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On my behalf, they were presumptions based on general divorce procedures. But given your post I'm believing that you have specific knowledge of all the details of the divorce settlement, which nulls my assumptions. Don't forget he has to pay taxes is the last thing I will say on the subject.

Honestly, I feel you're calculating his financial situation with rose-tinted glasses. Not that I know the in's and out's of his situation, but a final settlement after all the lawyer's fees would have him ending up with way less than half of what he had in the first place. After that, the judge calculates the alimony (both former spouse and children) on the basis of current income. Given his nice payday with Guns N' Roses, you can be assured that his former spouse ends up with a nice chunk of that money. If his income starts to lessen, he will have to hire an attorney to request a change in alimony. Which will most probably be met with a procedure with a lawyer by the defendant (former spouse), which also costs a lot of money in fees. So, sitting back till he's 80, it might be possible, it just depends on how the ball rolls for him financially. Of course, when alimony for the children is no longer needed and if his former spouse re-marries, that changes the situation as well.

How in the hell is Axl ever going to sing the chorus live. He has enough breathing trouble as it is, let alone having to maintain all those words. I predict him leaving out a few phrases.

The vault is the pension fund. When touring is no longer possible, releasing these things will be the final way to milk the cash cow.

Realistically, a date has already been set for release at least a week in advance. No artist can just have all streaming services upload a song by the drop of a hat. So, it's been planned out.

Would not suprise me if it turns out to be a cover or something off of Chinese Democracy. I'm willing to be postively shocked by new songs, but I'm putting that at a very low chance given the track record. To me, Hard School is not a new song, so I will not get excited over it.

I wasn't referring to Slash or Guns. I was referring to Gibson's price schemes. As per example: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Custom/Slash-Double-Neck-SG-Electric-Guitar.gc

Wooden box set made in the custom shop, hand signed and numbered by Slash. Your's to own for $8.999.

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You make a good point too.

With headphones on, sitting on a stool in a garden. Not very GN'R music video to be honest.

Even though I live in Europe and there's a travel ban, seeing what they did for the 30 years shows (Jason!!!), I had to enter for this. I'm a legacy member, so wait and see. Hoping coving doesn't ruin everything... Funny that for quite a long periode my interest in Metallica had faded away, but it's came back pretty good since I went to the S&M2 show. Can't say the same for GN'R though, haven't bothered to purchase a ticket.

How many managers has Axl fired? PLENTY! Axl does not need a manager with an opinion and goals. He needs handlers to say "yes sir": Team Brazil. If Team Brazil did not handle as Axl wanted, it would be done with. So this behaviour is what Axl wants and expects.

You could say you sound like a spouse that's fully accepted to being treated like a worthless piece of crap (maybe even started enjoying it too) that's only good enough to provide the spouse with more money. But hey, opinions are like assholes. I wish I was content enough to be happy with new products like toy trucks instead of new music. Would have made it easier to be a fan of Guns N' Roses as it now stands. To add to this post: I pre-ordered The Black Album box set. Very fair price for very well put together (unreleased) content. How much was that AFD box set again? Hahahaha, no thank you.

"You will get nothing and be happy" - Guns N' Roses (The Great Release)