cooker Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hey Marc, Do you know why Axl didn't want to be interviewed for that special and what his reaction to it was?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31illusions Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Wasn't that the time Axl said "I would pay VH1 two million dollars to leave me alone". Edited September 11, 2012 by 31illusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Axl does not like any press that has anything to do with the old band. To say the least he was upset with a lot of the people they interview so there is no way he was going to be happy with it. I was going to be interviewed for it and got a call from Del at the last minute telling me not to do it. I said there is nothing that I could say that would be bad. I think that Axl didn't want anybody creditable speaking. I think he didn't want to help them in anyway. So in the end it ended up being a one sided story. I would have been the one that would have defended AXl if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariablue Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Do you regret Axl now allowing you to do it? I think you could have added a lot to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 IMDB had it listed as coming out in 2004, which was prob. not the best year to make a "Behind the Music" about the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Do you regret Axl now allowing you to do it? I think you could have added a lot to it.I was not upset with Axl I don't even know if he knew that my name was on the list to be interviewed. It could have been Del and Beta doing what they thought was the right thing to do. Axl may have been upset that I helped them. A lot of times this kind of stuff gets intercepted before Axl even sees it. I would have liked to say some things about the band. I may have been the only one who would tell the story the right way. Everyone else was angry at each other and had a one side story to tell that only blames Axl. I would have gave both sides. Edited September 11, 2012 by recklessroad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariablue Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If they hadn't done one back then and were doing one now, would you do it if asked? If yes, is it because Axl's already upset with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Yes, I feel its my duty to speak about the band. I'm proud to have been a part of it and have no problem talking about it. All I have to say is only great things on how it all became. Edited September 12, 2012 by recklessroad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayGatz Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Axl does not like any press that has anything to do with the old band. To say the least he was upset with a lot of the people they interview so there is no way he was going to be happy with it. I was going to be interviewed for it and got a call from Del at the last minute telling me not to do it. I said there is nothing that I could say that would be bad. I think that Axl didn't want anybody creditable speaking. I think he didn't want to help them in anyway. So in the end it ended up being a one sided story. I would have been the one that would have defended AXl if needed.I've shown the episode to many non GNR fans over the years and they all agree it's one of the best Behind The Musics...What exactly was one sided about it in your opinion? It's Axl's own fault he didn't participate in it, but with that said I don't recall anything in the broadcast that was unfair or not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Axl does not like any press that has anything to do with the old band. To say the least he was upset with a lot of the people they interview so there is no way he was going to be happy with it. I was going to be interviewed for it and got a call from Del at the last minute telling me not to do it. I said there is nothing that I could say that would be bad. I think that Axl didn't want anybody creditable speaking. I think he didn't want to help them in anyway. So in the end it ended up being a one sided story. I would have been the one that would have defended AXl if needed.I've shown the episode to many non GNR fans over the years and they all agree it's one of the best Behind The Musics...What exactly was one sided about it in your opinion? It's Axl's own fault he didn't participate in it, but with that said I don't recall anything in the broadcast that was unfair or not true.I have not seen it in many years but I do remember there being a few things that could have had some response to why they took place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTZ Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 You may not have made it on the air. Tracii Guns did an interview in 2008 saying he was interviewed for this and they cut him out because he had good things to say about Axl. The interview is up on HTGTH, but I'm not sure if we're allowed to link them here. Here is the quote:"I was interviewed for the GnR behind the music,, before i did the interview I called Slash and left a message to see if he was doing the interview. He called me back and said Tracii? I said "Yes" he said " Oh I have the wrong number" and hung up on me,,, What a fucking dick ,,, hahahahahahahahaha... I then reluctantly did the interview(Which cut into my only day off in NYC) becasue my manager insisted that I do it,,, Then they ended up not using even one second of my interview so, VH1 has about 2-3 hours of me talking about GnR and nu GnR and all things GnR, that no one will probably ever see probably because I had some really good things to say about AXL and if you saw it, it ended seeming like a promo for VR." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 You may not have made it on the air. Tracii Guns did an interview in 2008 saying he was interviewed for this and they cut him out because he had good things to say about Axl. The interview is up on HTGTH, but I'm not sure if we're allowed to link them here. Here is the quote:"I was interviewed for the GnR behind the music,, before i did the interview I called Slash and left a message to see if he was doing the interview. He called me back and said Tracii? I said "Yes" he said " Oh I have the wrong number" and hung up on me,,, What a fucking dick ,,, hahahahahahahahaha... I then reluctantly did the interview(Which cut into my only day off in NYC) becasue my manager insisted that I do it,,, Then they ended up not using even one second of my interview so, VH1 has about 2-3 hours of me talking about GnR and nu GnR and all things GnR, that no one will probably ever see probably because I had some really good things to say about AXL and if you saw it, it ended seeming like a promo for VR."Fuck, i wanna see this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayGatz Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 You may not have made it on the air. Tracii Guns did an interview in 2008 saying he was interviewed for this and they cut him out because he had good things to say about Axl. The interview is up on HTGTH, but I'm not sure if we're allowed to link them here. Here is the quote:"I was interviewed for the GnR behind the music,, before i did the interview I called Slash and left a message to see if he was doing the interview. He called me back and said Tracii? I said "Yes" he said " Oh I have the wrong number" and hung up on me,,, What a fucking dick ,,, hahahahahahahahaha... I then reluctantly did the interview(Which cut into my only day off in NYC) becasue my manager insisted that I do it,,, Then they ended up not using even one second of my interview so, VH1 has about 2-3 hours of me talking about GnR and nu GnR and all things GnR, that no one will probably ever see probably because I had some really good things to say about AXL and if you saw it, it ended seeming like a promo for VR."I'd guess it got cut because he's a very small part of the story. He was around for a few months and then had nothing to do with GNR, right? It would've taken more time to explain who he was and why he left then anything relevant he would have to share imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR41 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hey Marc,I checked to see if anyone has asked about the Guns N' Roses episode of VH1 Behind the Music, it doesn't look like anyone has. Did you know about the Behind the Music episode while it was being made? What was Axl's reaction to the episode after it was aired? Do you know why VH1 chose who to interview outside of the former band members? Finally were you asked to participate, and if so why did you decline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?/topic/192619-vh1-behind-the-music/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 You may not have made it on the air. Tracii Guns did an interview in 2008 saying he was interviewed for this and they cut him out because he had good things to say about Axl. The interview is up on HTGTH, but I'm not sure if we're allowed to link them here. Here is the quote:"I was interviewed for the GnR behind the music,, before i did the interview I called Slash and left a message to see if he was doing the interview. He called me back and said Tracii? I said "Yes" he said " Oh I have the wrong number" and hung up on me,,, What a fucking dick ,,, hahahahahahahahaha... I then reluctantly did the interview(Which cut into my only day off in NYC) becasue my manager insisted that I do it,,, Then they ended up not using even one second of my interview so, VH1 has about 2-3 hours of me talking about GnR and nu GnR and all things GnR, that no one will probably ever see probably because I had some really good things to say about AXL and if you saw it, it ended seeming like a promo for VR."I'd guess it got cut because he's a very small part of the story. He was around for a few months and then had nothing to do with GNR, right? It would've taken more time to explain who he was and why he left then anything relevant he would have to share imo.i believe in more sinister reasoning being the higher ups behind closed doors wanting to punish axl for not reuniting and creating a gold mine for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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