Axl Rose spent some time typing away on some GNR fan sites last night. A lot of time. I can't believe it. He was even all nice and shit. Axl answered tons of questions like 'why is he always late to shows' and how does he feel about Kanye West selling more albums than him. You know he didn't like that one. They also asked him about the Dr. Pepper! (He doesn't care that much.) Here's some of the ones I love:
Q: How come you always come on stage so late at gigs?
Axl: "I've been an after-midnight type since I was sneakin' out of my house in junior high. With old Guns, we preferred to go on 12:00 a.m. or so. When we moved to theaters etc., obviously that changes but it's never changed inside me. Doesn't matter what I do, so generally that's when I'm more myself. This isn't to mess with anyone that has an early schedule to keep, it's just personal preference. And in regard to the size venues, I'm on record as preferring whatever venues allow for our schedule, but management and promoters can do a lot in their own interests behind the scenes that can rarely be avoided and their greed or whatever leads to a lot of double talk and ugly behind nonsense that generally eventually ruins things for everyone. Translated: once a tour is scheduled, however, it's like parting the seas to change. As far as being late, I've been that way my whole life. It drove Izzy crazy but he would check himself and freely admit I was generally actually doing something that had to get done rather than watching basketball, etc."
Q: Just wondering what stops you from playing more guitar live?
Axl: "Skill."
Q: Axl, are you still thinking of suing Dr Pepper's ass?
Axl: "Sure, but the actions taken so far had nothing to do with me and I was taken off guard as I had specifically told our team, 'Who fucking cares?! Right now we have a record to deal with.' My feelings are after their public response. It was cute. Maybe the guy who got it rolling originally meant well, but it turned out sour and maybe it's just me, but he seems like maybe he wants a bit too much attention so..."
Q: What's up with the video for 'Better':
Axl: "The 'Better' music video will be out in a week or so. Monumental promotion will start very soon!"
And something about hanging out with his bandmates:
Axl: But as people get older, they have their own lives. The Stones aren't going bowling every Tuesday, etc.
Enjoy it, because you're probably not going to him from him for a while!
Scott Weiland showed up to his show in NYC about an hour late last week. But of course, apologizing to the crowd is for suckers. There's only three ways to get out a situation like this. Lie, which is usually the best; blame it on someone else, which is pretty easy to; or deride the one guy who makes every bad thing you do look like angel's playtime. Scott choose the latter as he cracked up at his own jokes, and of course Axl Rose just happened to be the punchline.
Axl Rose is a wicked barrel rider!! Here's Axl ripping in one of a bunch of videos just released by Guns N' Roses photographer Robert John. There's tons of killer videos of the band: backstage, terrorizing hotel rooms, rehearsing, falling down stairs. Stuff like:
- Duff stoned, telling really lame jokes
- Axl doing ballet through the halls of a hotel
- Slash crashing his BMX bike down a flight of stairs and terrorizing everyone. (the best!!)
- Axl Rose, in the ring!!
- Guns n' Roses trying to make it through customs.
He might look all nice and friendly shaking hands with a kangaroo, but he'll sick the police on your ass! Roling Stone says a man who leaked nine songs from the Chinese Democracy album got surprise visit from the FBI at his job. And then they wanted to go to his house. Blogger Kevin Skwerl who publishes Antiquiet is the guy who posted the songs:
“It was kind of an ambush. When I came back from lunch they were waiting in the lobby for me. It’s a little creepy they know where I work.”
Then they went to search his house:
“I wasn’t sure if they were going to come by with a warrant and trash the place, like in the movies.”
They didn't. They just asked for the files and left. Then a guy from the record label called and made him take everything down, which he did. And that's the end.
Axl Rose has been blasting six of the 100% finished Guns N Roses songs at for music executives and at parties. And he's doing it to generate buzz for release, says a source to E Online. One executive who has head the songs says:
"It’s really good. Axl’s voice sounds exactly the same, but the songs sound contemporary. You expect it to be a trainwreck, but it’s not."
I say fuck it! Somebody needs to mug Axl an steal the CD. Put it online right away! Everyone gets a free copy and we're all happy. And we'd get our free Dr. Pepper!
One day will be great! On that day I will be blasting my new Guns N Roses and drinking my free Dr. Pepper. I wrote Coke in the headline because Dr. Pepper doesn't get any more free advertising. Screw the man! So the people at Dr. Pepper are giving everyone in America a free Dr. Pepper if Chinese Democracy comes out in 2008. Except for Slash and Buckethead:
In an unprecedented show of solidarity with Axl, everyone in America, except estranged GNR guitarists Slash and Buckethead, will receive a free can of Dr Pepper if the album ships some time -- anytime! -- in 2008. Dr Pepper supports Axl, and fully understands that sometimes you have to make it through the jungle before you get it right.
"It took a little patience to perfect Dr Pepper's special mix of 23 ingredients, which our fans have come to know and love," said Jaxie Alt, director of marketing for Dr Pepper. "So we completely understand and empathize with Axl's quest for perfection -- for something more than the average album. We know once it's released, people will refer to it as "Dr Pepper for the ears" because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds -- an instant classic."
Why doesn't Slash get one!! Slash wants a Dr. Pepper to!
Axl Rose is done. After thirteen years of silence, thirteen years of hurt, or something like that, Axl Rose can finally say his all-time album is finished. Well..... almost. This is the deal:
Word on the street is that Axl has turned in the CD to Geffen at long last but no release date is in sight because Axl and the label can not agree on the marketing of the album.
I just think it's a really weird job. I'm not saying it's a bad job, I'm not saying it's a great job. But you know, it's just the work that goes into being that athletic. I mean, do you want to go out every night and jump off, like, your car? And have to do that?
