Live Like a Suicide

This is what happens when you let a glorified house keeper and her family manage a multi-million dollar business. No accountability, no oversight, no organisational procedures or HR. No professionalism. Free ticket to abuse.

Businesses should have crisis communications plans in situations like this... no doubt GNR wouldn't have any though, lol. Poor PR officer probably had to knock this out in the last hour with no info or strategy behind it.

It has everything to do with the band. Fernando is their manager, and Beta knew of this situation, so no doubt Axl did too. Was anything done to alleviate the issue? No. There wasn't even any business protocols in place to deal with workplace situations like this. Complete amateurish behaviour. Team Brazil and the band deserve everything they get from this.

In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, Guns N’ Roses said, “Ms. Benzova was initially contracted to provide tour photography services for Guns N’ Roses in 2010. She worked with the band for 12 years and was paid and treated extraordinarily well. It was only after her services were discontinued in 2022 that she attempted to claim ownership in photos, which her contract clearly states are owned by the band. The band takes these types of claims very seriously, however, all evidence establishes these accusations are categorically and unequivocally false. This response from her comes after the band initiated suit against Ms. Benzova for falsely asserting ownership in the photos of the band.”

Slash and Duff wouldn't rock the boat, especially with people as close to Axl as Fernando and Team Brazil.

Axl's history proves quite the opposite. He also rewards loyalty above all else. There is zero chance Fernando will be fully dismissed as he should be. At most, he would likely be relegated to a background position.

Fernando's alleged behaviour shows a long history of targeted abuse and manipulation. Surely he must go now. There is no excuse.

I just hope she didn't have to put up with Fernando's alleged behaviour...

My bet is silence from the band, and at best, Axl replacing Fernando as manager with Vanessa while giving him a background job. Window dressing and all that.

Hahaha, get fucked Fernando!

I wasn't impressed.

Pretty sure they killed Axl's character off.

I commented this in the other thread, but I hear the chorus as this: My only regret Is that I never took the time to forget All those unspoken feelings That were never spared At those who understand Love deserves respect And not disordered meaning In this way, the lyrics make sense. His experiences had such a negative impact that his subsequent feelings weren't spared on anyone, even those who understood his pain. To put it simply, he took his anger out on people due to his unspoken feelings, even on those who either loved him or understood him, and he regrets that.

I think the chorus is actually closer to this: My only regret Is that I never took the time to forget All those unspoken feelings That were never spared At those who understand Love deserves respect And not disordered meaning In this way, the lyrics make sense. His experiences had such a negative impact that his subsequent feelings weren't spared on anyone, even those who understood his pain. To put it simply, he took his anger out on people, even those who didn't deserve it, and he regrets that. This video is clearer than most:

I don't think it means anything really. Axl clearly stipulated it was the last show of the tour for the year. It makes sense to thank the crew for the last seven years since they have been playing consistently. If they are planning a longer break, some of the crew may move on to work on other gigs.

One of the takeaways here is just how much the crowd seemed to have enjoyed it. Surely the smaller venue helps amplify the effects of the crowd reaction, but it seems The General was very well received following the performance. Hopefully it encourages the band to continue playing it and upload it to streaming sites.

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My man, they played The General for the first time ever and you're disappointed that Monsters didn't show?

At this point, I am thinking that they may just have a whole separate product line for a The General/Monsters release. That could explain the lack of anything other than vinyl for Perhaps.

Given that the band is now playing it live, a proper single release should be expected?

That rare moment where Axl sounds better on the chorus live than on the record. Lol.

Legend!

Some of you fuckers better have recorded it. Lol.

Maybe she added in the school bell, lol.