Through all of the excitement of the Chinese Democracy release, one thing was notably missing: Axl himself. There were no appearances, no statements, no nothin'.Until now.
Over the weekend, a lenthy post from Axl appeared on MyGNRForum.com, in which Axl responds to readers' questions about everything you would imagine a Guns n' Roses fan would be interested in. Axl doesn't run from anything touchy, and seems to enjoy getting controversial views off his chest.
Really, it's best to let Axl speak for himself. Some of the more riveting passages follow:
On using the Guns n' Roses name:
Why keep the name? I’m literally the last man standing. Not bragging, not proud. It’s been a fucking nightmare but I didn’t leave Guns and I didn’t drive others out. With Slash it’s been nothing more than pure strategy and saving face while manipulating the public like he used to me. I earned the right to protect my efforts and to be able to take advantage of our contract I’d worked hard for where Slash’s exact words were that he didn’t care. I get that some like a different version or lineup the same way some like a specific team line up or a particular year of a specific car but because you and I are getting played I’m supposed to throw the baby out with the bath water?
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