For 30 years, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora lived his life on the rock 'n' roll treadmill of writing, recording, and touring until 2013 when the Woodbridge, NJ native did the unimaginable: he quit.

“We were the hardest working band in the world, man,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “You're talking 24/7, and you don’t get to come home. I missed so much of my child’s life. And you get to that place where you realize, 'Oh my God, this is really important.'”

As it turns out, timing is everything. Not only did his daughter Ava need him (mom is actress Heather Locklear), but Sambora’s own mother fractured her hip six weeks ago. Ever the dutiful son, Sambora has quietly been making trips back and forth to the Garden State to oversee her care.