redstarling

I posted a thread yesterday as a newbie asking why the negativity towards GNR, I cant find it now so I will reply on a new thread (dont know whether its been deleted or not)  After reading the responses I see thats it more about frustration than negativity due to the band history since '93.

I liked the analogy that was made of enjoying hamburgers but  not going to celebrate the selling of the billionth burger by McDonalds

I am new on here and have a question:  Why so much negativity and right out hostility towards Axyl and GNR, I dont get it?   They are not public property and dont owe any of us a thing, why not just accept what they have to offer and get on with our lives,  or maybe this is a kind of hobby for some?  I am not being critical of anyone here I am just genuinely trying to understand.  I posted  a  'Congrats to GNR for billionth YouTube view' thread and noticed hardly anybody gave it a mention and yet it surely it was something to celebrate and be positive about? 

Congrats GNR!  There are folk still discovering GNR who were not around  'in the day' like myself due to the great music, attitude and that  special 'something' that is hard to define.

Just an observation from someone who has just 'found' GNA..

I have read that 'in the day' Axyl did not adhere to a set-list but enjoyed the spontaneity    of signing what he felt at the moment.  Now the exact opposite  happens as in many other areas of Axyl's performance  and demeanor which I believe is due to his having learnt to manage his 'mental distress' which could have killed him otherwise.  

It has always been an irony that creativity  fuelled by the flame of  mental torture has been the brightest star only to explode in such a short space of time.   Byron,  Virginia Wolf, Van gough...to name a few, but they leave us with a precious legacy for mankind to enjoy.

We have no idea what Axyl has to go through to get himself up there and sing, I suspect an awful lot.  I hope he now has some peace of mind and found a 'life worth living'  the same set-list over and over again.