Syk Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Skip to 1:02.59 to hear about new music from Guns. Fortus Interview Article - "This episode of The StageLeft Podcast welcomes Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus, one of the true heavyweights of the industry. For the last sixteen years he has been a member of arguably the biggest, and most iconic band of the last three decades. During a career spent in near constant demand, Richard has played and toured with Thin Lizzy, The Psychedelic Furs, Rhianna, Puff Daddy, and rock supergroup The Dead Daises to name but a few. Richard takes us through some of the many highlights of playing with G’n’R. The audition, which saw him flying to L.A. immediately after playing the Albert Hall, and then Axl Rose’s reaction when told he couldn’t actually join the band due his touring commitments with Enrique Iglesias. The recording process, including his own writing credit, on Chinese Democracy – one of the most expensive, and eagerly awaited, albums ever recorded. He discusses Axl’s genius, and what special quality he has that separates him from all others. We hear of the professionalism and dedication of Slash, how working with him is more than just recreating what’s on the records, but how each song is constantly evolving. ‘…We’re always trying to make things better, we’re always trying to make things bigger and more inspiring to play…’ ‘…If a Hip Hop artist was working with a producer and they needed a guitar player, then I would get a call…. (and) I ended up doing a lot of that stuff. You know, working with the Wu Tang guys, all Puffy’s stuff…’ In keeping with the ethos of the podcast, Richard discusses why he uses equipment such as a Kemper Profiler or Axe FX when playing with the likes of Rhianna, but sticks to a single channel amp when playing with G’n’R or Thin Lizzy. Ending the episode, Richard answers questions regarding his fears for the music industry, what ambitions he still has to fulfil, and most importantly.... Are Guns’n’Roses going to be recording any new material soon?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Gonna listen to the whole thing soon, thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xBrownstonex Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it. He said theyve recorded stuff, but not as in going into the studio and record songs, Edited June 2, 2017 by xBrownstonex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syk Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, xBrownstonex said: He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it. He also said they have been recording ideas on the road. Not exactly a studio setting, but at least it's a start. Edited June 2, 2017 by Syk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cooker Posted June 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2017 Same talking points for years. -Axl's a genius, lots of recording, new music will be coming. Yawn. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syk Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, xBrownstonex said: He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it. He said theyve recorded stuff, but not as in going into the studio and record songs, You edited in the middle of my post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie82 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Good to know they have at least the intention of doing something. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syk Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Just now, Marie82 said: Good to know they have at least the intention of doing something. Thanks for posting! To me it seems like Fortus has the intention of doing something. Who knows if Axl is on board and contributing the ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modano09 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 There's no way Fortus is saying that if it's not a real possibility. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tyler Drama Posted June 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2017 Same answer every year, with every line-up. Meaningless. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 What did everyone expect? there's a shit ton of money to be made with the reunion hitting all the stadiums, probably multiple times. They were never gonna just play one tour and go into the studio. It's not like albums make money these days anyway. But touring a that big level sure does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 AFD II / UYI III / CDII starts now! Omg omg omg omg omg omg. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Fortus is the "soon" i chose my name based off of. Definelty exact same answers for a long time now. Although last time he said "hopefully something cool next year" next year was reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Disappointing. Glad they enjoy touring the oldies so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacdaniel Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Threads like this are why the band don't do interviews. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Syk Posted June 2, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2017 13 minutes ago, jacdaniel said: Threads like this are why the band don't do interviews. Mods: please remove this thread so the band will continue to give interviews. Thanks! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 31 minutes ago, jacdaniel said: Threads like this are why the band don't do interviews. lol yes, this forum is what keeps GNR from acting like a normal band. @ op: lol fortus, lol new album, lol gnr. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress Fracture Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 If everything he said came to pass, we'd be on about the third follow-up to CD by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silent Jay Posted June 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2017 2013 Quote Richard Fortus (commenting on GNR plans for 2014): Doing a new record. Working on new stuff now. So I'm trying to balance all this out. So far it's worked out alright. So far everything is good. Actually, Guns wanted to be touring right now in South America and I'd already committed to [The Dead Daisies], so we had to postpone that to next year, but I'm hoping that we get an album out very soon. Quote Guitarist Richard Fortus has confirmed to Noise11.com news that the band was spent a lot of time in the studio working on the next album and that many of the songs have been completed. Fortus, who is also the guitarist for Australia’s The Dead Daisies, told Noise11 that while the album has mostly been completed it won’t be released this year but maybe in 2014. Quote In passing he mentioned they had recorded stuff and hope to get it out this year. I asked him after the interview about that and if it was new music or the Chinese extras and he said, "Oh, new!" like there shouldn’t even be a question about it. Then I asked him about the extra Chinese songs and what his favorites were. Jackie Chan was his first one and then he said the General was REALLY good. He said there was a lot of songs in the can and that they'll probably come out some day. He said there are some “phenomenal” songs and that he hopes they come out someday. 2014 Quote Delightfully Optimistic Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Richard Fortus Hopes Band Will Have New Music Out “in the Next Year” Quote "There's so much stuff that's recorded, there's so much stuff that was done. I mean, there's three albums' worth of material, easy… "I know this week he's [GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose] recording a lot of stuff, vocally. "That camp is very… I don't know why. It's just that they're very… Axl is very secretive. He doesn't want stuff getting out. He wants to create stuff and then release it when it's ready. Which I… I get it. He's also a bit of a perfectionist, as you can imagine. 2015 Quote “We’re gonna be doing stuff next year,” says Fortus, when asked by Stormbringer magazine in the video above about a follow-up to Chinese Democracy. He added, “We’re not gonna have anything out this year. Yeah, next year, next year it should be out and we’ll be touring.” Quote There's a lot of stuff recorded that is in the can. I have no idea what will be used or scrapped or if we'll end up redoing it. I really have no idea as far as what's going on with that stuff. 2016 Quote Tthe band has started to think about a new album and even record some things during soundcheck. 2017 Quote “I sure hope so!” 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 1 hour ago, jacdaniel said: Threads like this are why the band don't do interviews. If the band did normal interviews and updates like anyone else threads like this wouldn't occur. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 2 hours ago, xBrownstonex said: He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it. He said theyve recorded stuff, but not as in going into the studio and record songs, So... Same old same old from Fortus :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xBrownstonex Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I guess, but what else can he say? If he is asked that question everytime, he can't say more than that, cause apparently there just isn't more to tell regarding new music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I've never known a band so averse to writing and recording. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 3 hours ago, cooker said: Same talking points for years. -Axl's a genius, lots of recording, new music will be coming. Yawn. Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) Literally the talk of every band member including Duff and Slash post '93. Edited June 2, 2017 by AxlRoseCDII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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