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Title: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: Bang Bang on December 08, 2006, 11:14:30 AM I am bringing this topic over from the "Release Date rumor" thread. It didn't belong there.
Regarding the song "What do you want to be" off the Slash's first Snakepit album "It's five o'clocke somewhere", was this written about Axl Rose? Here are the lyrics? What Do You Want To Be Sour, this affliction If it was me I'd have it fixed And with everywhere you've been You're much too old to be so naive So what the hell do you want to be Following the trends that never end I can't stand the parties you attend So what the hell do you want with me Oh, you're so underground Oh, ain't that swell Well the word is on the street You're collecting sympathy and then you hide And ya ain't been out in days Will the sunshine burn your face Preserve your precious skin I'll go out, you stay in What the hell do you want to be Following the trends that never end I can't stand the parties you attend So what the hell do you want with me Please don't feed the pigeons Out of the same sad bag of tricks I've heard it all a million times You make me sicker than the wine you drink So if you think I need some help Climb out of your own shell It'll make you think So what the hell do you want to be Following the trends that never end Why is it that I can't stand your friends So what the hell do you want with me What the hell do you want to be Following fashion in the sheets Chasing every other flavor of the week So what the hell do you want from me What do you want to be What do you want to be What do you want to be What do you want from me Looking for anyone who's somebody What do you want from me What do you want from me Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: T_Roxie on December 08, 2006, 11:28:45 AM Take it Away looks like it could be about Axl too, though it could just be a coincidence.
Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: dodger girl on December 08, 2006, 11:52:28 AM that song seems pretty much about Axl to me now that you point it out :o
Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: DeN on December 08, 2006, 11:55:32 AM Please don't feed the pigeons "of shiiiiit metaaaaaaaaaal" :hihi: Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: Amish on December 08, 2006, 01:36:44 PM Here's the reply I posted on the other thread:
About that song from Slash's album, I don't think Slash wrote lyrics, did he? Anyway, I do remember something interesting about it. Violent J of ICP had Slash as a guest on one of ICP's songs, Halls of Illusions. In his book, J says this: "Before Slash would play, he asked me if the song was about Axl, because of Use Your Illusion, and I told him no. So then he went on about what an asshole Axl is and how he once wrote an entire album about Axl, and Axl didn't even know it." Anyway, I just thought someone might like to know that. Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: polluxlm on December 08, 2006, 04:26:43 PM Slash, write? I thought he just played guitar :P
Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: Communist China on December 08, 2006, 04:53:17 PM I doubt it. GN'R were still together when 5 o'clock was out and Dover wrote lyrics for half the album. It's like saying TWAT is about the old band.
Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: Bang Bang on December 09, 2006, 01:58:31 PM In the liner notes, it says the song was written by Slash, Matt Sorum, and Eric Dover. It doesn't go into details about who wrote what part.
If it's true maybe that's why Matt got fired? Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: Communist China on December 09, 2006, 02:00:23 PM I would bet the lyrics to 'What do You Want to Be' had nothing to do with Matt getting fired.
Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: Bang Bang on December 09, 2006, 03:59:42 PM Who knows? It's anybody's guess.
I think I remember reading about Axl laughing about "It's Five O'Clock Sowewhere". He was saying that it was supposed to be the next GNR album. He was pretty derisive about it. Anyone have that article? Title: Re: Did Slash write music about Axl? Post by: Amish on December 09, 2006, 05:27:04 PM I don't want to go fishing for the article, but Slash had given Axl some tapes of what he had been working on and Axl said "I don't want GNR to go in that direction." Later on, Axl called Slash back and said "Yeah, bring those tapes back over, I'm digging it" but Slash had already put them to use on Snakepit.
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