Popular Post Funky.Monkey Posted January 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2016 Tommy explains his departure from Guns N' Roses. Here's a transcript I did of some of the audio interview:Interview: Tommy StinsonJan 21, 2016When asked about the Guns N' Roses reunion:Tommy Stinson: I think everyone kinda knows where I stand with it all. I left it in a good way. I had to start turning down tours because I was unable to tour and I got into a position personally where my personal life was going to prevent me from doing, I don't know, it must have been about five tours that they called me to do and I just said I can't do them. At that point, they, I think Axl got to the position, ok so what am I going to do now, cause I don't have a band. Blah blah blah so. I think it worked out. And I think they'll have fun. It will be a healing thing for them if it works out good. It will be good for them.I know that it's Duff and it's Slash and it's Axl and that's all I know right now.@3:50: http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2016/01/21/interview-tommy-stinson 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 How insightful, so much detail and new infoThanks,, Tommy!Seriously, I get why he's being quiet. It just sucks we can never get a lot of info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Sad that thats how the longest serving member of the new band was treated. Obviously it makes sense, but he still put so much time into that, and he's basically kicked out cause of old members. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather see Duff and I'm sure Tommy made a ton of money these past 15 years, but its just weird how that works out. Sounds so awkward that he obviously can't just say "I'm gone because Duff's back, what do you want me to say?!" even though thats probably the case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies They Tell Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 This was the first time that I've read Tommy's thoughts about the whole reunion thing, so thanks for posting it. I've been wondering what Tommy thinks about this whole thing. Nice to know that he left it in a good way and there's no hard feelings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Rose Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I don't think those are fair assessments. He always said he'd happily step aside if Duff came back. Axl would have been loyal to any of the new guys if they'd kept Guns their priority. As soon as Tommy chose the Mats over Guns that loyalty was broken to Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I don't think those are fair assessments. He always said he'd happily step aside if Duff came back. Axl would have been loyal to any of the new guys if they'd kept Guns their priority. As soon as Tommy chose the Mats over Guns that loyalty was broken to Axl.I think this was his most honest interview everLoyalty?for what? non stop touring with the same old, same old?lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Well there goes my theory that Tommy's the bassist and Duff's the third guitarist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I don't know maybe I hope we'll have to get new songs with tommy, or Going Down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 By five tours does he mean individual tour dates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterL Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interesting, so Axl didn't kicked him out either... I was afraid that relationship had gone badly, his solo work is easily in my top 5 amongst the GN'R members. Plus I truly loved Going Down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooker Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 By five tours does he mean individual tour dates?That's my question too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padme Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 By five tours does he mean individual tour dates?That's my question too. I think he meant 5 years on tour when maybe he wanted to do 2 years, then spend time making a new album and then tour again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Even though he hates GN'R I think Tommy did want to make more music with Axl. All the employees Axl hired are clearly frustrated. The world will never listen to their songs, some of which I believe could have been pretty good, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyReed63 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Man, sounds kind of sad. Like, Axl's band disintegrated around him, to a point where he was open to the reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Man, sounds kind of sad. Like, Axl's band disintegrated around him, to a point where he was open to the reunion.I think he also had longer term hopes for The Replacements reunion which didn't quite pan out if I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickS77 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Even though he hates GN'R I think Tommy did want to make more music with Axl. All the employees Axl hired are clearly frustrated. The world will never listen to their songs, some of which I believe could have been pretty good, honestly.That might well be. But it's not Guns N' Roses, just a bunch of hired guns from all walks of music making music with Axl, so who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) It just sounds like he was dreading more GNR tours where the money wasn't worth it anymore, and wants to build something up close to home with friends. The guy's been doing this since he was 13 and he's been with GNR longer than Slash and Duff were, and longer than The Replacements. He's keeping in touch with them so it's not like he's completely out of the loop. As far as The Replacements go, Tommy's worked with Paul on his solo albums. They're going to work together again, whether it's under the 'Mats or solo projects. It's been left open ended. He lives comfortably thanks to touring with GNR so why would he have anything bad to say? Edited January 22, 2016 by dalsh327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak1nney Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Anyone that feels bad for Axl is insane. The guys left the band either because of the reunion or nothing was happening and it was just time. When you're not really "in the band", it's hard to commit to centering your entire life around it. Some of the hired guns were artists who wanted to create, and nuGNR didn't seem like a healthy place for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jesus Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 By five tours does he mean individual tour dates?Most likely, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, would be the 5 separate tours if he was only talking about Guns N Roses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak1nney Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 By five tours does he mean individual tour dates?Most likely, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, would be the 5 separate tours if he was only talking about Guns N Roses.Yeah, what a normal band would consider legs of a tour. But since this band doesn't really have a purpose behind a tour or an album, you can just call each string of dates over a month or whatever, a tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 How insightful, so much detail and new infoThanks,, Tommy!Seriously, I get why he's being quiet. It just sucks we can never get a lot of info What do you want him to say? Axls an asshole, I got duped into something that never came to fruition, blah blah blah..?He seemed pretty clear to me. Things were going nowhere. He got sick of touring. He was clearly beyond ready to step aside for duff whenever duff was ready. Fair enough to me...It's still not as bad as bumblefoot not explaining and saying "I'm done with GNR" to this day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoop Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'd assume when he says the thing about his personal life he's referring to being a single father since he split with his girlfriend. Incidentally, that interviewer is Paul Westerberg's sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky.Monkey Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist TOMMY STINSON: Classic GN'R Reunion 'Will Be A Healing Thing' For Them Read http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ex-guns-n-roses-bassist-tommy-stinson-classic-gnr-reunion-will-be-a-healing-thing-for-them/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I don't see what's so sad about this, or why anyone is at fault. Seems like both Tommy and Axl came to the mutual decision to end things for different reasons. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I don't think any of Axl's guys (except Pitoman, as it seems) were or are under any illusions that they were or are GUNS N ROSES and that they would ever be able to "replace" beloved former members like Slash and Duff who were responsible for the name being what it is.I don't blame Tommy for his stint in Axl's GNR, I'd clean toilets for money if I needed it...not trying to compare being in New GNR to cleaning toilets-I mean he's a musician and needs a job like the rest of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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