Here's the exact quote:
"...lots of it is an incredible luxury as far as I'm concerned, because I'm like, with Nirvana- I'm in the t-shirt business."
Here's the full interview if you're interested, that part is around 14 min.
I saw The Sisters of Mercy in '06 (still sounded pretty good) and they played 8 new songs! None of them got released. 10 years later Eldritch said if Donald Trump gets elected that's reason enough for him to finally put out an album. Still no album.
So, Axl definitely isnt' the worst.