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Fortus Interview

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"This episode of The StageLeft Podcast welcomes Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus, one of the true heavyweights of the industry.

For the last sixteen years he has been a member of arguably the biggest, and most iconic band of the last three decades. During a career spent in near constant demand, Richard has played and toured with Thin Lizzy, The Psychedelic Furs, Rhianna, Puff Daddy, and rock supergroup The Dead Daises to name but a few.

Richard takes us through some of the many highlights of playing with G’n’R. The audition, which saw him flying to L.A. immediately after playing the Albert Hall, and then Axl Rose’s reaction when told he couldn’t actually join the band due his touring commitments with Enrique Iglesias. The recording process, including his own writing credit, on Chinese Democracy – one of the most expensive, and eagerly awaited, albums ever recorded.

He discusses Axl’s genius, and what special quality he has that separates him from all others. We hear of the professionalism and dedication of Slash, how working with him is more than just recreating what’s on the records, but how each song is constantly evolving.

‘…We’re always trying to make things better, we’re always trying to make things bigger and more inspiring to play…’

‘…If a Hip Hop artist was working with a producer and they needed a guitar player, then I would get a call…. (and) I ended up doing a lot of that stuff. You know, working with the Wu Tang guys, all Puffy’s stuff…’

In keeping with the ethos of the podcast, Richard discusses why he uses equipment such as a Kemper Profiler or Axe FX when playing with the likes of Rhianna, but sticks to a single channel amp when playing with G’n’R or Thin Lizzy.

Ending the episode, Richard answers questions regarding his fears for the music industry, what ambitions he still has to fulfil, and most importantly.... Are Guns’n’Roses going to be recording any new material soon?"

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He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it. He said theyve recorded stuff, but not as in going into the studio and record songs,

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1 minute ago, xBrownstonex said:

He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it.

He also said they have been recording ideas on the road. Not exactly a studio setting, but at least it's a start.

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2 minutes ago, xBrownstonex said:

He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it. He said theyve recorded stuff, but not as in going into the studio and record songs,

You edited in the middle of my post :P 

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Just now, Marie82 said:

Good to know they have at least the intention of doing something.

Thanks for posting!

To me it seems like Fortus has the intention of doing something. Who knows if Axl is on board and contributing the ideas...

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What did everyone expect? there's a shit ton of money to be made with the reunion hitting all the stadiums, probably multiple times. They were never gonna just play one tour and go into the studio. It's not like albums make money these days anyway. But touring a that big level sure does.

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2 hours ago, xBrownstonex said:

He said he thinks its going to happen (release an album), that the situation is too good not to release anything and that theyre planning on it. He said theyve recorded stuff, but not as in going into the studio and record songs,

So... Same old same old from Fortus :/

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