Sabbra_Cadabra Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 and i quote, from the Axl Rose official statement section: There were rumors that GNR was auditioning a new guitarist to replace Buckethead, and one musician, Bumblefoot, even posted on his site that he had been asked to join the band. This created a huge debate on the internet, prompting GNR's management to issue a statement on Oct. 12, 2004.The statement said Bumblefoot had not been asked to join, but offered no update on the album's release.Here's the press release:GN'R Set the Record Straight12 October 2004Business Wire© 2004 Business Wire. All Rights Reserved.NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Oct. 12, 2004 - There have been numerous reports over the last few weeks from various sources claiming that one person or another has been invited to join Guns N' Roses. To set the record straight no one - we repeat no one - has been invited to join the band. We would normally not respond to rumours but it is wrong to allow a few self publicists the platform to mislead the media and Guns N' Roses fans. We will let you know when there is credible news on this subject. "Is there any information i can read on about this subject? I do recall Ron Thal mentioning that the decision to hire him was a last minute deal, however rumours of him joining the band when buckethead hit the highway go back nearly 2 years. What's the deal? Clarification, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Because nothing was 100% certain until the last minute.Personally, I think that's because there were negotiations with Slash, but that's just a personal opinion with no source or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Flower Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Some links for ya.here here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2d1 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I think BBF explained all that either in an interview or that online chat he did. IIRC, he basically said there were talks, he posted about it on his site, the shit spread like wildfire and fucked everything up at that time, but it all worked out in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabbra_Cadabra Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) I think BBF explained all that either in an interview or that online chat he did. IIRC, he basically said there were talks, he posted about it on his site, the shit spread like wildfire and fucked everything up at that time, but it all worked out in the end.It makes more sense now. From what i originally gathered back in May, they sort of just picked bumblefoot up out of nowhere just before the Hammerstein shows. At least that was the impression i got. I had no idea talks of him joining the band dated back that far, which makes the recent decision to hire him clearer. Thanks for the links! Edited October 21, 2006 by Sabbra_Cadabra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2d1 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) I had forgot about GnR's letter denying that they had talks. Man, they kind of insinuated that Bumblefoot was just being a self-promoting prick, when they really did have talks. BBF is a more forgiving guy than i am, because chances are, after all that i would've told Axl & Co to go get fucked. Edited October 21, 2006 by tat2d1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo9 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I think BBF explained all that either in an interview or that online chat he did. IIRC, he basically said there were talks, he posted about it on his site, the shit spread like wildfire and fucked everything up at that time, but it all worked out in the end.Yeah, I think I remember reading it on the online chat that he did recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicious Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 well this made me think that they had another guitarist in between buckethead and bumblefoot who we don't know about, possibly this guitarist is on the cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Because nothing was 100% certain until the last minute.Personally, I think that's because there were negotiations with Slash, but that's just a personal opinion with no source or anything.Why do you think that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 good theory' pity it never panned out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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