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Interview With Ex-Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Bumblefoot
April 16, 2017
XS ROCK: So tell me about what happened at the end between you and Guns N’ Roses? Were you let go?
Bumblefoot: No. It was me. I was really burned out. I felt like I had contributed everything that I possibly could as a performer, but my heart was in more things where I was creating, writing, producing and teaching. All of things that I was doing before the heavy touring of GNR. I really felt that it was definitely time for me to go. I felt like I had taken it as far as I could and I was reaching a point where I was stressed and unhappy. And that’s not good for me and it’s not good for them. So in early March of 2014, we were rehearsing for the next 3 months of touring. The first thing that I told the band when I walked in was that this is going to be my last run. I finished out the shows and I did try to recommend people to take my place. I didn’t want to stop them from moving forward or anything like that.
XS ROCK: So is Axl Rose as difficult of a guy to work with as people make it sound in the press?
Bumblefoot: He’s a human being and he has a big heart. The press doesn’t give him the same consideration that they would some other people. You know, they try to hold him to a different standard, where he’s always supposed to be happy and smiling, nothing should ever be wrong and he’s always supposed to be in a good mood and do the right thing and that’s stupid. It’s bullshit. It perpetuates a lot of negativity and incites a lot of negativity that isn’t deserved. He’s dealt with a lot of that. I had a great, great time working with him. Is everything perfect? No. I’ve probably pissed him off more than the other way around, but he’s just a human being.
XS ROCK: So have you spoken with him since you left?
Bumblefoot: No. The relationship is over between me and them. They’re doing fine and I’m doing fine and that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I don’t regret leaving. I wish it could have smoother on a personal level. I’m happy to see what they’re doing now and I’m glad I was able to be part of their world that makes people so happy at the shows. It was a gift. I’m grateful and I thank them for it.
http://xsrock.com/interview-with-ex-guns-n-roses-and-art-of-anarchy-guitarist-bumblefoot/
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How lame, lifting a story that I took the time to transcribe and posting it as your own.
http://www.alternativenation.net/guns-n-roses-member-talks-overwhelming-tour-axl-likes-people-back/
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it's better than it's ever been since I've been in the band. And some of my best friends have been in this band -- Tommy and Dizzy and Robin
Dizzy?
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Honky Tonk - Behind the rock. Interviewing Richard Fortus
Published on Mar 30, 2017
Guns N' Roses And The Return
I've transcribed some of the interview below:
Richard Fortus: I've been in the band for what, 14-15 years. Now, when we were preparing for this tour we knew how important this was going to be, as far as historically, you know -- this was a big deal. And we knew we had to make it as perfect as we possibly could. We really put a lot of time in the rehearsing more than we had ever done before for this tour because we knew how important it was. There is an air of importance, we knew it had to be great we knew the world was watching.
It's been amazing it's been so great it's been really fantastic, it's beyond my wildest dreams. I never thought it would ever be as crazy as it's been as far as the reception, the fans it's been really overwhelming. It's such an honor to be a part of this.
And you know Axl is very loyal, you know. And very...he really is very generous and he likes to have his people that have his back, he wants to feel like...within the band it's great, it's better than it's ever been since I've been in the band. And some of my best friends have been in this band -- Tommy and Dizzy and Robin you know those are really close friends of mine. Now the vibe is better than ever. Everybody gets along great.
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Elton John Never Felt That Eminem or Axl Rose Were Homophobic
March 23, 2017
Earlier today, Zane Lowe interviewed Elton John for a special Beats 1 broadcast ahead of his 70th birthday this Saturday. Within the in-depth interview Elton talked about everything from his music career to his relationship with David, his children, the Lion King, performing Candle in the Wind, the dangers of celebrity culture, the future of radio and much more.
On his friendships with Eminem and Axl Rose:
I’m always a supporter of the people that are getting trashed. For me Eminem was never homophobic. I listened to the whole of the Marshall Mathers album when I drove to a show in South Hampton and I was floored by it. And I thought how could anyone think this is… he’s just writing about the way things are. Not how he thinks but the way things are. And the same with Axl. Never in a million years did I think he was homophobic. So I did things. I did the MTV Music Awards with him and the Guns N’ Roses and I did the Grammys with Marshall and I became very big friends with Marshall. I’ll fight for anyone who is misunderstood and misrepresented by the idiots out there.
http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2017/03/elton-john-never-felt-that-eminem-or.html
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DJ Ashba was recently interviewed for HANGIN w LAVS in Las Vegas. I've transcribed some of the interview below.
HANGIN w LAVS 4 DJ Ashba
Published on Feb 7, 2017
TJ Lavin: What band do you play for (when we first met)?
DJ Ashba: At the time I played for Guns N' Roses. I did about 6 years with them, I was the guy that came in and took Slash's spot. To have somebody like Axl believe in you and give you a really great shot in life is something I'll never forget.
When I was on my way down there, Katie McNeil great longtime friend, gave me a call. At the time she was working with Irving Azoff who managed Guns and she gave me a call and said hey, would you want to audition. I said yeah of course. So I went down, I never thought anything of it, I didn't think I was going to get the gig. I didn't really think much I just wanted to go jam some Guns song who cares and meet the guys it would be great. I had met Axl years before when I was doing the Beautiful Creatures album on Warner Bros. and Sharon Osbourne walked me in and introduced me to him. And we're both from Indiana so we kinda had a cool little bond that way.
The night before I remember calling Katie my manager saying, you know, I think I'm going to back out, I was just kinda getting cold feet, you know it's going to be a lot of work, I don't know. She said you can't screw me over you've just gotta show up. I said OK for you I will. I showed up and I get in my car and she calls me and she basically said you got the gig. And it didn't set in for a while, it was very surreal. And then I remember going into rehearsals it was still surreal because Axl never showed up I was just jamming with the band it's cool. And I think the first show Tokyo Dome sold out like 60,000 people I can't remember, it was a massive show. Still no Axl, I was like this is kinda weird, you get used to rehearsing with the guys without Axl there. Sure enough, the lights go down and here comes Axl. That started a six years journey, we played a ton of show, had a lot of fun. It's a time in my life I'm never going to forget and I'll always cherish.
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Tommy Stinson Interview - Q104.3
6 Days Ago
Tommy Stinson was recently interviewed by New York's Classic Rock station Q104.3. I've typed up some of what he says, audio at the link.
Q104.3: Is it true you would have stayed in Guns N' Roses had it not been for your sort of family obligations or something?
Tommy Stinson: You know, it was a good gig for me I won't josh you on that. Hmm it was kind of weird, it was a troubling bit. I really literally had to turn down some tours with them and they got kinda frustrated with that I think, that I couldn't go out. I just kind of had to walk away, my circumstances were so bleak at home and I just had to deal with it. Every musician that probably gets to a certain place in their life where they're doing OK will probably attest when you start to have family and kids and these things it gets real hard.
Q104.3: Great run with them anyway almost 18 years.
Tommy: Yeah totally I went and saw a couple of their shows and had a great time seeing them, they're all still friends of mine. The only one I don't know is Slash, I don't think I've ever met know before, although there are some people that say I had at one point, I guess I should say I don't remember meeting Slash.
Q104.3: Were you surprised that they finally did that?
Tommy: I kinda was, but not really given the nature of what was going on. I mean, you know, like anyone Axl has to work too, you know they've all got their stuff, everyone's got their stuff that they do. Comes right down to it, dude can't just afford to sit around on his butt and do nothing, you know, he did the right thing. He totally did the right thing and I think they're having a ball. I'm in contact with them every now and again -- I shoot them a text like how are you guys doing out there, what's going on and stuff. That's because I left it in the best way I possibly could. I'm happy for them, I've got a lot of friends in that group like I said.
Audio at 9:15: http://q1043.iheart.com/onair/jonathan-jc-clarke-1368/tommy-stinson-new-bash-n-pop-15613737/
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On 2/21/2017 at 1:26 PM, Słash said:
This is the first time I heard his voice
Here is an older but longer interview, he talks about playing in GN'R. He says he hates tour travel, getting on planes, but this was done before the reunion.
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1 hour ago, bigpoop said:
Steven is an original member of this band. He has every right to say his piece however he wants. And that's all he's doing. Relating the way he experienced all this.
Yeah, bring him back, give him more songs. Do it right. Izzy too.
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Bizarre...
On whether he ever asked the GUNS N' ROSES management team why he couldn't play more songs:
Adler: "Of course! I'd start playing another fucking song, and they'd tell me to get off. They'd say, 'Okay, you're done.' And I'd start playing another song, and they'd just turned the sound of. 'Beat it. You're done.' I was, like, 'Okay. Cool.' I got to do that. It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, and I got to rock with those guys. And I love Slash and Duff and Axl, and I got to meet some great people that are working with them. And Fernando, who is GN'R's main guy, he's got some good ideas for hopefully this summer, for the thirtieth anniversary [of 'Appetite For Destruction'] in July, something for the fans. I don't know what it is, but he's a good guy, and I think he's gonna do the right thing… And there never will be an explanation [for why I can't play more songs with them]. It is what it is, and that's that."
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Earlier this week, former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was interviewed on "Trunk Nation", Eddie Trunk's show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106).
A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).
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17 hours ago, FuriousStyles said:
I still can't get over this.
Steven Adler....
The one band member who over the years pined so badly to play with Axl and Slash again that it almost bordered on uncomfortably embarrassing.....
FINALLY gets to play with them and then basically says....
"No thanks, call me when Izzy's back!"
Unreal. Steven gives no ducks
I think it has more to do with the number of songs he's playing, his participation. It looks like it's a matter of respect for Steven. He's brought along on tour to play one, maybe two songs, while Slash Duff, Axl, Dizzy and Melissa perform the entire show.
It's unfortunate.
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A Minute With Guns N' Roses Keyboardist Melissa Reese
Published on Jan 31, 2017 - London Stadium
Get to know Guns N' Roses keyboardist Melissa Reese ahead of Guns N' Roses' weekend of shows at London Stadium in June.
Melissa Reese: Fast forward til now, it's just been nothing but insanely dope like positive experience and everyone is super super rad and the shows are lite, and, yeah that's basically it. Fucking dream job, it's awesome.
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A Minute With Guns N' Roses Drummer Frank Ferrer
Published on Jan 31, 2017 - London Stadium
Ahead of Guns N' Roses' weekend of shows at London Stadium in June, here's an interview with drummer Frank Ferrer...
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A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).
On what it was like performing with fellow classic-GUNS N' ROSES-lineup members Slash, Duff McKagan and Axl Rose for the first time in twenty-six years in July 2016:
Adler: "It was, 'Thank you, God, for this beautiful present.' I'd been playing 'Appetite [For Destruction]' [songs] live, 'Use Your Illusion' and the songs that, obviously, I didn't get to play on 'Use Your Illusion', I was practicing them… I was playing twenty-five songs twice a day for two years. 'Cause once I found out [the reunion] was probably gonna happen, I was, like, 'Yes! I'm gonna be ready and on top of it.' And then second rehearsal, I hurt my back and I had to have a minor surgery. I had a pinched nerve in the L4 [nerve root], and within an hour, I was out of the hospital and I was all better. And I talked to them [and said], 'Let me come back,' but it didn't happen, and I was resentful. And then I talked to my sponsor and I was, 'Okay, you're right. I'm not gonna give in to resentment.' And then they called me, and I [went], 'Holy shit! Here it comes. This is gonna be so awesome.' I'm still smiling about it. I have dreams about it. My wife goes, 'What are you smiling about? You're sleeping and you're smiling.' And I go, 'I was on stage in front of seventy thousand people with Slash and Duff and Axl.' I just wish Izzy [Stradlin, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] as there, but, shit, I got to do it. Thank you, God. 'Cause I wanted it for twenty-six years. All I did every day was, 'Please, God, let this happen. Let this happen. I wanna play with them again. I wanna do this.' For twenty-six years, every time I'd go out, people — not just one or two, but five, six, ten people, especially when I'd do a show, it was hundreds — [they'd ask me] 'When are you going to get back together?' And I wish I could say it would have been… Well, we would have never broke up, if I had a say."
On his 1990 exit from GUNS N' ROSES:
Adler: "If people think that I got kicked out of GUNS N' ROSES for doing drugs, they are so mistaken. Everybody in that band was doing drugs. I was doing less than anybody. I got kicked out of the band, and Izzy got kicked out of the band, and then Slash and Duff did, because Axl wanted to take control of everything — he wanted to own the name, he wanted to be the only person who gets paid for the songs. He wanted to be the manager, the accountant and everything, when all he needs to do is get up there and sing like a motherfucker that he does. But he wanted to own and control everything. Like Elton John — he wanted to be like Elton John or Billy Joel. That's where the whole piano thing came in. He wanted to be a piano man, which is cool, but that's not GUNS N' ROSES. Leave GUNS N' ROSES the way it is, and then you do solo albums, like all musicians in other bands do. But that's what he wanted to do, and that's what happened. So I was the first to go, 'cause I was the easiest one; I was the nicest guy. They tricked me. They had me sign some contract with my lawyer there at the office. And I was completely sick at the time. And I had no idea I was signing my rights away, rights to the name, my royalties. They wanted to basically give me two thousand dollars and throw me in the street. And thank God my mom realized what happened and she got a lawyer for me. And thank God everything got taken care of."
On whether it was his understanding, while he was rehearsing for the reunion shows early last year, that he would only play one or two songs with GUNS N' ROSES at all the concerts:
Adler: "My understanding was I was gonna do all the 'Appetite' [material], the 'Lies' and three or four of the 'Use Your Illusion' songs. And then Frank [Ferrer, current GUNS N' ROSES drummer], who's a wonderful, awesome guy, he was gonna do the 'Chinese Democracy' [material] and a couple of the other [songs]… I was gonna start it, he was gonna come in the middle, and I was gonna end it. And I was cool with that."
On when he realized that plans had changed:
Adler: "I was ready to do The Troubadour show [on April 1, 2016]. Like I said, I had been playing twenty-five songs twice a day for almost two years — every day. So I was ready to go. And then the second rehearsal… I came into rehearsal in January, February, March. And the fucking second day, I just stretched… All I did was stretch — I put my arms in the air to stretch — and I go, 'I just did something.' And we played another seven songs, and then my back was really sore. And I came home about eight at night, and then by midnight, I couldn't even stand up. It was just terrible. I was out for two weeks, and then I got the epidural after about a week, and then I had the surgery about two weeks… I was ready when they did The Troubadour show. And Duff called me and said, 'Dude, you're not gonna play with us anymore. You're not gonna do these shows.' And I was, like, 'You're the worst fucking person in the world.' And I hung up on him. And I tried to call him back and left a message, saying, 'I'm so sorry I said that.' When I said that he was the worst person in the world, I didn't mean he was, 'cause I was thinking I was the worst person in the world — that I couldn't even fucking get back with my fucking guys after they gave me this opportunity. But I said it to him. And when you have resentments, you say things that you're feeling. And I was feeling that about me, and I said it about him, and I couldn't apologize to him enough, because he knows I love him more than anything. And I got to apologize, 'cause, obviously, I'd seen him last year and we did shows together. And he understood."
On whether GUNS N' ROSES chose to use Frank Ferrer as the only drummer for most of the shows because of tour-insurance reasons:
Adler: "They already had Frank, so God forbid I couldn't do it, then there was Frank. So it's not an insurance thing. They just didn't give me the opportunity. It's cheaper to just have Frank. I mean, they were only paying me… not that much. I was doing it — 'cause, thank God, I don't need the money that bad — I was doing it because I wanted to play with them, and I wanted to play for the fans. 'Cause Frank is a great drummer, but he does not play the way Steven Adler plays, and Steven Adler doesn't play the way Matt [Sorum] plays, and Matt doesn't play the way Frank plays. We all have our own style, but my style is the one that is on those records that everybody grew up listening to and [made] memories to. So when Frank is playing those songs, he's not playing them right. He's just really a great time keeper. I mean, put it this way: they were playing '[Mr.] Brownstone'… I didn't know they were playing 'Brownstone' until all of a sudden they started signing the chorus. I went, 'That was 'Brownstone'?' 'Brownstone' you know instantly. I came up with a kickass groove. You know that. And I'm standing, going, 'What song is this?' But, like I said, we all have our own styles."
On why he only played one song with GUNS N' ROSES at each of the two shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina last November:
Adler: "I got there. And I got my wife [who is Argentinian], all her family, her parents, her sisters, her sisters' babies, their mothers, their aunts… I got, like, nine of 'em, and I was up there and I was ready to go up. And Axl says, 'What the fuck is he doing here? He's not supposed to be here 'till tomorrow?' So I was, all, 'Excuse me? I just flew fifteen thousand miles.' So they played a few more songs, and I came up, he introduced me, I played one song and they turned the lights out on me. I went back behind the drum riser. And I was all, 'What the fuck?' And everybody in the crew came around and started hugging me and going, 'Dude, we love you, Steve. It's okay.' I mean, the whole crew — there was, like, twenty people who came up to me and talked to me. And then the next night, I did one more song again. Other parts I don't even wanna talk about. All I know is the best of it is was me and my wife got to be together with her family for the first time in fifteen years. I have seen her family, and she's seen her family, but we'd never seen them together. So that was great… I obviously misunderstood to go to Australia and Japan and, I think, Thailand. And then, I was all, 'Yeah, I would love to do that.' But then I found out that it was either one. It was either, 'You can either come to Australia or you can go to Japan or you can go to Thailand.' And I said, 'I can't do that.' But, like I said, I got some closure, and I'm thankful I got to do what I did."
On whether he still harbors any resentment toward the GUNS N' ROSES guys:
Adler: "No, no, no. Not at all. I love those guys. It is what it is. What I want it to be is the five of us, and what Axl wants it to be is what he wants it to be, and I respect him for it. I'm just glad I got to be a part of it for the good part — when it was fun and exciting. It was magical when we were together [back in the late '80s]. Back then, even our worst show was great. It was just magic. It was very special. And I couldn't feel more blessed or thankful that I got to be a part of it. Or more proud. I'm proud. I'm gonna die proud. And I'm cool with that. [Laughs]"
On whether there is zero chance he will play with GUNS N' ROSES again:
Adler: "I have closure to where if they wanna do it the right way, the five of us… And, like I said, I'll share the stage with Frank — I don't care. As long as I'm there doing my songs, I don't care. But if they'd wanna do it the five of us, I am there! I love those guys. I'm proud of what the five of us… and since the five of us are still alive, I think the five of us should play for our fucking fans, give 'em what they want. I mean, I live a beautiful, comfortable life because people still love our music, and that's every musician's dream — to make music that people love. Not just for a week or a month or a year — this is thirty fucking years, and people still… Every time I get in the car and one of our songs [comes on], I go, 'Okay, there's my twenty-five cents. Yeah!' [Laughs]"
On whether he thinks there will ever be a proper reunion of the classic GUNS N' ROSES lineup:
Adler: "Dude, if the five of us got back together, it would be the biggest reunion tour ever in rock — unless John Bonham came back to life or Jimi Hendrix or Jim Morrison and now [THE DOORS] keyboard player. If the five of us are alive, it would be the biggest thing ever; I mean, people would be so happy. It would be like an event… That's what it should be, that's what it could be, but that's not what it is. I asked Slash if he would talk to Axl about that, like, in July it'll be thirty years that 'Appetite' came out. So I was thinking why don't we just do four or five shows and play all of 'Appetite' from beginning to end, throw [in], like, 'Civil War', and maybe something off of… like 'Patience'… and record it, videotape it. And that's it, if that's all you wanna do. And if Axl's happy after that, then we could do more. But I thought that would be really cool. But that's my idea. If it was up to me, it would be a different story. But it is what it is."
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59 minutes ago, Wagszilla said:
I still couldn't feel less interested. I wanted to pass along the update.
Good to know?
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Steven Adler: "Like with the GNR thing, you think I don't want to be a part of it, you think Izzy doesn't want to be a part of it? We want to do it right. But we have to come to the reality, the fact is, it is what it is. And I have no more resentment."
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9 hours ago, AlexC said:
Why is everyone who's ever been in or is currently involved with GN'R so fucking sketchy and vague? It's absolutely ridiculous. This is the most information we've gotten about the reunion from any former member and it's still almost nothing. "This and that" yes thank you Tommy, how very insightful.
Why is everyone so terrified of Axl? Bumblefoot acts like he's got PTSD when asked about him in interviews. For fuck sake.
Yeah, it is, and Ron hasn't said much, considering it's been years.
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Hard Rock Haven - Interview With Tommy Stinson
February 14, 2017
Hard Rock Haven: Obviously writing for a hard rock website, it would be remiss of me to not ask any Guns questions. Did you ever see this happening…Axl reuniting with Slash and Duff?
Tommy Stinson: If you asked me if it would happen I would have said, “Definitely wouldn’t be happening.” But I think that…I think that due to some of the things that happened towards the end when I was in the band…from my part in it, I wasn’t able to tour for a while because of my family situation at home was very unstable. I had to take care of some shit. So I had basically had to turn down I think it might have been as many as 5 different tours that they wanted to do. And this that and the other thing, I just couldn’t do it. And then DJ (Ashba) quit…when DJ made it official he was “quitting Guns N’ Roses” or whatever. I think that was pretty, “Okay, well, guess we’ll move on from this chapter and get back with the old guys.” I mean, seems to me there might have been some other weird stuff going on in there that I wasn’t party to, but I’m glad they did it. I think it was important that they did. They’re having a ball and fucking killing it. I’ve seen 2 shows, they’re great. They’re all really happy and it seems to be drama free.
HRH: I’m envious, I haven’t made it to any of the reunion shows yet. You mentioned DJ quitting…was that an unusual situation to be in. Were you privy to that at all at the time or did you find out with the rest of us?
TS: (laughs) You know, he called me up on the phone and told me that he was gonna quit, you know, and this that and the other thing. I just kinda got to thinking … it was funny that he made such a big deal about it because there wasn’t really anything going on. He seemed like it was kind of inevitable that there was going to be a reunion happening, so I think he…I don’t know if he (laughs) tried to get in front of the curve to, you know, drum up some extra fucking press for himself. I don’t really know what the deal was, but I thought it odd. I thought it an odd time to make a big stink about quitting, you know?
HRH: Honestly, I didn’t find it anywhere near as odd as Bumblefoot’s whole “not talking about it” thing that went on for a while in his interviews. That time had to have been an unusual situation for everyone in the band.
TS: It was. It was comical actually. (laughs) I was laughing about it. You know, I mean I felt bad for Axl because I think he kinda got side-swiped a bit by some of the stuff that was going on. He knew…they all knew…what was going on with me and there was nothing I could do about it. I didn’t have any backup plan to help me with my 8-year-old kid or any of that, so it got to be pretty rough quick. But you know, whatever led to them doing this reunion, I think a lot of people are really happy about it. Like I said, I saw 2 of the shows. They were great. Looked like they were having fun. The only one out of them I don’t really know is Slash and all those guys are my buddies. I’ve talked to them and they’re all having a good time as long as they keep doing it.
HRH: Obviously during your tenure in Guns there was only one album released. Does that bother you at all? Do you wish there was more of an output during your time in the band or do you know of something that you wanted to put out?
TS: Well we recorded a lot of stuff. We recorded a shit ton of music. Whether it ever sees the light of day I couldn’t even guess, but we recorded a lot of stuff with the intent that it would be kinda staggered out, I think, you know to keep it rolling in a way. I’m not sure if it was Jimmy Iovine’s fuck up or someone’s fuck up that, you know, made a lot of that just…shut Axl down is what it did, but I’m not really sure where that stuff’s going to end up or what it’s gonna be. Who knows if it’ll be anything ever, you know?
HRH: Well I’m one of those out there that loves Chinese Democracy so hats off to you for your part in it.
TS: Thank you.
http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2017/02/interview-with-tommy-stinson-of-bash-pop/
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Did Axl Rose demand police escort to Melbourne concert?
GUNS N’ Roses fans were kept waiting an hour at Tuesday night’s MCG show and it seems we now know why. A source has told the Herald Sun Gunners frontman Axl Rose refused to leave his Crown Towers hotel room unless given a police escort to the concert.
It’s understood the rock star took one look outside his window at the traffic below and refused to budge without police assistance. His band mates, who were already at the venue a few kilometres away, pleaded with him to make a move with the 70,000-strong crowd growing increasingly restless.
Victoria Police spokeswoman Kendra Jackson confirmed a request for a police escort was received on the night, but it was turned down. “A request was made and a risk assessment was conducted. The request was denied,” she said. To make matters worse, while obviously aware of they city’s peak-hour traffic snarl, when they finally took to the stage the band confused Melbourne for Sydney.
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He never says the record label begged him not to have Axl on the record. They wanted him to record two versions, one with Axl, one without. He said no.
Keep in mind this was the first time Axl had made an appearance on an album in 10+ years. The record company couldn't believe it would happen, they were worried they would be sued.
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11 minutes ago, RussTCB said:
"I told them to go F themselves. This is my record"
Yeah, that was his response when they asked him to record two versions.
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Appetite for Destruction Remastered General Thread
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Of course...