gnrjanus Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Guitarist reveals Axl Rose had pegged him for job before auditionGuns N Rose guitarist DJ Ashba has recalled how he got the gig with Axl Roses band - just by turning up for his audition.He joined in 2009, and reports theyre preparing for a busy year of live shows while they continue work on the follow-up to 2008 album Chinese Democracy.Ashba tells Rock Reflected: I got a call and Guns was looking for a guitar player on the down-low. They wanted to know if I would be interested.I went down there and I didn't know, but evidently Axl called management when I was coming down and said, If he shows up in the room, he has the gig. It was kind of like that.He finds it difficult to choose which GNR songs he enjoys playing most. I love playing the solo in This I Love, says the axeman. I change the solo up a little bit from what's on the album. I love Shackler's Revenge of course, all the old stuff. It's a blast to play.There really isn't a song I don't enjoy playing because it's so high energy. The crowd is what makes it over the top it's a lot of fun out there.And Ashba admits he prefers playing residencies to tours. He reflects: What's cool about that is you get to set up shop, and it's home. Were all in the hotels and get to party with the fans and hang out with them a lot more instead of play the show, get on the bus and go. I enjoy it big time.Hell hit the road with Nikki Sixxs band Sixx AM in April, and after that hell return to GNR duties. We were talking about doing another huge tour, he reports. Our main focus right now is putting together the next Guns record. Weve got tons of material its just a matter of sitting down and sifting through the pieces. It looks like we're going to be doing a lot more touring.The status of fellow GNR guitarist Ron Bumblefoot Thal remains unclear after he said hed been asked not to comment on the situation, and admitted it made him feel like he was repeatedly taking the bullet.http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-02-27/guns-n-roses-dj-ashba-got-gig-for-showing-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Pathetic. It was all image and name based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dando Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Heard it all before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 His TIL solo took the song to a whole new level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) I bet DJ loves a good pegging. #bullied Edited February 27, 2015 by username 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Every DJ's interview feels like the old ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dando Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 All the bashing DJ gets does get too much at times for me , I don't believe any of the band when it comes to tours n recording Everything leaks online before it comes official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndaRose Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) http://loudwire.com/dj-ashba-guns-n-roses-focusing-on-new-album-planning-huge-tour/DJ Ashba is going to be a busy man this year. The guitarist will hit the road with Sixx: A.M. in April to kick off touring promotion of their Modern Vintage album, but his gig with Guns N’ Roses is looming shortly after.In an interview with Rock Reflected, Ashba says of GN’R, “We were talking about doing another huge tour. Our main focus right now is putting together the next Guns record. We’ve got tons of material — it’s just a matter of sitting down and sifting through all the pieces. It looks like we’re going to be doing a lot more touring.”Guns N’ Roses toured fairly extensively in 2013 and early 2014, but then took a break in the latter portion of last year. The time off fit perfectly for Ashba, who spent most of the fall promoting the Sixx: A.M. Modern Vintage disc and its string of singles.Though Ashba has been part of all three Sixx: A.M. albums, the band has often been in second position to Motley Crue for founder Nikki Sixx, which left plenty of free time for the guitarist. That’s part of what led to his joining Guns N’ Roses. Keep an eye out for DJ Ashba throughout the year, first with Sixx: A.M, then with Guns N’ Roses. Edited February 27, 2015 by LyndaRose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrjanus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Look before posting. I put it up an hour or more so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Look before posting. I put it up an hour or more so ago.BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM-Philadelphia Collins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dando Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 same shit different interviewYep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndaRose Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Look before posting. I put it up an hour or more so ago.that is another article...well I can not remove it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Someone copy+pasted chops of different DJ's interviews from 2014 and made an overdubbed bloated article full of jokes.This passive agressiveness is what is making fans blood boil. Edited February 27, 2015 by tinyrobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 This is an old interview! Right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 GNR is dead since a long time. Won't buy anything Ashba is on. Btw, why did my thread got deleted? It was about a new offical GnR Shirt on emp.de It's the Appetie cross with kitten heads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrjanus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Same article but maybe another source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tberrie007 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Look before posting. I put it up an hour or more so ago.that is another article...well I can not remove ityikes, the posting police are crackin down...ggeeeessshh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooker Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Such an earth shattering interview. I now believe even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxl Rows Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Ron's new disc > CD II anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmike66 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 SLAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Look before posting. I put it up an hour or more so ago.BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM-Philadelphia CollinsLike X10, RIP.And yeah, DJ has word for word said, "We’ve got tons of material — it’s just a matter of sitting down and sifting through all the pieces. It looks like we’re going to be doing a lot more touring" in almost every interview he's done in the past 5 years. He knows as much as me, you, or Tommy Stinson knows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 He's been saying that for 5 years. CD came out almost 7 years ago. CD was rumored in 2000, we had a 8-years wait in between the first rumored 'release date' and the actual release. Think about it - we're almost there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Coma Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) How can the album be the main focus when theyve been waiting to "sit down" for 4 years?!?Edit: I blame billy corgen Edited February 28, 2015 by Estranged Coma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 He's still the newbie in the band. He doesn't know it better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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