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Based on this interview, I'm not sure Fortus is the man to be identifying artistic integrity.

And he doesn't share the stage with slash because that would mean NO MORE GUNS CHECKS. That hardly makes him a moral colossus or the truest, bestest friend to Axl.

I'm not even sure if 'material' is the word.

Anyone got footage from the end of the Vegas run?

I'm forever traumatised by bridge school,

Uh-oh it's the Gestapo visiting. Time to smoke em out.

Tester: Do you accept that it's possible to be bullied in school and still be a poor guitarist and a bad for guns n roses later in life?

If original guns recorded and released 6 new songs, they'd be back on top of the world with the nostalgia dollars alone. They were a huge band.

Who the fuck would want more Chinese democracy? Axl needs to run his Lambo over the rest of that shit.

It ain't over til the big guy stops singing.

Ashba bashing is something we've done to death. I can't cover all of guns material perfectly, but would I have taken the job? Hell yeah!

The truth is, we keep on at Ashba not because we really dislike him, but because of what he represents. He's the living, mincing proof that Axl is nearly done.

Personally, I'm indifferent to the guy and find his own music bland. He's not a great guitarist, but that's no crime. It's just that I never would've thought I'd see footage of guns' bassist publicly deride their lead guitarist's attempt at a simple solo on stage. But who's got the most control over that little scene? The glory days these ain't.

No no, I want THAT guy, the one beating up the hallway plant. He looks ideal!

Richard, Richard.

Of all the promises in the world, this is one.

There was a school of thought in the early 90s that gnr would eventually become a full country n western outfit.

This was quite prophetic, given how they later disagreed over slash's material.

Now I'm paranoid about my tickets. I put them in books, then lose the books. I should have GNR Wembley 91 next to my Ian Botham autograph framed.

You got in the ring and had an audience with beefy all in one sweet, sweet summer? They just don't makes em like that no more!

Saw FNM 3 times at Rock City in Nottingham back in the day. Mike used to joke about them being the house band. He came across as a cool fucker. At the second gig he shared his last tin of red stripe with me from the stage. Presumably he'd shat in it, but it's all good.

Cool, thanks for that.

Now you say it, he really does look like he's impersonating Kiedis in that video.

War pigs is a great, great cover.

I never knew much about the hate between fnm and the chillis, where did that come from?

It's weird you mention it because I was thinking the frat boy shit that Patton was doing was also being done by the chillis around that time. Anthony did socks on cocks, Patton went fully naked.

That's your proof fnm didn't support guns for the money?

It's not difficult to revert to 'weird' when you're out of good ideas.

Impotent rage on mike's part. He could shit wherever he wants, but his band would still be second billing to the guy he hates and thinks he's punking. Ultimately the joke's on him, and he knows it.

If you're gonna spend the whole tour disgusted with yourself for taking the money - then just don't take the money. You'll sleep way better.

Nu guns has major issues with mummery.

Old Mick's still desperately gasping at that 20+ year old oxygen. No wonder Axl keeps his mouth shut.

You've been taking Axl lessons.

Thanks to Fernando there were leaks way before Azoff.

Jeez, another day in the utterly bizarre world of guns n roses.

Can't fault the setiments though. It's just a shame that's more than he's said publicly about music for 20 years.

Hey man learn to read good better. Williet cole IS guns n roses.

This tread is getting tedious.

But you have no real evidence that I actually think that without a video of my brain in the act of making those thoughts.

It's not clear to me how badly the board was doing financially before, but relegating the majority of your readership to some sort of formal second tier definitely doesn't sound like a great idea.

Your last post by implication seems to suggest that non-members will not be 'taken care of'. I realise this doesn't necessarily mean that their forum experience will be any different, but it unmistakably creates the wrong vibe.

Axl's 'way' has left only a small, tightly knit community of guns fans who are still active online. In all honesty, I wouldn't try to divide this limited community under any circumstances.

This shit gets into a really deranged, murky world of super-stardom and the very, very nasty vultures that it attracts.

I remember reading that in those same regression therapy sessions, Axl recalled memories from the moment he was conceived. And those same 'advisors' were the ones who helped him with that revelation about the native american past life stuff with Erin. He was absolutely adamant it was legit, and said so in a major publication.

The truth is, whatever terrible trauma the man really suffered, going public with it in this way did neither him nor that cause much good.