RocketQueen1985 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Richard can play the violin? Am I the only one who'd love to see that?Very exciting about them finishing up the new GNR record! I wonder if it's the "left overs" from CD or if they're working on brand new stuff? Maybe a mix of the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I think Fortus is key to GNR covering Only One Way of Life by The Levellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolRanchDressing Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Great interview. Awesome to get to read what's up with Fortus. But here's my complaint... he just makes it sound like GNR is one of many projects he's in, and that he doesn't particularly more about it than other bands and artists he works with. For instance, it was pretty far into that article when he talked about Guns. I really felt Guns should have been more the focus of the interview -- since it's his biggest, most high profile project and the one he's currently in. For example, he mentioned not being into Guns that much, which is honest but not necessarly the right thing to say in public. It's hard enough for Axl and the guys to overcome the "hired guns" stigma, so when they finally give interviews and talk about how they work with all these other artists and they love all these other artists, but say they were never too into GNR, I think it could make that situation worse. And he should have made a bigger deal out of announcing how they're finishing up the new record. That's what everyone wants to reada bout. That's what gets headlines and makes everyone excited. Not how he got to do some session work for the Psychadelic Furs, even though that's awesome and paved teh way for what he's doing now. He should have been like, "I'd like to make a special announcement for all the hard-working GNR fans who are dying for an update..." Fanfare! It's big news to be finishing up the sequel to Chinese Democracy! So act like it!(Also, I came too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) I dont think his tattoos are fake, its impossible to draw them every morning Great interview. Awesome to get to read what's up with Fortus. But here's my complaint... he just makes it sound like GNR is one of many projects he's in, and that he doesn't particularly more about it than other bands and artists he works with.But that's probably what they are to him : a big project but one of many others. He's mostly a session and touring guitarist unlike Bumble and Ashba who largely focus on their own music. Nothing wrong about that anyway since session guitarists are usually very talented. That being said, he does sound like he misses Thin Lizzy. He looked like he was having a blast with them.Anyway, he was my favourite band member when I saw them live in 2010. So much energy... Edited December 27, 2011 by The Glow Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 It's not like Fortus is going to storm into the studio and scream Chinese Democracy II is Now!!! At Axl then jump up on the mixing desk and start soloing. It doesn't work like that. He's just being a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) Great interview. Awesome to get to read what's up with Fortus. But here's my complaint... he just makes it sound like GNR is one of many projects he's in, and that he doesn't particularly more about it than other bands and artists he works with. For instance, it was pretty far into that article when he talked about Guns. I really felt Guns should have been more the focus of the interview -- since it's his biggest, most high profile project and the one he's currently in. For example, he mentioned not being into Guns that much, which is honest but not necessarly the right thing to say in public. It's hard enough for Axl and the guys to overcome the "hired guns" stigma, so when they finally give interviews and talk about how they work with all these other artists and they love all these other artists, but say they were never too into GNR, I think it could make that situation worse. And he should have made a bigger deal out of announcing how they're finishing up the new record. That's what everyone wants to reada bout. That's what gets headlines and makes everyone excited. Not how he got to do some session work for the Psychadelic Furs, even though that's awesome and paved teh way for what he's doing now. He should have been like, "I'd like to make a special announcement for all the hard-working GNR fans who are dying for an update..." Fanfare! It's big news to be finishing up the sequel to Chinese Democracy! So act like it!(Also, I came too.)Umm they are hired guns man... I'm a huge fan of all incarnations of Guns N' Roses but whenever a bandmember functions on a salary, that makes them a session/touring musician or a hired hand. Make no mistake. Tool(the band), operate on a equal share system, each record/t-shirt/ticket they sell gets split 4 ways, they are not hired hands. Guns N' Roses, Megadeth, Smashing Pumpkins, NIN all operate in the same way. Nothing wrong with that. It's good to see Fortus being honest, I would much rather he be honest to himself and the fans than to sidestep or downplay an answer just to please some people into thinking this is a old school fashioned band....Also I think Fortus has learned not to make a big deal about anything to do with Guns N' Roses. How many times did we hear "99% done" or "should be out next year" over the last 10 years? Edited December 27, 2011 by Young_Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXL_N_DIZZY Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Absolutely no problem at all with Richard's quote about not being into GN'R growing up. Honest- and reading between the lines- it seems to me he recognized over time that Guns was truly different than just a "hair metal" band- but actually had many of the same influences he had and his respect for GN'R grew. Live and learn. Hell- I thought the Furs were pretty lame bubble gum pop- but since Richard and Frank have come in I've gotten to know the full catalog and they're a great band. Works both ways. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl_morris Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Does anyone remember dj ashbas interview a year ago sayin axl has loads of cool shit up his sleeve and that they were writing songs ect.... What happened to all of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I hope he does a solo on the next album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wicked Hand Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 A rAtional man would say we have heard this all before while waiting for CD.But it truly seems like Axl has a great vibe going, lots of momentum, interveiws, kill face shows,....etc.I very well could be wrong but it sure feels like something is on the way SOON. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 my theory/hope is that half the waiting was Axl getting more than one cd finished. but could have spent 15 years getting sued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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