BangoSkank

I love it and am hoping it's an autobiography.

Came here for an update on the case, leaving with the knowledge that fans collect his band-aids.

I'm surprised they keep at it when it's become clear he's dodging it. I'm also surprised his lawyers haven't advised him to just receive them. Unless, as has been mentioned, maybe this is a strategy for dismissal?

Is it possible that there could be a judgement against him if he is purposely dodging receiving the papers?

@Blackstar Big thanks for researching and summarizing this stuff. No way I could follow it otherwise.

I had a brief interaction with him in 2013 and even in that short period of time I can confirm: he's a true dickhead.

This is a good question because nowadays it's super easy to get a song onto streaming sites with relative ease. Makes you wonder why they wouldn't have uploaded it already since it's out there.

"Monsters" leak, easily my favorite. Also: "The General" finally seeing the light of day. I like the track and honestly think some of the backlash is because these songs have taken on mythic quality that they can't possibly live up to. And honestly, that's no fault of the band's. Axl recorded it, shelved it, but the title got out and we all got our panties twisted up over what the mysterious "General" could be. "Perhaps" was great too - happy to see a GNR track get good traction in the press. Didn't see any shows, so can't really comment there.

If only Axl had labelled the new band a solo project, he may have felt less of a burden, the record company wouldn't have been on his ass so hard, the general public would have had an easier time accepting the new creative direction, we may have more releases, he wouldn't have been dodging criticism left and right, people wouldn't have been crybabies about someone else taking the solo on "November Rain," people wouldn't have been throwing the question "where's Slash?" at him constantly, and we may even have a band that plays Axl's crazy industrial project in between GNR tour legs. I know it's pointless to wonder, but I'm such a supporter of what Axl was trying to do that I can't help it.

I was also wondering who leaked them and why. MSL has been out of the game awhile, right?

They could drop a few things here and there, but idgaf, they're one of my favorites, play as long as you want.

Hopefully Monsters - song rules.

Nah, but I don't get excited over them touring because of money. It's either a $100 shit seat or a $400 GA (which I refuse to pay). It's a very privileged problem, I acknowledge, but just tough to get psyched over one of your favorite bands with soaring concert prices.

I could roll with this too. Something else I think about is if this were billed as a solo project not only would we have more albums (most likely) but we might even have a band that still tours between GNR legs, playing these songs. A lot of the music from this era still just fills me with a sense of "what might have been".

I have to be honest, I have only skimmed the accusations because they were so troubling and I was inclined to believe something happened, given Axl's history. But if there are two records of her claiming it was consensual prior to this, one in a book she wrote herself, that throws a wrench in the whole thing.