sidman69

Here's a story a lot of fans may not know about. Back in 1988 Guns played a few shows in Australia. One of the opening bands Kings of the Sun criticized GNR as being a Rose Tattoo rip off. Axl read the interview and didn't take too kindly to it.

On 4/5/2018 at 3:27 PM, lit_up said:

Nice interview, you did a great work as usual 

Thanks we've still got a few interviews up our sleeves. 

Not sure if lots of you have seen this or not

22 hours ago, RONIN said:

I think the point is you have to gauge the guest's comfort level and then ask questions accordingly - and maybe Sid just didn't feel the moment was right to ask such a question or he may not even care enough about the question to ask it. If the guest enjoys their interview and feels they were represented fairly on the show, there's a decent chance they may refer Sid and the show to other VIP guests which would be valuable. They may even come back for a round 2 interview - which would be a better opportunity to ask more pointed questions since there's some trust established between Sid and the guest. The more high profile interviews Sid does, the more his interviews get circulated in other media outlets which leads to further opportunities for the show. It's in his best interest to do interviews the way he's doing them now. Besides, you'd be surprised by how often a seemingly innocent question can backfire with a guest during an interview if they don't know or trust you. It doesn't take much.

Given the caliber of people Sid is interviewing, I think he probably knows what he's doing. 

thanks, that basically sums it up. If people want to ask those questions I look forward to their podcasts. We have a lot of discussions off the record which i won't share, but it becomes clear to me what I can and can't ask. 

I always found this an interesting topic. Whenever I interviewed Sean Beavan and Youth I brought this up and they talked about Axl playing guitar on chinese democracy songs. I've compiled the comments, interviews etc from over the years. I even remember the rumors of Axl playing rhythm guitar around 96 before Slash left.

2 hours ago, Powderfinger said:

It’s only my assumption, but asking shitty questions is not the best way to entice someone into an interview. If you knew the guy on previous to you was raked over the coals you’re hardly likely to want to be next! 

Maybe sidman can fill us in? 

i don't want to shed too much light on how we get guests. We sometimes have to tread lightly. 

12 minutes ago, RONIN said:

You're interviewing Fred Durst about his pivotal role in reuniting Axl and Slash? 

Rats! The secret is out!

our next interview is with a legendary rock n' roll frontman..................

25 minutes ago, double talkin jive mfkr said:

can u guys do an interview with Traci Lords by any chance I'd like to hear her side of the story of her somewhat tumultuous relationship with Slash 

yeah i've been wanting to get her on. Just haven't gotten around to it. I'll give it a shot. 

47 minutes ago, Ratam said:

In one first page in this thread i post that Slash said that Doug said about Michael Jackson was BS, i want you know @sidman69you Doug interview was post in Ultimate classic rock👏

yup it's blowing up! It got posted on Ultimate Classic Rock, NME.com, a portugese, irish and some south american site, UpRoxx, Alt Nation and Consequence of Sound!

you guys remember Axl came out and listed Michael Jackson as one of his favourite singers a few years back?

""If I had to say who I thought the best singers were, I'd say first that I don't know there's a definitive answer as in my opinion it's subjective, and second that my focus is primarily rock singers," he told Spin. "That said, I enjoy Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, [Nazareth singer] Dan McCafferty, Janis Joplin, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Don Henley, [Electric Light Orchestra frontman] Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, [jazz singer] Jimmy Scott, Etta James, Fiona Apple, [Pretenders frontwoman] Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and a ton of others (predominantly Seventies rock singers) and would rather hear any of them anytime rather than me!""

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-responds-to-list-calling-him-worlds-greatest-singer-20140528

1 minute ago, Scream of the Butterfly said:

Great interview! Regardless of what anybody thinks of Alan Niven or Doug Goldstein as people or as managers, I've never seen either one disappoint as interviewees!

The whole thing about Yoda never ceases to amaze me. How could adults of normal intelligence fall for such an obvious scam?

yeah i was thinking the same thing.

looks like our interview made Brett's site

http://www.alternativenation.net/axl-roses-heartbreaking-reaction-kurt-cobains-death-revealed/

http://www.alternativenation.net/pearl-jam-turned-down-huge-guns-n-roses-offer-in-brutal-way/

thanks so much!

Does anyone have these interviews? I saw them floating around before but can't seem to find them anymore. 

glad you guys enjoyed it. Thanks for teh constructive feedback. There was some stuff i didn't want to dig into like Yoda which he brought up a few times and TB. We'll have Doug on again. I had new found respect for him after chatting with him. We are working on some cool guests I hope you guys enjoy. 

10 minutes ago, Tourettes2400 said:

 smashed his wife? 😂 when I heard that

 I almost ran off the road! 

 

Good interview though. Definitely one of your best interviews. I enjoyed the whole thing.

thanks and agreed! I think my favourite was either Doug, Sean Beavan, Teddy or Arlett Vereecke

13 minutes ago, JONEZY said:

3 hours plus, another great interview guys!

 

Did he say that Slash slept with his wife?

yeah he did

9 minutes ago, WhazUp said:

Thanks for doing all these interviews!  They are fun to listen to, and are all great.  I look forward to hearing this

you're welcome

2 minutes ago, Ratam said:

I be sure that job of this guy not was very easy, this was the worst years of the band 😑

yeah Doug made a ton of money, but lost it to his two ex wives. Yeah seemed super stressful 

8 minutes ago, axlinkafayette said:

Great interview guys!

 

A few comments....Never heard someone who talked so fast as Doug.  Its hard to understand at times, but i could get the jist.  When you asked him about rerecorded vocals for live era, i had to laugh.  Of Course they are rerecorded, come on man.

 

 

thanks. Yeah I still think live era is clearly re-recorded. 

3 minutes ago, Tourettes2400 said:

He is very full of himself. I can sure see why some of the guys don't like him, but he sure did have a big job dealing with them. He definitely has to have a ton of of stories.

yeah i had a similar view to Doug that a lot of people had. After talking with Doug my view of him changed. One thing I've learned is that everyone in the GNR camp has their own version of events. Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle. 

6 hours ago, Tori72 said:

 

LMAO!!!  I couldn’t be any more curious about that interview, honestly. Also, I’m already laughing about Dougie. Yep, I might be biased. 

 

Here's the Douggie interview

16 hours ago, RONIN said:

Oh this should be good...

yeah i thought doug was scratching his eyes until Geoff's like "Wait Sidd"

8 minutes ago, Carmenjello said:

Nice. I hope you confronted him with slash and duffs quotes, how he was responsible for the division of the old band

one thing i've learned from doing a lot of interviews, talking off the record with a lot of people that nobody's stories line up or match. Everybody has their own version of events.