MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 hassitir lan emuagodumn gödvereni. lol pitman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkknite63 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I kinda feel sorry for Pitman, he was in the worlds biggest band at its worst incarnation and even worst musical direction. Seriously Silkworms and Oh My God are not Guns N' Roses, its more NIN or Marilyn Manson. He was never the right fit for GNR. Although I do get why hes frustrated or angry, he was in the band for 18 years. Slash and Duff who were at the time enemies of GNR are welcomed with open arms and every one who was in the band is now just a tour employee. Even Dizzy Reed who is the longest serving member of the band after Axl is just a salaried tour member, whilst Axl, Slash and Duff split the profits of the tour. But nonetheless he was never the right fit for GNR. And yes he was just a SECOND keyboard player and cant be compared to might, fame or reputation of Slash or Duff but still the whole way this was handled seems very distasteful and not professional at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Cris wasn't "in the band", he was a hireling gopher boy, like a more pathetic, less talented Dizzy in what for all intents and purposes was Axl solo or a Guns N Roses tribute band. Saying he was in a band implies he had some sort of say in things, where we all know that not one of the "Nu GNR" guys from Tobias through to the teeny goth Slash impersonator had any say in anything. I never gave too much of a shit about him until this ugly, entitlement/delusions of granduer thing has been on show, like somehow he actually feels some kind of ownership or right of the name Guns N Roses because he weaseled around in Axl's backing band for 17 years or whatever. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefuck Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, darkknite63 said: I kinda feel sorry for Pitman, he was in the worlds biggest band at its worst incarnation and even worst musical direction. Seriously Silkworms and Oh My God are not Guns N' Roses, its more NIN or Marilyn Manson. He was never the right fit for GNR. Although I do get why hes frustrated or angry, he was in the band for 18 years. Slash and Duff who were at the time enemies of GNR are welcomed with open arms and every one who was in the band is now just a tour employee. Even Dizzy Reed who is the longest serving member of the band after Axl is just a salaried tour member, whilst Axl, Slash and Duff split the profits of the tour. But nonetheless he was never the right fit for GNR. And yes he was just a SECOND keyboard player and cant be compared to might, fame or reputation of Slash or Duff but still the whole way this was handled seems very distasteful and not professional at all. Is Dizzy just a salaried tour member? Do you have a source? I know that all the promotion has been about "the big 3", but that's because having Slash and Duff back is what's selling tickets. I can sympathize with Pitman as well to a degree, but hey, he made a lot of money, got to travel the world and "play" for a lot of people because Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy, Steven, Matt (and to some extent Dizzy) made some great music. He should consider himself lucky and it's pathetic that he's implicating that the present formation is a bunch of has-beens. What would you rather be? A has-been (that I don't think that Slash, Axl and Duff is BTW) or a leach on a couple of has-beens (that Pitman was for 18 years). To boot: He seems to be an asshole. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Frozen Inferno said: Pitman will always be gnr. Even if hes not in the band anymore. He made the band what it was. What is today. And what it will forever be. I miss him already : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenan Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Never really had an opinion on Pitman untill he decided to blame his outburst on "remember kids, don't drink and text!". That was pathetic really. He should have owned what he said or at least kept it at "I made stupid comments." part. He tried to sleeze his way back in, it didn't work and now he's bitching about it.. Edited April 21, 2016 by Kenan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkknite63 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 14 minutes ago, Homefuck said: Is Dizzy just a salaried tour member? Do you have a source? I know that all the promotion has been about "the big 3", but that's because having Slash and Duff back is what's selling tickets. I can sympathize with Pitman as well to a degree, but hey, he made a lot of money, got to travel the world and "play" for a lot of people because Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy, Steven, Matt (and to some extent Dizzy) made some great music. He should consider himself lucky and it's pathetic that he's implicating that the present formation is a bunch of has-beens. What would you rather be? A has-been (that I don't think that Slash, Axl and Duff is BTW) or a leach on a couple of has-beens (that Pitman was for 18 years). To boot: He seems to be an asshole. I dont exactly have a source I cant remember where I read it, it might have been on eddie trunks website or his podcast. And I do agree that Pitman has been well compensated and has enjoyed a lot of world traveling etc, and from his interviews and his behavior he was an asshole. Oh well we do have Melissa who seems to be a breath of fresh air and of course Slash and Duff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefuck Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 12 minutes ago, darkknite63 said: I dont exactly have a source I cant remember where I read it, it might have been on eddie trunks website or his podcast. And I do agree that Pitman has been well compensated and has enjoyed a lot of world traveling etc, and from his interviews and his behavior he was an asshole. Oh well we do have Melissa who seems to be a breath of fresh air and of course Slash and Duff. Yeah, Melissa seems to really enjoy herself and she provides great backup-vox, her voice meshes nicely with Duff's. Beyond that, I don't really know what she does, but she's positive and looks funny in a kind of cool way when she's bunny hopping. I like her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerenityScorp Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 R.I.P. Towel Solo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooker Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Pitman was just using Axl.... I think that is abundantly clear now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teroz Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 LOL no problem to take money from the oldies band for 15 years. What a TOOL, no wonder he has a new TOOL related band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I have to wonder if he got the towel as severance, or if it stayed with the band? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 39 minutes ago, smoke said: I have to wonder if he got the towel as severance, or if it stayed with the band? They sent him home with towel and scented candles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 4 hours ago, darkknite63 said: Seriously Silkworms and Oh My God are not Guns N' Roses, its more NIN or Marilyn Manson. I never even thought about this but 2001 Trent would have killed it on those songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjejuju Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 he has a point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKinNYC Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Pittman: "I left that band of past hits. I want to be my own musician. I'm my own man." *poster for first Pittman appearance: STARRING CHRIS PITTMAN, FORMER MEMBER OF GUNS N' ROSES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackieloveless Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I left that band of past hits .... err how many hits have you composed ? I know you covered hits other people composed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Funny how Robin Finck or Buckethead, managed to stay classy after their departure ( despite having every reason to be pissed ) and this guy does while everyone seems to be praising the current tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I'm sure he's still in the band, he's not touring with the band that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modano09 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 He spent 15 years in a band, likely being told that big things were going to happen and listening to how Slash was the devil and this is Guns N'Roses now. Whether you like his contributions or not you can understand why he might feel slighted by all of this. I don't care that he's gone but if we're supposed to have undying sympathy of Steven Adler we can give the guys that were tossed aside for the reunion a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 i never even heard of this guy until i joined the forumi now know he played the towel and had a drink problem.....no loss to anyone really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Now I know why he was at Axl's house last year. He was there to mow the garden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Pitman had a great vision for GnR. I liked that very much Edited April 21, 2016 by Silent Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerenityScorp Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 14 hours ago, BKinNYC said: Pittman: "I left that band of past hits. I want to be my own musician. I'm my own man." *poster for first Pittman appearance: STARRING CHRIS PITTMAN, FORMER MEMBER OF GUNS N' ROSES! @Carlycosmos This would be awesome for meme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nn18 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Ummmm, why does his twitter say GUNS N ROSES if he left ''The band of past hits''? And why is GNR still following him, and not Slash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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