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Why can't Slash keep Axl's name out of his mouth lately?  :-\  I mean he's always talked about him, but ever since he started the publicity for his book its like Axl is the main topic of conversation. 

pretty lame slash.   :-\

it seems he is trying to stir the fanbase up and trying to focus attention on him and his association with Guns N' Roses rather than the guys who are in the band now.  He is bad mouthing others who have been in the band after him on the radio.   

And from what I can see he is wrote a bunch of lame shit about Axl in his book.

I hope to God Axl never ever ever lets this fucking guy back in GnR.     He would be a fool.

What ever happened to VR?  Why isn't he talking about them and that fantastic super-duper album they released less than 6 months ago?  :-\  is their material that weak that now he has to do promos on the radio and TV talking about GnR and Axl?

He's releasing his autobiography. Guns and Axl was a part of his life. Pretty simple really.

Also its the interviewers' who ask him about Axl, not Slash bringing him up out of the blue.

I have to say I find it more than a bit interesting that he needs to release this NOW when his band's album isn't doing very well on the charts and GNR is mounting a pretty decent comeback. 



I like Slash but come on, need attention much?

...an autobiography about his life up until VR, with the main focus on his GNR years.

I don't see your point, Jim Bob. You seem to be running your mouth off about Slash all the time. You are giving all JimBobs a bad name!

Because people keep asking him about Axl....what is he supposed to do, say no comment? Its not like hes goig around saying...hey ask me about Axl. He wrote about about his life, which involved Axl in a large way.

Anyone that interviews Slash is obviously going to ask about Axl. Lets be honest, Axl is a hell of alot more interesting to people than anything VR has done. I could listen to Slash tell Axl/GNR stories all day long but if he started talking about VR I'd be bored rather quickly, and I like Libertad.

He gets asked about Axl alot.

Axl was something of a component in GNR's success no?

If Axl had written an autobiography, it'd contain alot of stuff about Slash, and he'd probably get asked about him too.

Just the way it works if you're one half of a legendary rock n roll duo.

Yea, he could say no comment and put his focus towards his own band instead of living desperately in the past. ?But we all know he isn't going to do this for fear of putting people to sleep.

Seems like Slash's hindsight vision is 20/20 now and he realizes he made some mistakes in judgement. ?

I still find it funny that he is choosing NOW to release material (his book) that is a total rehash of the past. ?

I think Slash still cant accept the fact that Guns N' Roses exists without him. He seems to be obsessed with Axl and the interviewers (like us) know that and exploit that aspect.

And there's another fact: people in general are more interested to hear talking about GNR than Velvet Revolver. Slash knows that, interviewers know that, we know that.

Anyway, I still love Slash, I will always love him, but as Jim Bob said, I dont want Slash back in GNR. I think all his impressive work in GNR in the past is being little by little overshadowed by all this shit.

very true.

that would be better than a lot of what he is saying.  he could follow that up with 'i haven't been associated with Axl or Guns in over 12 years and would rather not get into that.  I have a band called Velvet Revolver and we make Rock n Roll :smoking: "

I'm quite sure as with all celebrity interviews, boundaries are discussed beforehand.

hmmmm.. maybe?   but it has nothing to do with Slash.   You should see my websites.  :smoking:

He's talking about Axl to promote his book, I don't think there's something behind that. I don't think he's obsessed with axl or Guns N' Roses or anything. He's been pretty quiet about it for years. And now he's talking Axl to remind people of his time in GNR so his book would sell better. I'd do the same thing.

a total rehash? well, ok, maybe true. but it's stories and events that people never knew and would like to read. a lot of people are interested in things and events that have previously happenened in a person's life...its called an autobiography and those books sell a few hundred million every year....

I personally think it's because he wants back in Guns. He knows Axl is about to release an amazing album, he probably still talks to people in the guns camp and I'm sure they have told him how good the album is. So he has to know that he would get a lot more attention with Guns, then he ever will with vr. So he is trying to get in Axl's "good books".

i have no problem with slash rejoining guns if axl is ok with the idea, it could be great.
imagine him playing on there was a time with robin, for example...

but it means one of the new guys must go.
and robin must stay, because he's the new lead and he's amazing.

well he is in axl's ass

Yeah, he could say that... but uhhh, his book probably contains far more interesting GN'R-related stuff than VR-related stuff... and he's trying to promote his book.... sooo???



It's sort of funny that they are "coming back" from their last "comeback"... ?The last couple of years have seen some successful concerts, yes... but months of no news, no album and no indication of tour dates being announced doesn't exactly represent a "comeback" that Slash is taking advantage of or stealing the spotlight from. ?:confused:

If you read the book you'd know he doesnt "talk shit" about Axl. And at the end of the day, him leaving GnR is something he had to do and im sure he doesnt regret it. When your in a band of that magnitude and you are an original member who helped in writing those amazing songs once you leave people are still going to want to know about it. And why cant he be proud of his legacy.

Also some of you seem to forget Slash actually KNEW Axl and as far as Im concerned that gives him a huge right to say how he feels about him, because at the end of the day its his opinion and he was there through it all.

Whoever said this stuff is overshadowing the music, you might want to rethink what you enjoy more. Is it the music or this endless back and forth? Cos all that really matters is the music.

slash was pissed at scott for writing that shit about axl on his site; he thought scott had no right to talk shit about axl; he felt only he has a right to because he lived it; but I'm sure Duff and Matt also have thos privledges; just not scott :hihi:

Simply because journalists ask him questions about Axl...



Why are you talkin' so much about Slash, JB ?

why do you care?

Dude ... come on, you're a grown man ... :P  You know full well that Slash is hardly running his mouth off ... he's asked the same questions day in and day out and you know what ... none of his answers have been harsh on Axl.  His book is proof... while he does state things that happened, he totally always keeps saying how it's his opinion, and Axl's version will be as valid ... and always says how awesome Axl is and was and how intelligent he is/was etc ...

Seriously man ... you really shouldn't be starting these kinds of threads ;)

That's utter crap.  Slash does fully accept the new Guns N' Roses ... in his new book he even says ... people ask him about a reunion ... and he says clearly that one is definitely not on the cards.  Have you even read the book?  It's the best source of information you'll ever get about Guns N' Roses hands down.

i think its a valid question.   dont you see the interviews lately?   

70% of the book is about the GnR days; formation thru break-up
30% is his life befoe and after Guns

Simple math should tell you theremay be some discussion about Axl

and by Slash releasing this book; it only raises awareness of Axl and his enpending CD

Oh really?

I don't doubt that it might be the "best source of information about GN'R according to Slash"......


Considering he was just 1/5 of the band, it really leaves a lot of different opinions and points of views out don't you think?



/jarmo

what else is slash gonna talk about?? GNR was the biggest band he was in, and is a HUGE part of his life.

I do find it kinda funny he BARELY mentions Velvet revolver in these interviews though :hihi: :rofl:

Are you serious? ?Best source of information? ?It is the best source of Slash's perspective, that is all. ?That's all it can be.

Ali

thats kind of the point i was getting at.. i mean didn't they just release an album?

Jim Bob, noboby gives a fuck about VR's past cause all too new still.  What story is there to tell?  Stories about him as a 40 year old don't interest me compared to when he was 20-28....  What would he talk about?  How he works out and does less drugs?  We want stories from when he was in his prime, pulling pussy and on top of the world.  Not about changing diapers on his kids.  Ha!

I really can't understand why people care so much about everything Slash says.
For gods sake, are you people so touchy when it comes to anything Axl that you have to try to 'defend his honour' at any mention of his name that isn't from gunsnroses.com?
Get over it and just listen to the damn music.

JB, he was aksed about it, thats why, and the general public is interested in the subject. Simple as that.

I don't accept your premise as valid, but your conclusion is dead on; you hit that nail square on the head.

Well, to get 1/5 of the story sure as hell beats not getting any side, dont you agree? And that he still talk to Duff and Matt like every day, and talks with Steven, Izzy (who still talks with Axl) Gilby, Teddy ZigZag and a lot of the people, from the record label, management, the mutual friends of GnR , the former body guards, the girls and all, you'de think he would put out a pretty accurate perspective of the time he spent with the band? I've seen that some of you have made a point of Slash saying he dosent remember like 3/4 of the past, but as he seems like a smart guy, and not a retard, I hope you understand that it is figurative speaking, not to be takes as proof of his memory? And the book publisher usually have to check facts when names are mentioned due to legal issues, so Im pretty sure they checked things that was unclear, and probably left out stuff that they were unsure of.

It has a lot of intresting stories from the early days that I did not know about-of course everyone from Steven Adler to the members of the second Snakepit will have a different version of what happened-no different than any other book.

which is why they should do a book like the dirt. give EVERY member their own story of GNR. old and new. The saga of GNR

its just cool though to get a glimpse into GNRs history even if its only from 1 member

and they ask slash because they can't ask axl, and axl/GNR is more interresting then whatever stuff slash is doing without them.. true story  ;)

Considering 4/5 of the band aren't making their opinions and viewpoints available in book form, the poster's original comment is accurate and didn't need correcting.  As long as there are no other sources of information from within the band, this one has to the best.  Hands Down.   :hihi:

Just watched the Conan interview, hard nothing about VR .... didnt they just come off a huge tour ? ... is he still in the band ....? does nobody care about VR ....?

Slash will always be a part of Guns N' Roses.

He is the one who plays the lead guitar on the records, so......don't cry boys.

Not crying.  He is one of the main reasons GNR was so successful.  But at the same time he is in a band that he hardly promotes and it all comes back to GN'R. He usually insinuates all the GNR talk too and at the same time says he moved on yada yada yada ... but every interview is always GN'R not VR.

I think it's because he's IN LOVE with Axl! and if he is, then he should just MARRY him!!

What the fuck has this thread turned into?

what the fuck was it to begin with?

Perhaps it could become the "Moan about Slash thread". It could be prefaced with "Here's another topic that pops up all the time. This is the only thread about how horrid Slash is", the template which appears in the GNR section in a few threads. Then the usual negative Nancy posters could hang around here and piss and moan about how shite VR's music is, how lame Scott is and how everything Slash says is a stinking lie. It would cut out about 80% of all traffic on other VR threads, but that can only be a good thing.

would you rather hear him talk about libertad?? :nervous:

Here's the problem:  we all assume that shows like Conan and Letterman are begging Slash to come on.  He has a publicist set these interviews up for him.  If the interviewers were told not to ask about Axl the reply would probably be "Thanks but no thanks."  He has to talk about Axl to promote the book and he knows it.  I'm not necessarily defending it, just trying to explain why it's happened.