Tom-Ass Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) First time I ever saw this thing was this leg of the NITL tour and didn't know what to make of it.... Then I was caught in the Gn'R youtube wormhole and stumbled on this video with the bike piano seat again... Am I the only one that never knew Axl used something like that before this tour? Is it the same seat? Is it the first time he used it since the MTV awards? I have seen this performance too.. watched it live back in the day but don't ever remember that seat. Edited July 9, 2018 by Tom-Ass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
©GnrPersia Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Strange not to remember the bike in that VMA performance considering all the noise at the beginning 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimpy Hewitt Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 So I could be wrong in this but I think he used it for some time on the UYI tour then stopped and a few months ago it surfaced on eBay, and if I had to guess they bought it and he started using it again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 He used it in Sturgis 2010 as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 13 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: First time I ever saw this thing was this leg of the NITL tour and didn't know what to make of it.... Then I was caught in the Gn'R youtube wormhole and stumbled on this video with the bike piano seat again... Am I the only one that never knew Axl used something like that before this tour? Is it the same seat? Is it the first time he used it since the MTV awards? I have seen this performance too.. watched it live back in the day but don't ever remember that seat. Same , plus this bike seat look ridicoulous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 42 minutes ago, Ratam said: Same , plus this bike seat look ridicoulous Agreed haha. I had no idea that it had so much history though. Does anyone know if Axl actually rides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hahahahahahahahhaha I love It! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 45 minutes ago, Tom-Ass said: Agreed haha. I had no idea that it had so much history though. Does anyone know if Axl actually rides? Me too, for my the more ridicoulous is the piano and bike mix ,not match piano with bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 It is a bit naff. He should have a horse n saddle to go with the cowboy boots and hat 🐎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, janrichmond said: It is a bit naff. He should have a horse n saddle to go with the cowboy boots and hat 🐎 Axl never had afraid make ridicolous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Tom-Ass said: Agreed haha. I had no idea that it had so much history though. Does anyone know if Axl actually rides? A Harley he owned was actually on Craigslist two years ago. I believe he had taken it to the shop to have some stuff done to it and never ended up picking it back up. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidman69 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 somebody was selling it on ebay. Here's some info on the listing and some photos. Sadly the listing on ebay isn't up anymore https://gnrcentral.com/2018/02/15/update-on-axl-roses-use-your-illusion-tour-motorcycle-seat/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabelle Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 LOL It’s kinda goofy but I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 The 92 VMA's was when -was it Nirvana or FNM - spit on the keyboard of a piano back stage. They believed it was Axls piano but it was Elton Johns who joined Guns for NR. So that meant that they saw 2 overly ornate keyboard rigs and had to decide if Axl or Elton were more likely to have a Harely as a piano stool, and figured only Elton John would do such a thing, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWEROSES Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 7 hours ago, soon said: The 92 VMA's was when -was it Nirvana or FNM - spit on the keyboard of a piano back stage. They believed it was Axls piano but it was Elton Johns who joined Guns for NR. So that meant that they saw 2 overly ornate keyboard rigs and had to decide if Axl or Elton were more likely to have a Harely as a piano stool, and figured only Elton John would do such a thing, lol. Thats disgusting and how true is this? I never heard of this before. The closest I heard of something being done to Axl's piano was Corey Tyler tea bagging the keys before a show that Guns was headlining. I do wonder if the Bike actually was a working bike before it was modified or if it was just simply something that was custom made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 5 hours ago, WWEROSES said: Thats disgusting and how true is this? I never heard of this before. The closest I heard of something being done to Axl's piano was Corey Tyler tea bagging the keys before a show that Guns was headlining. I do wonder if the Bike actually was a working bike before it was modified or if it was just simply something that was custom made. It was Kurt: “At the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, Kurt had this well-publicized encounter with Axl Rose [of Guns N’ Roses]. After Nirvana played “Lithium,” Kurt went below the stage, where Axl and Elton John’s two pianos were mounted on a hydraulic lift awaiting their duet. Kurt spit up some pretty nasty stuff upon the keys of what he thought was Axl’s piano, but when the pianos arose for the duet’s intro to “November Rain,” Elton was seated at the piano who’s keys Kurt had spat upon. I’m not sure which was funnier, Kurt’s horror at what he had done, or the sight of Elton John hammering away on that piano.” https://uproxx.com/music/nirvanas-mtv-vmas-1992-bad-night/4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoadDog Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 The bike stool was used throughout the summer 1992 North American stadium tour with Metallica as co-headliners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 7 hours ago, WWEROSES said: Thats disgusting and how true is this? I never heard of this before. The closest I heard of something being done to Axl's piano was Corey Tyler tea bagging the keys before a show that Guns was headlining. I do wonder if the Bike actually was a working bike before it was modified or if it was just simply something that was custom made. I bet that is own Axl bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asia Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 It's absolutely awful. It was in 1992 and it is now. Can't believe he still considers it cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Axl probably casually rides...He did originally do this commercial remember with early version of "Better" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateRadio Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Lovin' your threads and posts, as usual, Tom. Aside of the chopper seat (<--- (?) .... I dunno...I don't ride...) ----- - Seeing this live, I remember being disappointed that they played this. I wasn't happy with the over-blown videos, and this 'biggest production in history' was sooo over-blown too. In fact, I was disappointed that they did live feeds from on tour for other MTV VAs. I loved that Elton John played along, but really wished he had a singing part. Axl looked and sounded great. I knew Slash sounded "weird", but didn't realize until much later on that his guitar was out of tune. I don't know shit about music... - Looking back, Axl deserved more of the 'tour take' than the rest of the band; He most undoubtedly did way more work. Axl is insane. The band could only put up with his craziness for so long. They conceded a helluva lot, a lot more than they should have. If only they could've split the loot accordingly, and Axl hadn't gone haywire.. Duff's bass is heavy! (I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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