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The only problem I see in this whole thing is that the drug lords, the bosses will keep on living their great lives. Drug dealers should all be killed imo. But that should include the big guys.

So basically what you're saying is that Izzy should have been executed in 1985, and that GNR should never have existed?

"You know...I've been the dealer...

Hangin' on your street".

I get that some people think it's cool to make snide remarks and try to turn everything into a joke, but have a little respect. The idea that someone thinks it's hilarious that a group of people were just shot to death by a firing squad this morning, is borderline insane. And to be so hyper-critical of people trying to sell heroin, on a Guns n' Roses message board of all fucking places. These people obviously made a terrible mistake, but it sounds like they really turned their lives around and tried to inspire the people around them. They obviously inspired Axl to try to do something, and even if you disagree with him there' s no reason to be so mean-spirited about it. As someone mentioned, treating drug mules a million times worse than terrorist murderers is wrong on just about every level imaginable.

Again, not saying everybody has to agree with it. The Black's letter was hilarious, for example. I just don't get why certain people think murder is so hilarious.

Delusional Axl fans going door-to-door selling copies of Chinese Democracy ... I smell a sitcom here!

Unfortunately it appears that the two men referenced in Axl's letter were executed hours ago, along with several others ... however the 3rd name (Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso) was apparently given a reprieve and may still be alive.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/28/bali-nine-andrew-chan-myuran-sukumaran-executed-indonesia-mercy

Somebody talking about the cool refreshing taste of Dr. Pepper up in here?

There was a Fear song on Spaghetti - I Don't Care About You. Unless you're saying they talked about recording a second one.

Yeah, it was a surprisingly interesting read. I wasn't sure before how much she was really around the band, but the whole band (minus Duff) lived in her apartment for 6 months. Couple of stories I hadn't heard before.

CD's biggest mistake was not being released in 2002.

When I listened again it seemed interesting he mentions up front how he heard Axl let everyone go, then throws his hat into the ring. I love you I'm ready to manage you again!

But Axl doesn't seem to want a manager trying to push for reunion or anything else. He just needs someone to book tours and if the label agrees to put out CD II then great.

If they did a reunion though they might need Niven for the record and Dougie to run the tour.

It's so funny, a pretty good case can be made for the "it's the label blocking CD" argument ... but at the same time, c'mon man. Many artists give the label a hard time, not just Axl. Why would a company in a cesspool like the music business (second only to the oil business in the art of money grubbing) turn down large sums of cash just to spite a delusional rock singer? Even Del said "it's done when Axl says it's done".

We need a Universal whistleblower with access to those files.

That's a question I wish he asked Doug. Why the hell did Axl go through all that shit, just to release one album in 20 years and tour a tribute to an album with no other original members?

Listened to the interview, extremely interesting throughout. Kudos to Goldstein, the interview is two hours long and he answered every question. I thought he was pretty fair, in that he was able to criticize Axl for certain things, but defended him for a lot of different stuff, trying to explain where Axl was coming from, etc.

Took a lot of shots at Alan Niven - guess Axl and Niven never got along but Slash wanted him out as well.

Not a lot of mind-blowing new info, but some interesting stories and generally candid answers. Worth checking out.

Sounds like an epic interview, if it's no-holds-barred and covers all the topics listed in that description.

Guest appearances

• Da Decline of Westside Civilization Part Pt II: Da Metal Years �" Original Gangsta Motion Picture Soundtrack by various artists (1988; "Under My fuckin Wheels" ft. Alice Cooper)

Da End of tha Innocence by Don Henley (1989; "I Will Not Go Quietly")

Fire n' Gasoline by Steve Jones (1989; "I Did U No Wrong")

Pawnshop Boomboxes by Gilby Clarke (1994; "Dead Flowers")

Anxious Disease by Da Outpatience (1996; "Anxious Disease" ft. Slash)

Angel Down by Sebastian Bach (2007; "Back up in tha Saddle," "(Ludd Is) a Biatchslap," "Stuck Inside")

Sounds interesting. If only there was a singer out there who could take a song like that to the next level ...

Noticed a few really interesting posts from Snooze over the last few months. You may have already explained this previously, but what was your role in all of that (ie. the '99-'02 era of GNR, etc.), if you can say? Feel free to keep the info coming .. always fascinating hearing about what went on back then. Do you have any insight as to why we still haven't heard Atlas Shrugged or The General 13 years later? Have you ever heard them?

Listen right to the end, there's one last little Axl story that's pretty amazing.

Yeah, really interesting and candid interview. He talks about Guns (off and on) for over half an hour. He did seem to get a bit tentative when considering whether he wants to tell another Guns story or not. Like he's thinking, "Does this violate my nondisclosure agreement?"

Did refer at one point to a time when "Axl didn't do anything for 2 years", lol. Basically confirms a lot of what we already know, which is that the band during that time period was a complete circus, the record company was spending ridiculous amounts of money on nothing, and that Buckethead is one strange motherfucker.

Maybe it has something to do with "Mac Arthur Park".

Love the acting from those 2 in the background. Even they're like, "Why the fuck is that guy jumping at the cake?"

Very solid set of questions, kudos to the interviewer.

I thought it sounded pretty good on first listen. I'll be interested in checking out the rest of the tracks.

His vocals in general (and here as well) aren't bad overall, but I'm not a huge fan. If only he could get in a band with a great singer.

Bumble should be aware that he may receive a phone call from Axl sometime around 2019 saying he might be interested in using Argentine Tango and the bridge from Clots in some new sessions.

Interesting. It actually doesn't sound too bad, I will probably check it out upon release. I'd still much rather have Bumble in GNR, but that would be a GNR that releases music and does things, other than tribute tours to AFD and UYI.

This can only mean one thing...

Imagine how good he'd be if he rehearsed.

I believe Axl's final score in a game of albums vs. singles would be 0-0.