BBA Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 One of the toughest things a classic rock artist has to deal with is working up a new batch of songs only to have the press focus exclusively on your past. Slash has found a way to ensure that the focus is on his most recent work and not Guns N’ Roses, by limiting discussion about it.In its profile of the guitarist that ran on Thursday (Aug. 16), the New Zealand Herald published a list of seven conditions that must be met in order to be granted an interview with Slash. They are: “* Guns N’ Roses is a topic that Slash can briefly touch on.* You can briefly discuss the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame Induction – but only to the extent of the honour of that.* You can’t talk about the ceremony itself and Axl [Rose] not showing up and their performance etc.* No questions about Axl whatsoever.* No questions about a possible Guns N’ Roses reunion.* No “on the road” stories or historic infamous type stories based around Guns N’ Roses.* There has to be a focus on what he’s doing now and forthcoming events/plans.Such lists are actually quite common in celebrity interviews, and sometimes even a publicist will listen in on an interview to make sure the rules are followed, but it’s rare that they ever get published. Perhaps it’s so rare that Slash plays New Zealand that the author had no reason to fear future exclusives.Still, it’s hard to blame Slash for not wanting to talk about Axl and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame controversy considering how much ink and bandwidth has already been devoted to the subjects (and we’ve certainly contributed our share). He’s got a new album, ‘Apocalyptic Love‘ out, and a tour in progress that’s probably a lot more exciting for him to talk about than dredging up stories from 20-25 years ago.http://ultimateclassicrock.com/slash-issues-rules-for-potential-interviewers/
Tyler Drama Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Axl bans Slash t-shirts, Slash bans Axl questions.
bacardimayne Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Old as fuck and wrong section, dumbass.calm down lol
Damn_Smooth Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Old as fuck and wrong section, dumbass.calm down lolI'm only facepalming. Not even very violently. I don't even think my pulse increased. Yeah, I'm ok. bba's still a dumbass though.
dalsh327 Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 He wrote a book talking about his time in GNR, said what needed to be said. He only answered Howard because he's had Slash on whenever he was in NY.
BBA Posted August 23, 2012 Author Posted August 23, 2012 sorry. i only read and post in 'news and discussion'.
SONOFABITCH Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Discussing Axl is a waste of Slash's time at this point.
Nosaj Thing Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Old as fuck and wrong section, dumbass.calm down lolI'm only facepalming. Not even very violently. I don't even think my pulse increased. Yeah, I'm ok. bba's still a dumbass though.
ThinkAboutYou Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 I think it's reasonable for Slash to request no Axl talkSince no reunion and Slash hasn't been part of GNR since 1996
Snowmass Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 They havent talked (as far as we know) in what....15-18 years? Good for Slash for saying "don't bring up Axl". Slash should almost have one final Axl QnA session- blow off all the steam, let it all out and be done. Address Axl's cancer comments (on the heals of Slash' moms cancer death) and all the other shots. Address his thoughts of Nu Guns, Axl's weight, CD, everything. Then take a couple final shots, spill some serious dirt and be done with Axl.
JAxlMorrison Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 sorry. i only read and post in 'news and discussion'.You belong in "Classic GNR" or at the bottom of a lake. I prefer the latter.
Modano09 Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 So you can talk to him but don't talk to him about anything that makes him worth talking to.
saber_ Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 BBA is chicken of the attitude section. Hey bba, does Slash still wet the bed? Why don't you create a thread about that?
PITBOSS Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Perhaps he finally realized in all these interviews what he says just pisses off axl more, he's probably tired of the same questions as well.I think the ball is in his court in terms of getting ahold of axl and patching things up though. That's probably the only way anything will ever happen.
AxlisOld Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 BBA is chicken of the attitude section. Hey bba, does Slash still wet the bed? Why don't you create a thread about that?So...you're just a complete shithead to everyone then or...?
Cawso Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Potentially some very short Slash interviews coming up
WhazUp Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 I don't see a problem with this, let the dude talk about what he wants to talk about.
Damn_Smooth Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 I don't see a problem with this, let the dude talk about what he wants to talk about.I'm with you on this. It didn't bother me when Axl did the same thing with Trunk either.
WhazUp Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) I don't see a problem with this, let the dude talk about what he wants to talk about.I'm with you on this. It didn't bother me when Axl did the same thing with Trunk either. Agreed, I was fine with Axl doing that on Trunk too. As much as I am interested in whatever Axl and Slash have to say in regards to the past, I don't hold it against either of them for not wanting to let that stuff overshadow what they actually want to say Edited August 23, 2012 by WhazUp
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