Official GNR Social Media Update / Discussion

[tsinindy]

14 hours ago, Billsfan said:

That's an easy comment to make when you're anti-trump... Just sayin

Also, Axl defines hypocrite when it comes to Trump so... his opinion is laughable

How is that?

[StrangerInThisTown]

1 hour ago, tsinindy said:

How is that?

Maybe because of a song he wrote 30 years ago..yes people use that logic

[IncitingChaos]

I'm just surprised anyone still defends Trump...the hypocrisy lies with those people. Nobody defending Trump would defend Obama if the roles were reversed.

So I say go Axl...we as a country shouldn't be quiet when our president engages in behavior unsuitable for the office of the presidency and nobody should be quiet about the ties this administration has to a country like Russia until the facts are known.  

[Słash]

So after 827 pages, this is what we have learnt 

Del James - Posts bullshit and is obsessed with Trump

Axl - Totally random things 

Slash - Weird Creepy pictures 

Duff - Mostly family pics, promoting his book and articles 

Izzy - Tweets N' Deletes 

Steven - Family pictures, helping animals, tweets like once a year

Matt - Crazy about Dolphins 

[soon]

4 minutes ago, Słash said:

So after 827 pages, this is what we have learnt 

Del James - Posts bullshit and is obsessed with Trump

Axl - Totally random things 

Slash - Weird Creepy pictures 

Duff - Mostly family pics, promoting his book and articles 

Izzy - Tweets N' Deletes 

Steven - Family pictures, helping animals, tweets like once a year

Matt - Crazy about Dolphins 

Dont leave out Dizzy!  He just wished us a nice Sunday on Twitter.

[AxlRoseCDII]

I personally wish politics were completely omitted from anyone in the band. I follow this band for the music and entertainment, not for politics. So when Axl or Del rant about trump or bring a caricuture of him on stage, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't care if they hated Hilary, Trump...fucking Bernie Sanders. Politics isn't why I came here and I wish the band would just omit it completely.

 

(unless it means new music)

[xBrownstonex]

1 hour ago, AxlRoseCDII said:

I personally wish politics were completely omitted from anyone in the band. I follow this band for the music and entertainment, not for politics. So when Axl or Del rant about trump or bring a caricuture of him on stage, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't care if they hated Hilary, Trump...fucking Bernie Sanders. Politics isn't why I came here and I wish the band would just omit it completely.

 

(unless it means new music)

Good for you. But there are people who find it interesting what their favourite artist has to say about whats going on in the world. Guns were always political in some way. Afd was a fuck you to society. I dont get why people are harmed by what artists have to say about politics. Its ridiculous and narrow minded.

[IncitingChaos]

3 hours ago, AxlRoseCDII said:

I personally wish politics were completely omitted from anyone in the band. I follow this band for the music and entertainment, not for politics. So when Axl or Del rant about trump or bring a caricuture of him on stage, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't care if they hated Hilary, Trump...fucking Bernie Sanders. Politics isn't why I came here and I wish the band would just omit it completely.

 

(unless it means new music)

I get that sentiment too, but at the same time these are guys in their 50's. if they were still living the 100% rock n roll life style then you'd probably have 5 dead original members...I think your priorities change as you get older, you see the world different than you did when you are 20 something. Life is a journey and as much as I'd like my rock idols to be all in on the rock scene I also understand that life changes. Some people listen to rock for the political message some listen to rock to get away from life, so I think we can all agree that these political post are a bit distracting coming from our rock heroes but at the same time if we can just get some damn music from these guys they can say whatever they want 

[Billsfan]

7 hours ago, AxlRoseCDII said:

I personally wish politics were completely omitted from anyone in the band. I follow this band for the music and entertainment, not for politics. So when Axl or Del rant about trump or bring a caricuture of him on stage, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't care if they hated Hilary, Trump...fucking Bernie Sanders. Politics isn't why I came here and I wish the band would just omit it completely.

 

(unless it means new music)

This. And I've been told that people like Axl are entitled to share their opinions because they can be very influential... if you're looking to base an opinion based off of what someone unqualified with a questionable resume themselves has to say, there's probably something wrong with you.

And bottom line, it's just a big distraction attempt by the band from the issues that really matter...new music, Izzy, Adler, etc.

[Billsfan]

On ‎3‎/‎26‎/‎2017 at 5:55 AM, MrSoftie said:

So if he's pro-Trump he can use his Twitter however he wants?

LOCATION: Ununited Kingdom. Thanks for that  At least you got your cheap likes tho

On ‎3‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 5:06 PM, RONIN said:

I wish Axl would share a pic of him hanging out with Duff and Slash. 

It really amazes me how difficult that is for him. He can tweet all this nonsense, we're all just supposed to blindly keep scrolling and can only comment if we like it, yet he clearly has to know that a picture of him arm and arm with Slash would melt the internet. Yet he won't give the fans that...I'm not mad but, like, really?! Cmon..

[MrSoftie]

1 minute ago, Billsfan said:

LOCATION: Ununited Kingdom. Thanks for that  At least you got your cheap likes tho

Yep... brexit joke. I still think Axl has the right to use his Twitter account how he pleases, novel idea I know.. 

[Billsfan]

2 minutes ago, MrSoftie said:

Yep... brexit joke. I still think Axl has the right to use his Twitter account how he pleases, novel idea I know.. 

Sure, he has a right to his opinion...and I have a right, to have an opinion myself, right? Especially, if I too have a twitter. And, I think his opinion is hypocritical, silly, and a little bit laughable. Like it or not, if he puts it out there, he's going to be judged. And I think it's pathetic he's putting so much effort into something he has no control over as well. Not rocket science, really

Edited March 27, 2017 by Billsfan

[MrSoftie]

Just now, Billsfan said:

Sure, he has a right to his opinion...and I have a right, to have an opinion myself, right? Especially, if I too have a twitter. And, I think his opinion is hypocritical, silly, and a little bit laughable. And I think it's pathetic he's putting so much effort into something he has no control over as well. Not rocket science, really

Cool. Maybe you should tweet to him?

[Billsfan]

2 minutes ago, MrSoftie said:

Cool. Maybe you should tweet to him?

Gladly. I intend on spamming him with "Where's Izzy" memes until he explodes

[MrSoftie]

Just now, Billsfan said:

Gladly. I intend on spamming him with "Where's Izzy" memes until he explodes

"I have no fucking idea guy" - Axl Rose, 2016

(or something like that)

[Billsfan]

2 minutes ago, MrSoftie said:

"I have no fucking idea guy" - Axl Rose, 2016

(or something like that)

Actually, he said "That's a good question. And that's all you're gonna get hahaha" in response to a where's Izzy sign at the first Adler show in Cincy. Who are we kidding, he wouldn't drop an F bomb he would dodge the question or give some vague response to hide the real reason, which would once again make him look bad.

Edited March 27, 2017 by Billsfan

[Top-Hatted One]

Do you guys think the fact that Steven still enjoys recreation has anything to do with them steering clear of bringing him back full-time? Not just the influence on the actual band members but the road crew, family & kids they lug around? I know Slash has no problems having people drink in front of him but maybe its harder for duff who slighting slipped off the wagon with pills in VR? It would be kinda awkward to have steven off to the side engaging alone no?

[Top-Hatted One]

4 hours ago, IncitingChaos said:

I get that sentiment too, but at the same time these are guys in their 50's. if they were still living the 100% rock n roll life style then you'd probably have 5 dead original members...I think your priorities change as you get older, you see the world different than you did when you are 20 something. Life is a journey and as much as I'd like my rock idols to be all in on the rock scene I also understand that life changes. Some people listen to rock for the political message some listen to rock to get away from life, so I think we can all agree that these political post are a bit distracting coming from our rock heroes but at the same time if we can just get some damn music from these guys they can say whatever they want 

Growing old and wise is great. Seeing the world through the lens of the media? Not so much.

Especially for someone like Axl and his history with the media

Edited March 27, 2017 by Top-Hatted One

[tajandreas]

35 minutes ago, Top-Hatted One said:

Do you guys think the fact that Steven still enjoys recreation has anything to do with them steering clear of bringing him back full-time? Not just the influence on the actual band members but the road crew, family & kids they lug around? I know Slash has no problems having people drink in front of him but maybe its harder for duff who slighting slipped off the wagon with pills in VR? It would be kinda awkward to have steven off to the side engaging alone no?

If by recreation you mean weed, that would be a very ludicrous reason for them to be avoiding him. It's marijuana after all lol. Slash and Duff's kids are teenagers now and growing up as kids in LA I wouldn't be surprised if they've tried/actively smoke. I also wouldn't be surprised if Axl used it medicinally. We need to stop this notion that weed is somehow bad for you because it really isn't.

[Top-Hatted One]

yea you are right and if that was the reason Steven would've gladly admitted but he blame it on the fact that he is not a yes man and Axl likes yes men.

Still it would be pretty awkward is Steven was the only one part-taking and its still illegal in America for the most part

 

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, tajandreas said:

If by recreation you mean weed, that would be a very ludicrous reason for them to be avoiding him. It's marijuana after all lol. Slash and Duff's kids are teenagers now and growing up as kids in LA I wouldn't be surprised if they've tried/actively smoke. I also wouldn't be surprised if Axl used it medicinally. We need to stop this notion that weed is somehow bad for you because it really isn't.

[Magnus Cavalerra]

[RONIN]

11 hours ago, AxlRoseCDII said:

I personally wish politics were completely omitted from anyone in the band. I follow this band for the music and entertainment, not for politics. So when Axl or Del rant about trump or bring a caricuture of him on stage, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't care if they hated Hilary, Trump...fucking Bernie Sanders. Politics isn't why I came here and I wish the band would just omit it completely.

 

(unless it means new music)

I don't care what Axl does on his own twitter account but he needs to leave that stuff out of the GnR shows and official social media channels. GnR are not a political band like RATM nor have they ever really cared about social issues in the way Bono or even Nirvana did. Their whole shtick was "fuck the establishment". 

The irony is, Axl and GnR's fanbase are primarily conservatives in America -- most liberals probably find GnR too misogynistic. They certainly did in the 90's. Axl in particular is still seen as a racist and a homophobe by many. While he's entitled to his beliefs and has every right to say what he wants -- in this case, his politics will be seen as divisive by most of his American fans. It's a lose/lose situation. He doesn't gain anything and liberals are not going to be giving him or GnR kudos for their political beliefs. All he's doing is pissing off a large part of his American fanbase with each political tweet.

Also, Del James is a fucking idiot and a leech. His writing blows. No talent hack.

Edited March 28, 2017 by RONIN

[Ratam]

I think axl is influenciable for del

[Zoot]

Not sure why so many of you are getting your feathers ruffled by the political tweets. I'm as anti-trump as they come but even if he was posting pro-trump tweets I wouldn't be upset. He has every single right to post his opinions whenever and wherever he wants. Just as it's your right not to read them. 

This whole mindset that he has to stay quiet or he might upset his fan base is ridiculous.  What happened to freedom of speech and when did the gnr fanbase become so sensitive? 

[RONIN]

29 minutes ago, Kris_1989 said:

Not sure why so many of you are getting your feathers ruffled by the political tweets. I'm as anti-trump as they come but even if he was posting pro-trump tweets I wouldn't be upset. He has every single right to post his opinions whenever and wherever he wants. Just as it's your right not to read them. 

This whole mindset that he has to stay quiet or he might upset his fan base is ridiculous.  What happened to freedom of speech and when did the gnr fanbase become so sensitive? 

Agreed, but it just makes good business sense to stay away from stuff like that. American politics is so polarizing these days. Since they're doing a cash grab tour, there's no point in alienating a huge portion of their fanbase with politically charged twitter comments. These tweets are picked up by Breitbart and other right-leaning sites and circulated to a wider audience. There will be a number of people who will boycott GnR now -- whether it makes a dent in the attendance of the summer NITL shows remains to be seen. But you're right, he has every right to say what he wants.