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No, this ain’t no weird „fan letter“ or me being drunk or stoned or anything. I’ve just come to the realization, that GNR has been, for the majority of my life, is in the here and now and probably will be a somewhat crucial part of my life. Strange enough, don’t feel any actual „connection“ to the musicians, not at all. I can't picture myself having a beer with Axl or Slash or anyone. But boy do I love their music. For some reason, and no particular reason at all, I just feel a very powerful urge right now to scream out THANK YOU. Thank you for the music. Thank you for the magic. The communication (though the music), the connection, the spirit, the vibe, the soul. And thank you for reaching my soul. Thank you for resonating with my soul. Regardless of how much I want to beat some new music out of you guys - thank you for everything. It's good knowing you are out there while I am out here, all of you, past and present. And I wish you nothing but the best. Same goes for fans sharing my sentiment. That’s all. Just had to get this off my chest. Probably not worth its own thread, so mods feel free to move it as you please or others feel free to chime in if you want. One band to sum it up for me, at the end of the day? One band to speak in my name, the things I can’t express but feel? Guns N’ Fuckin’ Roses.

No matter from which point of view I’ve ever thought about this guy, I don’t think it’s possible for me – or anyone else really – to just fathom his mind-set, or personality in general. I mean, he has to live in a very special kind of bubble. And by this I don’t mean just that classic rock-star business that we probably can very vaguely imagine (the omnipresent fame aspect, chicks in hot tubs, money, not having to work, parties with celebs...). This guy has the balls to do gigs in front of 200 thousand people. Like the Freddie M. thing, yes. Doesn’t rehearse or often attend sound checks, comes hours late while doing god knows what. Then he has studios booked, with musicians sitting in there while he doesn’t show up for months and the money is pouring away. But then he does a gig and nails it and people love him, even when there's nobody else from his heyday music pals in the band. He calls Angus and becomes the singer of AC/DC, with the whole world watching. I think you have to be a bit of a psychopath to pull something like that. He releases an album that became a myth even before seeing the light of day, and then only chats on the internet, never promotes it, and takes a whole year to even start touring it. He knows people grab at every opportunity to see him and yet tends to disappear from the public eye for years, while folks on the internet are left to speculate, analyse 20-year old photos, and download dubious leaks. Sets up social media but barely ever uses them and has at least months’ gaps in those that he does use. Never lets anyone tell him what to do. Drags along his surrogate family with him anywhere he goes, giving off a vibe of a small cult. Doesn’t talk to the media, treats everything as a government top secret, takes years to release anything, and then puts out a questionable tune, to say the least, as the first song. No, I don’t think he’s straight-up lazy (and definitely cannot be characterized by just a single word, whatever that would be), but he definitely is a hell of an idiosyncratic, bizarre, difficult to comprehend, crazy enigma of a character, that’s for sure.

Here is the original source, around 58:10 minute mark:

As far as Robin goes I have to say I completely disagree. His solo on This I Love is a masterpiece. But the rest of his work unmemerable? Street of Dreams, ChiDem, There Was a Time, Better ... Man those solos are so amazing and melodic. His impression is all over that album, just as much as Bucket's.

Another new interview - there's also an interview with Mike Clink. Enjoy!

New interview a bit focused on the guitar gear, but not so much. He restated that GNR would be working on a new record.

I'm 47 and Guns N Roses has been the soundtrack to much of my life. So I share the sentiment. Of course new albums would be great and I think we all wish for that. But I'm so happy that Axl n Slash not just mended their relationship but reunited in GN'R. Seeing Axl, Dizzy, Slash n Duff together live looking so happy and having so much fun in 17 and 22 was something I never thought I'd see again. So as well as all the great music that was awesome.

While I agree with you that there's a lot of horrible things going on all around the world that should be protested and talked about a lot more, I still agree with the college students that are right to call the universities to divest from Israel and protest a blatant genocide that the Israeli government and IDF are carrying out in front of all the world to see. Of course Hamas is a terrorist group and the October 7th attack was abominable. Still if the response from Israel is to destroy the whole of North Gaza, carpet bomb every hospital, university or residential building or even the UN buildings in Gaza killing approximately 40 000 people, most of which are civilians, they are clearly the bigger terrorists here. And lastly, picking from a long list of unjust things to prostest, an ongoing genocide is kind of top of the list I think.

Thought his mom had come back from the dead (her name is Ola too).

jokes aside, and I can only speak for myself, it’s not about bad guitarists rather than the prefered styles and the overall sound of CD. And still I enjoy half of that record. But when I compare the NITL singles to the leaked ones then to me the official released versions are nearer to the GNR sound and no wonder because Slash’s sound was added. It’s not necessarily a quality thing.

this point all I want is a box set of live shows (video). Some 88 shows, some other 91 shows, Paris 92, some 93 shows. All remastered

Well some say I'm lazy And others say that's just me Some say I'm crazy I guess I'll always be But it's been such a long time Since I knew right from wrong It's all the means to and end and I keep it moving along One In A Million is the only GN'R song that I wish it had only one verse - this one.

"On Wednesday, May 29 at 5:00pm SLASH and his Blues band vocalist/guitarist Tash Neal will perform live at Amoeba Hollywood." Looking forward to seeing videos from this!

Because his behavior is better explained by pointing to his insecurities, long periods of depressions, manic periods, and a possible belief that rehearsals do more bad than good. Furthermore, there is nothing lazy about doing 3 hour shows when a lot less would be enough, and stepping in for AC/DC, especially considering Axl's stage fright. And finally, if he was truly lazy and that was a distinct part of his personality which shaped his behavior, that would have been pointed out by people around him, especially when people were attacking him in the media. He has been called all kinds of things, but as far as I can recall, never lazy by anyone he has feuded with. On the contrary, people - including Dizzy, Bumblefoot, Dj, Angus Young and Alan Niven - have made a point about telling about how hard he works. To me it is clear that people who simplify this to Axl being "lazy" are themselves being intellectual lazy. They are either unable or unwilling to accept a much more complex explanation for what they observe. Which is human nature - we simply things so we don't have to deal with complexities that are beyond us, it's a coping mechanism for simpletons to navigate in a world that is too complex.

Attributing Axl's super low productivity and output to "laziness" is an overly simplistic and, I should say, even childish and "lazy" in itself, approach. Same goes for when people saying that Slash, for example, "lied" as soon as something he said would happen didn't happen within the tentative timeframe he gave.

if you check who that twitter cat account is following,.. https://twitter.com/Dexter90265/following it follows CumShotDaily

I would say he's more likely Borderline Personality Disorder. "Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has long-term patterns of unstable or explosive emotions. These inner experiences often result in impulsive actions, self-image issues, and chaotic relationships with other people. Risk factors for BPD include: Abandonment in childhood or adolescence Disrupted family life Poor communication in the family Sexual, physical, or emotional abuse" The problem is that having a mental illness makes you a poor judge of whether you are mentally well or not. A fish doesn't know it's in water.

Another interview (in French, Rock Hard magazine,): https://www.a-4-d.com/t8416-2024-05-01-rock-hard-france-damned-blues-slash I'll translate in full at a later time (help welcomed!), but here is the part about Metal Chesnut: The record ends with an instrumental called "Metal Chestnut", a sort of “odd one out" that's closer to the Guns N' Roses repertoire than to a song written for a blues record. What's the story behind this song? It was Mike Clink's idea to end the record with an original composition. Having spent a lot of time putting together the covers and their arrangements, I hadn't thought about it. I liked his idea. So I stayed home for a couple of days to work on some ideas. "Metal Chestnut" was written on the last day of rehearsals for the album, just before recording. It's an instrumental that I think is rather inspired and came about spontaneously. If people think it sounds like Guns N' Roses, maybe it's because I'm in that band! (laughs) The rest is mostly the same stories about the recording of the covers and a bit about the performance at the Oscars. He says again that he'll start working on a new SMKC album (has already written a couple of songs) after the blues tour ends, and that GN'R has no tour planned. Doesn't know when a new GN'R album will come out, but it will be after the next SMKC cycle and all new material.

Ryan Gosling Says Slash Barely Made It to Their ‘I’m Just Ken’ Oscars Performance: ‘It Was Very Tense’ https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/ryan-gosling-slash-almost-missed-im-just-ken-oscars-performance-1235671649/

This. There have only been 3 iconic reunions in music history. Zeppelin, Floyd and Guns. Shame we will never get to see that Troubadour show.

No, they shouldn’t have stopped after AfD. As iconic as that album is, it was the UYI tour that catapulted them to the top of the rock world back then. With Appetite only, I’m not saying they would have been forgotten, but they wouldn’t have been anywhere near the position they finally achieved. What they should have done is settling the differences after a few years, stop bickering like kids, and reunite no later than in 2006 (or even 2002, as long as Axl wouldn’t have had that voice). Instead of that, they wasted another decade. And tempus fugit.

What irks me about Axl's lack of productivity is that GNR are my favourite band, bar none, and yet I never listen to them anymore. And I'm sure I'm not alone with that. No band will ever move me the way GNR did and I cherish all four of their proper albums, but it's just such slim pickings. There are bands I don't like anywhere near as much as GNR that I listen to far more regularly, simply because they have a wealth of material to discover. It's a shame. I'd love to look forward to new releases from my favourite band, but life's a shit and rarely gives you what you want.

Great interview with Slash !!!

Fuck sake. I check mygnr and see a leaks thread. I expect a new leak like Seven or Zodiac 13, instead I see a bump about a Ashba solo demo from 10 years ago.

Don't forget starving them to death UN accuses Israel of denying Gaza aid access as famine takes hold. Israel are not the ones being oppressed and simply fighting for their existence. "Why aren't they protesting other injustices around the world?" is the most tiresome and tedious argument made every time a mass protest happens. As if protesting something your own government is doing is invalid because you aren't protesting something another government on the other side of the planet is doing. Speaking of, the suppression we are seeing towards these protests is appalling. Not to mention banning platforms and passing speech laws. I haven't quite seen this country so bipartisanly deranged (except maybe after 9/11) and it only looks like it's going to get worse.

Ya....I had to check the year on my calender for a second, like the dude had checked out on Slash in 2009 ISH and was just catching up on the last 15 years....I was expecting him to go "Ohhh you and Axl are speaking these days?"

But the level of knowledge is the same for any speculation or educated guesses of the kind of "Axl behaves this way or doesn't release music because X or Y". The only thing we have full knowledge of is the result: Axl is not prolific and rarely releases music. The only reason that attributing everything to mere laziness is seen as "telling it like it is" while other or additional explanations are perceived as "defending Axl" is because people generally sympathize less with a lazy person than with, say, an insecure person, so the laziness explanation provides more convenient and less challenging grounds for venting, whereas more complex explanations are usually less emotionally charged (and are not worded in the form of a rant), so they're taken as trying to "invalidate" the fans' frustrations. But, in fact, insecurity or a potential mental condition as parts of the reason for Axl's behaviour doesn't mean that Axl bears no responsibility for it. For example, the people around Axl have changed over the years, but some patterns have been the same e.g. from Doug Goldstein to TB, which suggests that he tends to trust the wrong people to take care of business for him, and that he's prone to being surrounded by sycophants, and that's on him.

I mostly agree with you here. The original NuGuns versions absolutely sound more cohesive. Personally, I just don’t like Robin’s rather weak and uninspired solos. Just my opinion of course. Outside of This I Love, nothing else is very memorable. Bucket is amazing on almost everything he touches of course. As for the NITL singles, Perhaps and Hard Skool absolutely sound closer to UYI than CD. Even the riff and overall music up until the stupid breakdown of Absurd are more like what I would expect of a punkish Guns song. Hell, even The General could have been an epic song if it actually went anywhere. If only someone could convince Axl to let a major producer take charge for an NITL album

We don't do that around here.

@Blackstar 'on the books' is scheduled at some point, that's how I read it.

The Cathouse shows would be awesome. I know he’s pretty illegitimate these days, but I believe Alan Niven said this was the best and most raw he ever saw them.

The fact they still haven't released a proper NITL DVD (ideally the Troubadour or any 2016 show) still kind of baffles me. I don't count the Selects, that's crap. Eight years. Eight years since the biggest rock reunion of the last decades... and nothing.

I'd personally love a Blu Ray of a Gilby era Illusion concert.

That's almost an insult to the classic lineups lol. They never released anything that sounded as disjointed and frankensteined as the NITL singles. The CD tracks don't sound nearly as bad, either. Yea they're leftovers with Slash and Duff playing on them, but that doesn't automatically make them better than anything on CD. The Blues, Sorry, This I Love, etc sound way more like 'GNR' than any of those singles...

Oddly enough, the Robin solo on Perhaps sounds more like GNR than the Slash one. Slash solo ruined the song for me, it's so bad.

The news section of the site has been updated today https://www.officialaxlrose.com/news with this story https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/05/01/one-of-guns-n-roses-biggest-hits-is-surging-36-years-after-its-release/ Seems positive that it is being updated and not completely left like many thought

We got a public holiday, too, but you know, defending Axl is a 24/7-365 job. Enjoy your day off

Tltr… I’m not wasting my time with that bullshit. I’m to lazy and we’ve got a public holiday

Nah, he posts mostly out of rationality compared to many here who post out of emotion because the band (or Axl) doesn't do what they want them to do. There's a difference. I've seen him criticize Axl too, he just doesn't dwell on it constantly like so many here. So what you say is not true.

Dad meets GNR https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/18xrnfl/what_is_a_band_that_is_ruined_by_one_member/kg8xc3n/ posted 2024: My dad had VIP backstage passes to see them in the 90’s and part of it was obviously getting to meet the band. Axel went to the tour bus and refused to get off of it and meet anyone. My dad said the other band members were super nice though, especially Slash. No applause for Axl posted 2024: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/18xrnfl/what_is_a_band_that_is_ruined_by_one_member/kg6qjxp/ Went to a Guns n' Roses show in the 90s ... The band members came on stage individually, each to rapturous applause except Axel; it was genuinely brutal. Bill ain't here posted 2024: https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/1af6l0o/how_does_axl_feel_about_being_called_bill/koaxuic/ A friend a I made a sign that read „Hey Bill, u better get us backstage“ and held it up during a GN‘R show in 2006 in Austria. His reply was:“ Bill ain’t here.“ he didn’t seem to be too fond of our request.😜 Izzy is left alone posted 2024: https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/1ajyv0c/does_izzy_live_in_lafayette_now/kp4eff1/ He still has a house here in West Lafayette near Purdue. He comes back from time to time. Used to see him around sometimes. Nobody recognizes him, or if they do they give him his privacy. He has property on the east side of Lafayette by Wildcat Creek too that he at one point would race his cars around. You used to be able to see the tracks on Google Earth. Duff and Susan talking to Amy Poehler posted 2024: https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/1c3mb69/saw_duff_and_susan_tonight_while_i_was_working_at/ I was working local crew for the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy shows at WaMu Theater (Aka Lumen Field Event Center, attached to Lumen Field where the Seahawks play) and Duff and Susan were there to watch the show and were later backstage talking to Amy Poehler after the show. I also saw them a few years ago backstage at the Red Hot Chili Peppers show T-Mobile Park (where the Mariners play next door to Lumen Field) He, Susan, Chris Rock and Chris Rock's girlfriend were there to see RHCP backstage. I've been close to a lot of famous rockers in my work as a Local Union stage hand. Axl goes shopping posted 2024: https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/1chbqhu/saw_axl_in_malibu/ For all of you gnr fans, I saw the man today. I am not a big gnr fan so wasn't sure where to say this but decided this was the best place. I was doing some shopping at Vintage Grocers in Malibu and ended up in line behind Axl. (Who knew he did his own shopping???) did NOT speak to him, there was one person in between us in line.. Not sure what they were discussing but I heard his friend (male) say Sedona frequencies? I don't understand. Does that mean anything to anyone? Anyway I remember seeing some things he purchased: A case of Stella Artois beer, Pickled walnuts, Kombucha (cabbage flavored to be exact), cramped chicken, Sparkling water and super size zip lock bags Not any useful information but thought it was interesting to share. Duff goes shopping, Slash at the movies posted 2024: https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/1chbqhu/saw_axl_in_malibu/l21z6ml/ Awesome! I saw Duff at Whole Foods a couple years ago. He was wearing a mask because we were still coming out of COVID but it was definitely him. He was wearing a tank top, shorts, and a baseball cap. Was with his wife and asking her whether he should get Impossible or Beyond beef or something. I also saw Slash at the movie theater once around 2019. He was a couple people behind me in the concessions line. I remember he was wearing a leather jacket and backwards Fear hat and was with his girlfriend I assume. I didn’t want to bother him, so I didn’t say anything but someone gave him a fist bump. A bunch of Adler stories https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sweet-brother-of-mine-guns-n-roses-steven-adler-kidnapping-heroin-addiction-jamie-appetite-for-destruction-234022783.html posted 2023: He came in the record store I worked at (Christiana Mall) not long after he got kicked out of G-N-R (his wife lived in Hockessin, DE). He was shaking like a leaf. Was a nice guy though. posted 2023: I have had random encounters in Las Vegas with Slash, Chuck Berry, Santana, Robert Plant, and the list goes on over the last couple of decades. I'm just a normal guy with a desk job but anyway, one time about 20 years ago I was at a small club and Steven Adler was there, and so was Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot singer RIP). They got on stage and joined the house band for a few tracks. Adler looked OK but I guess I didn't realize he had a problem still. Sad. posted 2023: steven grew up in our neighborhood. remember him setting up a drum kit at Chatsworth park and just drumming away. he was passionate about it and hit the stars aligned for him and he hit the big time. wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed by far. but for those calling out his mom, he was definitely liked by most everyone he knew. always a big smile even if there wasn't a lot behind it. posted 2023: I was lucky enough to get to jam with Adler at a Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in CA, back in 2017. He was super cool and friendly. Huge smile and totally humble. I have it on film. Awesome time! posted 2023: I dealt with Steve for about 6 months right before he went on Celebrity Rehab - he was a trainwreck for sure. His 'handlers' - who shall remain nameless - kept him high on weed 24/7 so he wouldn't relapse on H. Geffen wants out https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sweet-brother-of-mine-guns-n-roses-steven-adler-firing-slash-axl-rose-235859237.html posted 2023: I had a friend that worked with GNR as a "band liaison". Was told that Geffen was actively trying to get out of their contract because the band caused far too much trouble and it wasn't worth putting up with the destruction of property and extremely bad behavior.

I'm not sure if Axl is lazy or not, he's slow to do anything productive. He's not grabbing life by the balls from what I see. He is a peculiar, unique character and I can't imagine anyone else wanting to try and manage him.

I've heard Perhaps and Hard School on the radio, but I've never heard a CD song played (thank fuck)

I think Zodiac 13, Oklahoma, and Me & My Elvis would make killer songs, and assuming all three were finished with vocals, and maybe Bukethead, they would be. However, the NITL will suck the life out of them if they touch them, much like they did with a majority of the new singles.

Axl defense team to the rescue! Nom nom nom, Axl’s balls are magically delicious!

If Guns want to get played on the radio then they need to ditch the CD era. That whole era is full of mid tempo songs with no real guitar riffs and lyrics about all the people that wronged Axl in the 90s. People don’t really relate to that.

Probably because most people don't care about the new songs, and nobody requests them. My local station plays tons of GNR too, aside from the hits I regularly hear Don't Cry (Alt version), Mr Brownstone, Nightrain... they played the shit out of SOYL when that was released. I heard Hardschool once when it was released, and Perhaps maybe twice at the most. Of course they're not gonna play Absurd or The General. The NITL singles are mediocre and the production sucks. It's really that simple. My local station has Killing Floor in regular rotation and I've heard Oh Well several times, too.

Axl is one of the laziest musicians who’s ever lived. He’s basically retired. He gets to just show up for his concerts where he openly admits he doesn’t rehearse the new material, make money and leave. He has not (seriously) written music in over 20 years. I don’t even think it’s a debate.