PhillyRose Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Alright so, I forget where I first saw it, but there exists a video of a concert at some point during the Illusion tour where Axl comes out on stage and starts screaming at Slash and insulting him. I don't remember much more about it, just that I really couldn't tell if it was all a joke or actually serious. I'd like to watch it again, does anyone know anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Do you mean this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayfox Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) I don't have clip but January 14th 1992. Axl slices his hand open and walks off stage. Slash directs the crowd with what's going on and Axl misheard him. Axl comes back out and calls Slash a "punk ass mother fucker" and Slash says to Axl "I'll kick your fucking ass". All happened before Welcome to the Jungle. Edit: I was a little slow on the draw I guess. Edited July 31, 2016 by Grayfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 How did Axl sliced his hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Slash787 said: How did Axl sliced his hand? On the microphone stand. Here's MTV News: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 8 minutes ago, Lio said: On the microphone stand. Here's MTV News: Kurt Loder should interview the band, it would be pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 6 hours ago, Lio said: Do you mean this? Sounds like Axl was just having a laugh at the expense of an inebriated Slash. I didn't sense any seriousness from Axl, although Slash seems to take it serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, Live Like a Suicide said: Sounds like Axl was just having a laugh at the expense of an inebriated Slash. I didn't sense any seriousness from Axl, although Slash seems to take it serious. If a friend mishears you and says these things then Ill see who takes it serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 53 minutes ago, Slash787 said: If a friend mishears you and says these things then Ill see who takes it serious. I don't think Axl misheard Slash, as he seemingly takes issue with the 'costume change' comment Slash made earlier in the clip. Granted, Slash actually said 'clothing change', but the meaning stays the same. I think it is clear, as much as it can be without video evidence, that Axl was poking some fun at the comment and at the expense of Slash. The way he talks in a sarcastic tone and engages with the crowd before immediately seguing into WTTJ indicates, at least to me, that Axl was having some fun. Slash took it seriously, as is indicative of his defensive posture, but if he knew Axl was joking, there wouldn't be a need to get offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnr>everything Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 7 hours ago, PhillyRose said: Alright so, I forget where I first saw it, but there exists a video of a concert at some point during the Illusion tour where Axl comes out on stage and starts screaming at Slash and insulting him. I don't remember much more about it, just that I really couldn't tell if it was all a joke or actually serious. I'd like to watch it again, does anyone know anything about this? I was thinking about this clip last night and almost started a thread asking if anyone knew what show it was from. Then I open the forum this morning and this thread is here. Weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 7 hours ago, Grayfox said: I don't have clip but January 14th 1992. Axl slices his hand open and walks off stage. Slash directs the crowd with what's going on and Axl misheard him. Axl comes back out and calls Slash a "punk ass mother fucker" and Slash says to Axl "I'll kick your fucking ass". All happened before Welcome to the Jungle. Edit: I was a little slow on the draw I guess. I'm pretty sure Axl says "I'll kick your ass right now" Slash backs off and Axl apologizes later. I posted this a few weeks ago in a concert thread haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenYou'reTalkinToYourself Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Axl said that as soon as he realized what Slash had trully said he apologized to him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juventino Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, WhenYou'reTalkinToYourself said: Axl said that as soon as he realized what Slash had trully said he apologized to him. This. Can't remember which interview it was in, however. It wasn't a case of Axl mucking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Slash talked about this on Howard Stern and said Axl watched the show after then apologised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane M. Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) Holy moly @ that audio. I don't think either one was joking. Axl telling Slash "you're stoned" like when he treatened to quit the band if they didn't stop dancing with Mr. Brownstone. The tension was real. Edited July 31, 2016 by Jane M. Wrong word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Axl was an angry bully back then, and he seemed to zero in on Slash with this kind of shit. When you watch or listen to the bootlegs, there's a number of times when he treats Slash like crap. This and the one where he rants about Mr Brownstone are the most notorious. But there's also that incident where he refused to take the stage unless Slash apologised for being an addict. To me, that one has always seemed especially cruel. We can only hope that Axl has changed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgnr Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 'I didn't say that! I didn't fuckin say that! Did I say that?'... Poor thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiutso Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Babooshka said: But there's also that incident where he refused to take the stage unless Slash apologised for being an addict. Wow, any source on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrio Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 7 hours ago, Live Like a Suicide said: I don't think Axl misheard Slash, as he seemingly takes issue with the 'costume change' comment Slash made earlier in the clip. Granted, Slash actually said 'clothing change', but the meaning stays the same. I think it is clear, as much as it can be without video evidence, that Axl was poking some fun at the comment and at the expense of Slash. The way he talks in a sarcastic tone and engages with the crowd before immediately seguing into WTTJ indicates, at least to me, that Axl was having some fun. Slash took it seriously, as is indicative of his defensive posture, but if he knew Axl was joking, there wouldn't be a need to get offended. At the show a few days ago axl said : guitar change ,but necessary. Could it be relationed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 "Wardrobe change?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeez Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 "It's called a clothing change, alright? Just be patient" That's what Slash said, but he corrected it afterwards. Axl was right about what he heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Axl later apologized for that incident: DEL: When you and Slash aren't at each other's throats, you're really a force to be reckoned with. AXL: Let me say something about us being at each other's throats: We haven't really been that way in the past year and a half. I love the guy. We're like opposite poles of energy, and we balance each other out. We push each other to work harder and complement each other that way. We had a run-in in Dayton [Ohio], because both myself and Dougie thought he said something shitty to me onstage. That was the night I cut my hand to the bone. Backstage we have monitors much like the ones onstage, and while I was back there dealing with my hand, I thought I heard him take a potshot at me. I wrapped my hand up in a towel and was like, "Let's get it taken care of, so I can finish the show." I came back onstage and was a dick to him and told him I'd kick his fucking ass in front of 20,000 people. That was fucked up. I was wrong, and I apologized the second I realized I was mistaken. Someone who is supporting me as strongly as he does is a hand I never want to bite. http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=11 Edited August 1, 2016 by Blackstar 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoop Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 A guy who leaves the stage a half dozen times a night to change from his tiny shorts to his kilt to his fucking catcher's gear shouldn't really get so offended if people mention it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumikki Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 How can you hear that and think he's joking? That's obviously Axl in one of his douchebag/temper tantrum moods. And you can clearly hear Slash is upset and trying to defend himself. The only good thing I can say about this is that at least Axl realized he had fucked up and then apologized to Slash afterwards. But yeah, it fits a pattern of Axl being really awful to Slash and treating him like crap. There are a number of incidents like that both on and off stage. @Babooshka I would like to know more about Axl refusing to go on stage unless Slash apologized for being an addict (wtf?!) as well. Don't think I've heard that one before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenYou'reTalkinToYourself Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 9 minutes ago, Lumikki said: I would like to know more about Axl refusing to go on stage unless Slash apologized for being an addict (wtf?!) as well. Don't think I've heard that one before. From Slash's book: "We were booked into the Hotel Bonaventure for the four nights of the Stones shows and that’s where I was the morning before the first one when I got the call that Axl wasn’t going to do the gigs. His reasoning was that Steven and I were on smack. We were…but that was beside the point; we were opening for The Stones. Somehow we coerced him into doing the first show, and it was a disaster. “Enjoy the show,” Axl said when we took the stage, “because it’s going to be our last one. There are too many of us dancing with Mr. Brownstone.” I was so pissed off about that and he was so pissed at me for being a junkie that I spent the better half of the show facing my amps. Nothing was together that night, the band sounded horrible. In my state of mind I walked offstage, got right into my limo, and went to get high in my room.The next day, Doug told me that Axl would play the remaining shows as long as I apologized, onstage, to the audience, for being a junkie. That was a pretty hard pill to swallow. In retrospect, I understand why Axl singled me out rather than Steven. I am the stronger of the two of us and Axl relied on me more. My presence was important to him; he felt that I was a link in the band that couldn’t afford to be out of control. Still, I didn’t think a public gesture was necessary. When you’re high, you’re arrogant and there was no way I was going to take the blame in that way. I didn’t think that smack was causing the problems in the band and even if it was, now was not the time to make an issue of it. But I had to do something. So when the time came, I walked out there, and rather than apologize, I went into some banter about heroin and what it can do to you and how we’d been around the block a few times, how I’d done my time with the seductive beast. It was more amusing than anything else, because I didn’t want to bring the audience down at all. I have a way of mumbling when I talk anyway, so I think the mention of “the reality of drugs” and whatever else I said came off as an apology enough. We did a long intro to “Mr. Brownstone” as I spoke, so from an audience perspective, it seemed like an impromptu introduction to the song." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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