Guns And No Roses
Posted by Dana Suzanne on 08.27.2002
Axl Fires Off About Former Bandmates
According to electricbasement.com, Guns 'N' Roses frontman Axl Rose explained why he will not revisit the writing process that he began with Slash in the mid 90s before they parted ways.
"If one were to say well then why not do it now there are several reasons.1) My band, too much time, too much effort and hardship. Confidence in our material. Excitement in watching this grow and being a part of the whole experience. 2) Money. You get what you play for and nothing's free. Can you cover the cost of this venture and its financial potential that I am just supposed to walk away from and for what? To where? I do not believe in any true effort or potential regarding most of my past relationship from the other party or parties, creatively or emotionally.
Rose also justifies why he is estranged from his former bandmates. "Slash has lied about nearly everything and anything to nearly everyone and anyone. It's who he is. It's what he does. Duff's support for the man though understandable in one sense in regard to his circumstances, is inexcusable, and furthers my distance from the two of them. For me Matt doesn't figure into the equation and for as much as I was a friend to him he was incapable of reciprocating and life is much better without such an obvious albatross. Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking anything away from the alumni in regard to their prior performances on record or touring to support the albums. I know how I was treated and more importantly I know how they treated others during both of these things, it's not a way anyone should be forced or even asked to work. And for the record I'm referring to Slash and Matt in regards to their actions and behavior, Duff played more of a supporting role (for reasons I've never understood). For the fans to attempt to condemn me to relationships even only professional with any of these men is a prison sentence and something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I'd say my parole is nearly over. I'm practically a free man and if you don't like it you'll have plenty of time to get used to the idea." Read the whole interview at http://www.gnronline.com/press.html.
In related Axl news, rumors are flying that the Guns 'N' Roses frontman is considering a possible collaboration with Weezer on their next album, reports blabbermouth.net. The new Weezer album scheduled for a February 2003 release, may feature Axl singing on a new track tentatively titled "Mo Beats".
According to reports, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo and Rose are longtime fans of each other's work, a fact confirmed last week when they praised each other's bands before the 30,000+ in attendance at Summer Sonic Festival, where the two groups shared the stage. Stay tuned.
