Axl Says "Thanks, But No Thanks" About HOF

PissBottleMan

Not only is he not going...he doesn't want to be inducted as a member of GNR.

Story here

PBM

Stardog3..

When it comes down to it, at the end of his days, I wonder if he looks back and thinks he made the right decision.

I'm not saying he's right or wrong. I just wonder if this is something he will regret down the road.

PKTrekGirl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpl4J56a ... re=related

Axl WHO???

I think Slash should just turn up with the rest of the old lineup and Myles Kennedy in tow and blow the roof off that mofo.

Screw Axl. I hate drama queens. Even when they are men.

josevolution

PKTrekGirl wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpl4J56a_H4&feature=related

Axl WHO???

I think Slash should just turn up with the rest of the old lineup and Myles Kennedy in tow and blow the roof off that mofo.

Screw Axl. I hate drama queens. Even when they are men.

Agree talk about an egotistical idiot ....

PissBottleMan

I just read through his entire letter. Honestly, regardless of my feelings about a reunion, it seems sincere and honest.

Whatever problems he thinks exist...he believes he is correct.

As goofy as Axl has been over the years, I give him credit for taking a stand and explaining his point of view.

Again, not that I fully agree with it, but I can respect it.

PBM

uninnocent-

Of course he isn't interested, hell isn't yet frozen over.

Mike Gossard

I just hope the rest of the guys will play. 1 song with Steven and 1 song with Matt and yes bring Myles Kennedy, and Izzy because he hasn't said yes yet.

Suziemay

What happened between Axl and Slash? Such a shame Axl feels this was but I don't know enough about the situation to judge Axl for his actions.

Mike Gossard

I'm really hoping that Slash, Duff, Izzy, Steven, an maybe even Matt say, FUCK YOU AXL ROSE, and go on a 70 date tour with Myles Kennedy, and play the shit out of Appetite, Lies and Illusion 1 and 2 for all the fans.

Mike Gossard

Nothing happened between them except Axl is a control freak/egomaniac, and he was tired of being treated as an employee by Axl. Also Slash wrote songs for Guns that Axl rejected. Those songs went on Slash's 1st solo record in 1995, before he left Guns. Then Axl was pissed that he used them elswhere. So there is no pleasing Axl.

Mike Gossard

I'm with Trek Girl. Bring in Myles Kennedy. It was so great to see Slash open for Ozzy last year and play some of those songs. Those are the songs of my youth and they bring back such great memories It really made me feel great and energized for a few weeks after the show.

uninnocent-

Mike Gossard wrote:

I'm with Trek Girl. Bring in Myles Kennedy. It was so great to see Slash open for Ozzy last year and play some of those songs. Those are the songs of my youth and they bring back such great memories It really made me feel great and energized for a few weeks after the show.

I'd definitely pay to see these shows.

DewieCox

Fuck Myles Kennedy!!!! He doesn't begin to approach the greatness of Axl, and he blows at singing GnR material. He's got a huge set of pipes, no doubt, but he can't do what Axl does.

Yeah, he's an arrogant bitch but Axl has a one of a kind voice and is fantastic front man.

It sounds like he's doing it to squash an future reunion rumors and I can't really blame him for that.

EBowie

It's shit like this that reminds me of why I am sooooo grateful to have Pearl Jam as "my band".

PearlOfAGirl

EBowie wrote:

It's shit like this that reminds me of why I am sooooo grateful to have Pearl Jam as "my band".

I agree! :thumbup:

EdsonNascimento

Mike Gossard wrote:

I'm really hoping that Slash, Duff, Izzy, Steven, an maybe even Matt say, FUCK YOU AXL ROSE, and go on a 70 date tour with Myles Kennedy, and play the shit out of Appetite, Lies and Illusion 1 and 2 for all the fans.

You did notice that G 'n R Greatest Hits was back in the top 10 during/following the club tour? Has any of those guys (as much as I like them all, too) done that with ANY of their albums?

Interpret that how you will - popular doesn't matter, it's a greatest hits, it's new fans (which would be an ironic rationalization). But, it MEANS something.

Myles Kennedy is not doing that. Sorry. Yes, Axl can seem a bit much at times. But, if you read what he wrote, it's actually well thought out, and you can see what he can't come right out and say, but is getting at. The fact is DJ Ashba is every bit the guitarist Slash is (yes, I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the original line-up), and he's more accomplished in other areas (producing, etc.).

There's a clear disagreement between the group (and if Steven Adler, of all people involved, is on YOUR side, you're not starting off with a good team). And with such things, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. However, musically, nothing Slash has done since touches what he did with G 'n R, and his current versions while good, are missing 1 important ingredient - Axl. So, ultimately, Axl holds the cards.

So, the opinions of Axl may be proper. I for one would prefer to see G 'n R as it is currently constituted with Axl, then your "dream" line up with a pretender up front. That's like wanting Page to play with Coverdale and being happy about it.

bennett13

Axl calling his current lineup "Guns N' Roses" is like Paul McCartney referring to Wings as "The Beatles"

EdsonNascimento

PearlOfAGirl wrote:

EBowie wrote:

It's shit like this that reminds me of why I am sooooo grateful to have Pearl Jam as "my band".

I agree! :thumbup:

True, but I have no idea what that has to do with anything. It certainly makes me appreciate PJ20 more, and how they handle their 2ndary bands. But, mainly because it highlights how many more bands are disfunctional like G 'n R than work like PJ (I'm sure you catch how much Eddie gushes over Matt - it's b/c the guy saved the band - as he himself has said. There was something more going on, or we'd be talking about them the same way. Of course, the maturity of the guys to "get over it" speaks volumes, but still. There but by the grace of whoever go they.... Except, PJ would be a footnote of broken bands that we wish were still together. Axl takes so much crap b/c he's considered one of the greatest front men of all time - sorry, Eddie)

However, it doesn't make me grateful.

DewieCox

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Mike Gossard wrote:

I'm really hoping that Slash, Duff, Izzy, Steven, an maybe even Matt say, FUCK YOU AXL ROSE, and go on a 70 date tour with Myles Kennedy, and play the shit out of Appetite, Lies and Illusion 1 and 2 for all the fans.

You did notice that G 'n R Greatest Hits was back in the top 10 during/following the club tour? Has any of those guys (as much as I like them all, too) done that with ANY of their albums?

Interpret that how you will - popular doesn't matter, it's a greatest hits, it's new fans (which would be an ironic rationalization). But, it MEANS something.

Myles Kennedy is not doing that. Sorry. Yes, Axl can seem a bit much at times. But, if you read what he wrote, it's actually well thought out, and you can see what he can't come right out and say, but is getting at. The fact is DJ Ashba is every bit the guitarist Slash is (yes, I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the original line-up), and he's more accomplished in other areas (producing, etc.).

There's a clear disagreement between the group (and if Steven Adler, of all people involved, is on YOUR side, you're not starting off with a good team). And with such things, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. However, musically, nothing Slash has done since touches what he did with G 'n R, and his current versions while good, are missing 1 important ingredient - Axl. So, ultimately, Axl holds the cards.

So, the opinions of Axl may be proper. I for one would prefer to see G 'n R as it is currently constituted with Axl, then your "dream" line up with a pretender up front. That's like wanting Page to play with Coverdale and being happy about it.

Great post!!

Axl is a key ingredient as are the other guys...Izzy, Duff, and Adler. Slash is great but he's always needed other people to take his work from bare bones hard blues rock to something a little more. If what ended up as Snakepit material is truly indicative of what Slash was bringing to the table in the latter days of GnR I can't really blame Axl for not being into it. It was a huge step back for them. They were never gonna be this hugely progressive band, but there's something missing in the arrangements of alot of Slash's work away from GnR.

Chinese Democracy sounds alot closer in several to real GnR than the majority of the stuff Slash has done.

I don't wanna come off as some big Axl fan. I dig Slash's playing and he seems like a cool dude, and we all know Axl has done a gob of dumb shit. I'd say I'm even more excited about Slash's future output than anything the new lineup has to offer. I'm just trying to step outside all the image bullshit that these guys put in the press and give it a fair shake.

EdsonNascimento

bennett13 wrote:

Axl calling his current lineup "Guns N' Roses" is like Paul McCartney referring to Wings as "The Beatles"

No it's not. Paul didn't own the name. Axl does. So, Paul would have been working for John, George and Ringo if he did that. Plus, if you listen to Chinese Democracy, you would have no idea the others weren't involved. It's a natural evolution of their sound.

If you listen to Wings, you'd know someone else was on keyboards.

EdsonNascimento

One last thing -

If PJ is elected in a few years, and the RRHOF said - nope - only Dave A. can come. Not Matt, Not Boom. They'll get first dibs at BUYING a ticket to the show, but no go on the acceptance -

WWED? What would Ed do?