, Forever, and the track finds lead guitarist Phil X metaphorically lifting the cake dish off the Bat-phone to press the Talk Box back ...
Phil X, John Shanks, Obie O’Brien, Everett Bradley, Doc McGhee, Dorothea Bongiovi, Paul Korzilius and Dean Grillo. Bon Jovi’s 16th album titled “Forever” will debut on June 7.
Jon Bon Jovi isn't keeping in touch with his former bandmate Richie Sambora more than a decade after they parted ways. In an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, the "Livin' on a Prayer" singer ...