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come on put it here, nobody wants to register on a bh board

Nice.? ::) Real classy.? : ok:

Nice.  ::) Real classy.  : ok:

Nice.? ::) Real classy.? : ok:

Heres a treat for you guys. Longtime Buckethead friend and drummer , Brain , sat down and spoke with us recently. Ever the wise cracking funny guy , Brain simply cant resist cracking some funnys as he talks about Buckethead , GNR , C2B3 and his influences ... enjoy!





BH.TK - Brain , 1st off we are honored that you would take time to do this interview
with our community! Each and everyone of us are huge fans from your work with Buckethead!
Do you actually follow and track your fanbase with tools like the internet , websites and
message boards?

Brain - Not really. I don't like to read. I like to look at pictures!





BH.TK - Could you tell us a little about yourself? Where did you grow up and how did you
get into drumming?


Brain - San Jose Ca. Got into Drumming so I could get into parties for free.


BH.TK - On the subject of websites and the internet again , I was told I have to ask what is up with
Brainshreds.com? Can we expect a full out site in the future?


Brain - Working on it right now. Should be done next month.


BH.TK - Ok , if you dont mind I'd like to get some Buckethead questions in , 1st ...
How did you meet Buckethead?! What brought you guys together? And do you realize that you and Buckethead gel better then any other musicians you both have played with?! (apoligies
to pinchface and larry lalonde!)


Brain - I met Bucket at a graveyard called Colma in 1992 he was soloing on some graves. We became friends and started jamming right after that.






BH.TK - Do you have any memories or cool stories about Buckethead you could share with us?


Brain - I think he's still soloing on some graves right now.





BH.TK - Ok , it seems everyone wants to know this .. will you , Bucket and Butthouse ever go into the studio and give us a studio album? How about another tour?! Most every Bucketfan worth it's weight in skinpiles has most of the 2004 bootlegs of you guys! Some people think
you guys are one of the best power trios of alltime , myself included!


Brain - Nothing now. I think house is woking full time at some porn shop in Oakland.






BH.TK - How about c2b3 , any plans for a follow up album?


Brain - No. We decided to only do that one album.






BH.TK - Any upcoming projects with Bucket that we dont know about?


Brain - New Praxis. Due out in September.





BH.TK - Have you heard the rumor of Bucket and System Of a Down singer Serj recording together?
Any thoughts on this? Do you think Bucket may be aiming for mainstream reconigtion?


Brain - Serj is on the Praxis. So is Mike Patton, Masta Killa from the Wu-Tang, Iggy Pop, and many other freaks.


BH.TK - Speaking of mainstream , Guns N Roses , it was fun while it lasted it seemed.

Do you expect the music he recorded for the album to stay on the album? Most of us worry
that we will never hear what he recorded for the album.


Brain - So do I.





BH.TK - Are you excited to go back on tour with GNR? Will it be different without Bucket?


Brain - Yeah if they give me a bucket of money.



BH.TK - You and Bucket have played countless shows together in so many places around the
world , any favorite shows or citites come to mind?


Brain - All the ones were I got paid over 2G.



BH.TK - Everyone raves about the Cuckoo Clocks Of hell album! Can you tell us a little
about the recording. Rumor is some of the drums are "real" and some are programmed.
How much did you actually play on?


Brain - All of it. I was trying to learn double bass.


BH.TK - What are your thoughts on drum programming and it's future?! Is IT the future?


Brain - It's cool. I program myself.






BH.TK - Are you going to tour with Tom Waits? How was he like to work with?


Brain - He was awesome! He was awesome! He was awesome! He was awesome! He was awesome!


BH.TK - Do you remember your "one stroke done" comment?


Brain - No


BH.TK - Everyone is interested to know who you rank as your top 5 best drummers?


Brain - Buddy Rich, Tony Williams, Denardo Coleman, Bohnam, and Keith Moon


BH.TK - Have you seen Bucketheads Secret Recipe DVD yet? Do you know you are featured on it alot?!


Brain - No. Do I look cool.

BH.TK - Of Course! With a face like that , how could you not?!





BH.TK - Brain , do you have any current or upcoming projects you wanna let us know about?
You can plug whatever you want here , nows your chance!


Brain - Sure I'm starting a porn DVD series called The Binge Brothers. Look out for it in 2007.


BH.TK - Thanks so much Brain for taking time out to do this! Always know that you have
a ton of very dedicated fans within the Buckethead community. We fully support you 110%
And if this music buisness fails you can always sell mobile homes!


Brain - Love ya guys


BH.TK - P.S , I was told I had to ask if you have a special lady in your life right now?!


Brain - Yes Rocco Siffredi

Well, a bit.

But it's also really classy way of getting members to a board by making them register to read an interview don't you think?

Could somebody just copy the GN'R mentions so that we don't all have to register to read them?


/jarmo

Did anyone of? you even read the whole interview and the NON Gnr parts. He is always joking around. If he was really in it for the money do you think he would really say that over and over again?

I can't believe how can anyone still take his money comment seriously. People's lack of humour scares me.

Who is Rocco Siffredi?

well, it is funny. but he kind does the same joke over and over ...

god, my "porn-addict" friend would smack you if he heard that ... rocco siffredi is like modern porno actor god. ... he is italian i'm pretty sure...
i dont watch porn ... not that there is anything wrong with that ...

Dave, we don't fuckin know.? I don't know the guy personally.? He enjoys talking about Tom Waits but doesn't say anything about Axl.? He's close friends with Bucket who of course quit.? He does talk about the money frequently.? Sure I could be wrong.? But we don't really know now do we?

The guy is a total smart a$$ and his interviews are USELESS. He's a good drummer, but seriously... bring back Josh Freese. :peace:

It is a joke on Brains part. Brain is a very very sarcastic person and before the interview me and him were joking about people taking his money comments seriously.? :hihi:

The guy is a total smart a$$ and his interviews are USELESS. He's a good drummer, but seriously... bring back Josh Freese. :peace:

I don?t know but his words give me the impression that he?s not very excited about his role in GnR

Since the majority of people on this board have an IQ of 50............and can't tell the difference between smartass comments and sincere comments.

DRUM!: We have to ask. Guns N? Roses. Can we talk about this?
Brain: I talked with Tom about this (interview) too, and he said, ?As long as you don?t get into personal stuff, as long as it?s about music, I?m totally fine with that.? And that?s what Axl says. I can?t say what Axl eats, but I can talk about my playing.

DRUM!: Our readers need to know what Axl puts in his burrito.
Brain: (laughs) I want to say something, but I can?t.

DRUM!: Okay, Chinese Democracy ?
Brain: ? they?re pretty much 95 percent done with it.

DRUM!: (laughs) We can quote you on this?
Brain: (laughs) If you want. But really, I think the album sounds great. What we?ve done is awesome. I heard it recently and was like ? damn. I want it to come out.


In another interview Brain says that he really has a great feeling about the album and he thinks it is going to be Gnr's Led Zeppelin II. He also talks about how if another tour starts up, he wants to be a part of it. What more do you want?
 :rant: :rant:

well, it is funny. but he kind does the same joke over and over ...



god, my "porn-addict" friend would smack you if he heard that ... rocco siffredi is like modern porno actor god. ... he is italian i'm pretty sure...
i dont watch porn ... not that there is anything wrong with that ...

Is Brain gay then?

Brain - Serj is on the Praxis. So is Mike Patton, Masta Killa from the Wu-Tang, Iggy Pop, and many other freaks.

There are some members of new gnr that are gays, but I don't know about Brain.

Who is gay in New GNR?

I think Axl should drop the fuckhead.

Falcon, this is the first time we've had a hint that Buckethead might not be on CD. Very troubling comment, even though he gave a very simplistic response to the question. Its easy to read between the lines. If its true, Nov.29 can be thrown out the window.

It would be interesting to find out from BH what happened to cause him to leave.

I have a question: If Buckethead's parts are not going to be on CD, would this make his gag order null and void? This could be the reason we get no real info from anybody about whether he's on it or not. Buckethead could literally "spill the beans".

I think Buckethead will go forth as if he never was a part of GNR..

Falcon, this is the first time we've had a hint that Buckethead might not be on CD. Very troubling comment, even though he gave a very simplistic response to the question. Its easy to read between the lines. If its true, Nov.29 can be thrown out the window.

Honestly guys, I dont care what Brain has to say about Axl's Band... or his life.



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He's the coolest character the music world has seen in a long time...

Another mistake with BH departure is when(if) CD is released, everyone will wonder if the album would have been even better if BH had been on it. This will forever tarnish the album's legacy. Just wait and see.

It seems to me that Buckethead has removed himself from the GNR situation entirely , he doesnt/wont mention it , not in the press (which he really seldom does anyways) , not on his website (his own forum still wont allow GNR discussion) and not on his own media releases IE: the secret recipe DVD has no GNR footage or any mention , no matter how brief , that Buckethead was ever a member of GNR .. and the DVD covers everything else he ever did.

I have a question: If Buckethead's parts are not going to be on CD, would this make his gag order null and void? This could be the reason we get no real info from anybody about whether he's on it or not. Buckethead could literally "spill the beans".

Whether you guys like it or not, Buckethead's name will forever be linked to Chinese Democracy.

nobody cares of buckethead. The man has absolutely zero media attention potencial. he looks ridiculous, he never speaks, he is as cold as an iceberg, he has as much emotion as a serial killer. look, the guy has been in the music business for almost 20 years and he is still an unknown person.

Buckethead was a mistake. The man is not made to play in a rock band. now let's turn the page.

I really don't think Buckethead's parts are staying on Chinese Democracy for the simple reason that, if they do, there will be three guitarists (except Axl if he decides to do major parts) playing on CD. With that in mind, how can two guitarists (Finck and Fortus) play three guitarists parts live, unless there is going to be a replacement for Buckethead eventually. So either Buckethead's parts are taken off of CD or GnR will have to replace him for the tour.

This album has always been and will always be about Axl Rose, it's legacy will be decided based on his vision, not the players who helped him bring his vision to completion.

Just my 2 cents..

Do you expect the music he recorded for the album to stay on the album? Most of us worry
that we will never hear what he recorded for the album.

Brain - So do I.

Sounds more to me like Brain doesn't really know. So don't take too much from that. Either way, it's been a while since BH left, who knows what work has been done.

....Or for the media n for the industry.

And Axl himself is saying this is not an Axl Rose project.

Right or wrong, those are the 2 main contributors who indeed shape the legacy, not "General music fans". 

I'm aware of that.

I was merely saying the musicians used to help see his musical vision through are not the one's who will be held responsible for the perception of the quality of the finished product. 

That praise or ridicule will fall squarely on the shoulders of Axl Rose.

nobody cares of buckethead. The man has absolutely zero media attention potencial. he looks ridiculous, he never speaks, he is as cold as an iceberg, he has as much emotion as a serial killer. look, the guy has been in the music business for almost 20 years and he is still an unknown person.

Buckethead was a mistake. The man is not made to play in a rock band. now let's turn the page.

nobody cares of buckethead. The man has absolutely zero media attention potencial. he looks ridiculous, he never speaks, he is as cold as an iceberg, he has as much emotion as a serial killer. look, the guy has been in the music business for almost 20 years and he is still an unknown person.

Buckethead was a mistake. The man is not made to play in a rock band. now let's turn the page.

Certainly there are people who care about Brain, buckethead and the other "new gnr" guys but honestly they are just an instrument for Axl, kinda the same situation with NIN's vocalist Trent Reznor.

Trent's situation is much more self reliant, he does not need anyone else to see his creative vision through in a studio setting...

Certainly there are people who care about Brain, buckethead and the other "new gnr" guys but honestly they are just an instrument for Axl, kinda the same situation with NIN's vocalist Trent Reznor. One (Buckethead) is already gone, its just a matter of time before the others leave the band or get fired.

By the way, The same brain said: GNR is a band as long as he gets paid, so what can "WE" real Guns N Roses fans, expect from that kinda of people? ... Nothing in my case...

I want you to save Gnr Slash... 

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from every report we've heard thus far Axl has given each and every member a full and open chance to add to , change and record what they all feel best suits the song. Theres 8 members all adding their own voice to every track.

How do you know that man, Chinese democracy, hasnt been released so far... and I believe that Bucketheads parts in the album have been redone, just like izzy's in TSI, and,  I read that axl is the kind of person that doesnt allow "contributions" just like he did with Slash,  and finally we have to recognize that Axl is complete just with slash. Its just my opinion anyway.

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I know you guys hate buckethead because he left, but his name is going to be brought up on a consistent basis. It will be interesting to see Axl's reaction to this when CD comes out. and IF CD sucks, Axl's gonna hear the word Buckethead more than he ever heard the word Slash. I'll say it again: Axl's making a HUGE mistake by deleting his parts. Axl should at least have Buckethead on a couple of songs so Buckethead's aura wont be hanging over CD.

I know you guys hate buckethead because he left, but his name is going to be brought up on a consistent basis. It will be interesting to see Axl's reaction to this when CD comes out. and IF CD sucks, Axl's gonna hear the word Buckethead more than he ever heard the word Slash. I'll say it again: Axl's making a HUGE mistake by deleting his parts. Axl should at least have Buckethead on a couple of songs so Buckethead's aura wont be hanging over CD.

... and IF CD sucks, Axl's gonna hear the word Buckethead more than he ever heard the word Slash.

Hey , wake up .. 1993 ended 12 years ago. Slash has a new band now , it's called Velvet Revolver. He seems very happy with that new band , let it go allready!

Theres a huige difference in the new GNR lineup then NIN .. in NIN Trent usually writes and records everything then brings "touring" members on board .. from every report we've heard thus far Axl has given each and every member a full and open chance to add to , change and record what they all feel best suits the song. Theres 8 members all adding their own voice to every track.

Gunner, you're missing the point entirely. By not having Bucket on the album, Axl opens up a dangerous can of worms. Buckethead will be thrown in his face constantly. They'll say stuff like," He was in the band for years. Why isn't he on the album?, Did you erase his parts because he left and risk lowering the quality of your album over a grudge?, Its a good album Axl, but I can only imagine how great it would've been if Buckethead was on it." Axl will hear this shit alot. Every conversation with the media will eventually take this direction. And I can see the reviews now: "Catcher in the Rye is a brilliant song, but only a glimpse of brilliance. We can only imagine how haunting it would have been had we been allowed to hear Buckethead's contribution". This is going to happen. I just thought if Axl left his work on some songs he could avoid this 'Buckethead nightmare' scenario. If Axl doesn't take this advice, I can easily see him walking off from many interviews.

Be sure that nobody in the press gives a shit about Buckethead. They hardly give a shit about Axl... :-\

Out of all the questions Axl will contend with if/when CD is released, an educated guess would say Big B inquiries will be near the bottom of the list, if on the list at all. ?Especially if BH doesn't appear on the final product. ?Obviously, that's subject to change if Buck's parts remain intact but if they are indeed stripped, forget about it.

Hell, as far as GNR goes, Paul Huge has played a more significant role in GNR history than BH has to date...

I agree. Buckethead has already been forgotten by the media as a nugnr member.

On the contrary, Slash is still in everybody's minds... And for a long time ! ;)

Wasnt Buckethead pretty much the sole lead guitar player for more then a year while Finck was back with NIN?  ???

Didn't bucket join in 2000?

Saul, you make some very good points. 99.9% of the people in the forums will be shocked when the shadow of Buckethead lays an eclipse over CD. Buckethead is usually mentioned in magazines when the name GNR comes up. He is/was the most recognizable member of GNR besides Axl. People dont realize the magnitude of his departure. Yeah, CD is all on Axl's shoulders. Its gonna be a heavy cross to bare. Axl could have used a helping hand. To be honest, I'm not Buckethead's biggest fan, but I do realize the major impact of his departure.

If memory serves , latter part of 99.

GNR needed something "cool" to bring to this new generation. Buckethead provided that essence of cool.

you must never notice that when the media discuss the new lineup that always put extra emphasis on Buckethead?

And when MTV were doing the feature on GNR during the 2002 tour who did Loder interview on TV? Finck? Fortus? Nope , Buckethead.

Jimmy, great point. I'm also getting sick of the 'we're doing it for the money' comments. I dont give a fuck if its a joke or not. They shouldn't even be joking about it, there's nothing funny about the situation. GNR is fast becoming a satire of a rock band, and these "hired guns" are helping it become that. If the comments they say were made in GNR 12 or 13 years ago, Axl would have fired the person who said it. But he lets these goons say it on a continuous basis. Pretty sad.

I'd like to compliment Falcon for talking so much sense in a thread filled with stuff like this.

Honestly jameslofton, look at what you just wrote. "Axl would have FIRED the person"... So you're saying Axl hires people? and then delivers them paycheques?? If that's the case, then maybe Brain wasn't joking in the interview (and if this WAS the case, the fact that Axl turned GN'R into a business is what's "Pretty sad", not the fact that band members are making jokes).

So either these "goons" are in it purely for the money, or they are serious about the band and like to take the piss out of people who think they are only in it for the money... and we have you bitching either way.

I prefer Brain's sarcastic "I'm in it for the money" replies than Tommy's "It's a hair's breadth from being released".

As of November 1999 there was no replacement for Robin and Axl wasn't even mentioning Bucket at that point. Im pretty sure Bucket join early 2000, not too long before Robin came back to guns.

I guess i'm just pining for that time when then name Guns N' Roses evoked a reaction other than ridicule or indifference

I think basically being a member of Guns has gone from being a life to simply being a job

With the old band, it was something real. Guns n' Roses was their life. It was their own baby. Now it's just a "project" among others.

Yep It was their life and their own baby and izzy,slash,duff choosed to abandon their life and baby and
left it only to Axl....and now only one holds this baby...the guy who believed in it more than anyone from day one....And he can have whatever mother/granny he believes it is the best for the baby.....
He now tries to keep the fuckin baby alive and strong......Hope the motherfucker eventually succeeds in that.....

Some people told me,  the NEW GNR is excellent and they might developed excellent songs with Axl, that is right, they are excellent musicians, that is why Axl rose has chosen them to be part of GNR, but "hey" let's be honest those guys dont love GNR, dont feel the music, like the old guys, just take Brain as an example -- he said GNR is a band as long as he gets paid!!!! --   what can "I" a real GNR fan expect from that kind of guys? as i said before, NOTHING....  And that is why i think its only Axl's project and his chosen musicians.

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yes right, that is why Brain said those statements...

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....... the old guys,..

I dont know, I feel some of this comments, they give me a bad vibe, I'm not sure why, but like some of you said, they dont seem to have their hearts in 100% like the old band, but I dont blame them, when things started to become like we have seen the last 10 years or so, Slash,Duff and Matt's hearts dident belong 100% to GnR anymore either, no albums in sight, no tour, no nothing, its easy to become a little distant under such conditions

I have to agree with this post.  How can the new bands hearts really be in it, when they are barely working on it and so distand from it.   I think the only real way to have your heart in the band is to nurture it, be together with the band, jam, finish projects together, tour, etc.    They haven't been together for a couple years.  Who knows how they will even feel when they finely do get back together, if that happens.  I hope Axl doesn't keep these guys apart from him and from each other too much longer, we really don't know what the effects might be.

Well this way they can get fresh ideas from all over the place and won't grow tired of their married life, no their band life. ;D

On the other hands I'm sick and tired of hearing that slur of "hired" tied to "guns" >:(
Everybody knows the pet clich? of reunionists n naysayers.
They're in the industry, in the media and maybe even in the crews of whatever, everywhere the band goes, I guess.

Axl
"Umm, well the biggest challenge is that. In working with these people. You know, I developed a kinda one on one individual relationships, and little.. Little groups in putting this thing together rather... I mean this isn't a band of a bunch of guys who met at a bar, or found each other through, you know, ads in the paper or anything.
It's been, you know, I carefully looked for these individual people and their personalities and how exciting each one of them is and what they bring to this project. So then, the challenge was, you know, working with all those different personalities and bringing those personalities together. Especially personalities that, ahh you know, when they have to learn how to play other people's material, then that's difficult as well.......................................

With the guys, I mean. I do have, a really positive relationship with the individual members and each one of them ahh, you know excites me with what they bring to it creatively or just as a person and how each one of them works really hard, because I think anyone that ahh watches this project at all, also sees, the abuse that this project goes through. And these guys shoulder that really, really well and... And they don?t have a problem dealing with it, and I have to, you know, just respect the hell out of that with these guys."
               -Axl interview KISW Seattle KISW Seattle, November 8th 2002

I prefer Brain's sarcastic "I'm in it for the money" replies than Tommy's "It's a hair's breadth from being released".

Not true. Bucket can play rock n roll quite well. Just take his playing on "Nightrain" He totally improved that song. He took a song that was allready awesome and made it that much better with his playing. You just need to stay out of slash's ass? : ok:

You can't improve something that's perfect in every way.

You can add your own sound to it. You can make it sound differently. But you just can't improve Slash's solos... That's as good as it gets.

You can't improve something that's perfect in every way.

You can add your own sound to it. You can make it sound differently. But you just can't improve Slash's solos... That's as good as it gets.

I thought this thread was about Brain's interview.

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I go along with the mass amount of fans who think Bucket actually took Nightrain and really added to it and made it better , but again , thats just my opinion.? :peace:

Hum... It's still your opinion. Many people HERE still thinks Bucket improved Nightrain. There's no need to take the majority of the fan base to say that.

If Chinese Democracy was released in 2002, Buckethead would be in every magazine too. There's probably a reason for that too...?

the only ones who idolize buckethead are some crazy psychos at newgnr.com who spit on slash and the old band all the time. that's a shame to have so much disrespect fo the old band.

The fact is this - Slash wrote Nightrain Bucket didnt. Its easy to say he improved it - but the fact is he couldnt/wouldnt of wrote that song at all in the first place. Slash has wrote some of the most memorable and sucessfull hard rock songs/ riffs/ solos the world has ever known. He was a main member in one of the biggest rock bands the world has ever known. Buckethead on the other hand has acheived practically zero success compared to Slash. And dont give me aload of crap about success not meaning anything - cos lets face it anyone can record something and then go on about how brilliant it is but if the rock n roll fans dont buy it then it means bugger all to anyone. The sign of a good song is that millions of rock n roll fans around the world go buy it, go buy the album and go to the shows - regardless of how big the band is at the time, and continue to buy/enjoy the song years later, Guns with Slash and Izzy acheived that, VR with Slash acheived that - Bucket hasnt.

Slash wasn't the main member. The main member(s) was Axl and Izzy, they wrote most of the songs.

Well, I'm sorry but 2-3.000 15-year old internet users and forum members still don't qualify as the mass amount of fans for me.

People who disrespect Slash and his input in GN'R's history simply don't have a clue about GNR.

I accept that Buckethead is a great guitar player but what he did with Nightrain was change the solo and adapt it to his style of playing. That's a whole different thing than making a solo sound better.

Slash gave birth to that solo, people still love that song cause of Slash, not cause of Buckethead.

People who disrespect Slash and his input in GN'R's history simply don't have a clue about GNR.

I accept that Buckethead is a great guitar player but what he did with Nightrain was change the solo and adapt it to his style of playing. That's a whole different thing than making a solo sound better.

Slash gave birth to that solo, people still love that song cause of Slash, not cause of Buckethead.

Finck on the other hand..... ::)

Saul, since you're more familiar than most of us with the Buck, do you think he would consider coming back (if asked...which probably will never happen  :P )?

I know I'm not called, nor have I got the answer but I reply for Saul anyway.

First, have a look at the following article.

Loder: When do you think we will actually see this album? Is it possible to say early next year?

Rose: We're hoping. Yes, definitely, everything seems to be going well.
Robin's departure was abrupt, sudden, you know, not expected...
... but at the same time, it's turned out to be a good thing. We've been able to push some of the guitar parts a step farther, that had he been here, it's not something that would have been considered, and I wouldn't have been rude enough to attempt to do that. Robin did a great job, but we've been able to up the ante a little bit.

This is from A conversation with Kurt Loder MTV US November 8th 1999

Sounds familiar, nay?  ;D

Hey thanks  :) I didn't know that Robin did quit and then came back.

BH's spokes puppet said his departure was due to no CD release aye?
So there's hope that Chinese Democracy may bring BH in the line. 

I know I'm not called, nor have I got the answer but I reply for Saul anyway.

First, have a look at the following article.

Loder: When do you think we will actually see this album? Is it possible to say early next year?

Rose: We're hoping. Yes, definitely, everything seems to be going well.
Robin's departure was abrupt, sudden, you know, not expected...
... but at the same time, it's turned out to be a good thing. We've been able to push some of the guitar parts a step farther, that had he been here, it's not something that would have been considered, and I wouldn't have been rude enough to attempt to do that. Robin did a great job, but we've been able to up the ante a little bit.

This is from A conversation with Kurt Loder MTV US November 8th 1999

Sounds familiar, nay?? ;D

Pphebe there's a difference between the two statements. Axl was more upset with Buckethead's departure, certainly more than Robin's one. You can see that he was annoyed from the fact that Buckethead wasn't reliable. He didn't gave any sign of life for a long time. He was allowed to do his own solo as well. But yet...