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Did I see Richard onstage with Rhianna?  I'm pretty sure he was the guitar player on the right side of the screen, when she was rotating around near the band.  Anyone else see it?

OMG

some one serch youtube  :nervous:

I did see a KFC bucket hat, looked like buckethead's hat.

Yep I saw him ! looked like he was into it ! great stage presence.  I like how Rhianna ripped off Robin's hair style   :rant:

it definately looked like him, the stage moves, playing style

yes it was 100% Richard, the guitar , the look, the strumming chords really hard

damn, I have to admit that really got my hopes up for a GNR performance.

video/youtube?

On MTV website... There is video.
And SLASH was there :beer:

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1593810&vid=272630

yup, I think its him.

I didn't catch that but it does look like him.

yeah, thats Fortus..

cool to see Richard on stage ;)

Makes me just wonder how would have people reacted here if it were Slash on stage instead Richard hm hm...

Btw any ideas if Slash n Richard met? Remember some years ago Richard wrote he has seen VR live n did like it lot  : ok:

rock on

d.d.

2 guns n roses guitarist in the same room,
of course one presently and one pastly...
but thats pretty cool all the same..

Rhianna has the TINA TURNER MAD MAX look....Anyone remember the days when the VMA;s were cool..A scratchy Axl wailinig WTJ in the white Paradise City jacket, NR duo w/ Elton John and the great Axl/Izzy/Tom Petty version of Free Falling..Now Linkin Park and the Johnas Bros are the only thing considered rock.Sad state of music.

Definetly him.

I was watching that and couldn't help thinking that it would be fuckin' hillarious if that cone pyramid thing wouldn't open and  she'd be stuck in that thing for the whole show. Spinal Tap like. :hihi:

that was terrible

The VMA's are terrible now anyway. And why does MTV host when they don't show any videos? Maybe there are some on other MTV stations but they should host an award show for all their shows.

They used to be cool back in the day and more respected. All those people were drinking their asses off, dressed like weekend warriors, with a few exceptions, it doesn't seem to be taken seriously. I wanted another Kid Rock Tommy Lee fight. Yeah, it is so different now.

I like Fortus alot but to me this type of stuff devalues the newer members of GNR.

Rhianna has a fat ass.

And what does it have to do with GNR? ???

It's just session work to keep busy.  No different than doing that for N' Sync or Daughtry or whoever. 

Ali

Oh I know what you're saying, I just don't like it.

It wasn't ok in Axl's eyes for Slash to work with Michael Jackson but it's ok for Fortus to play with Rihanna on the VMAs?

It wasn't o.k. in Axl's eyes for Slash to play with Michael Jackson?  I know he joked about it afterwards, but I thought his problem wasn't with that.  It was that Slash was doing that instead of working with him to help GN'R evolve and grow.

Ali

Pathetic... but it didn't surprise me... if he worked with 'Nsync n' Britney... he just played for $$$, you paid you have it... or maybe he likes that music anyways... who knows...

It is a job... just like Slash did with Paulina Rubio... in 2008 if you want to have 3 singles on mtv you have to help another artist... business are business.

Pathetic ??? that's funny I mean you seem to act like richard was a Nsync member literally  :rofl: let me break it down for ya a session player which is what Richard was doing before joining GnR and still doing it today is where you place down parts to diffrent tracks.  Ok ? so richard worked with Rhianna who I say is one of the few who makes good creative music today and is a respected artist.  Richard could go lay down guitar parts for john tesh if all I care.

"copyrights restrict us from playing this video from outside the US"

:(

Just visit the VR section and click on Slash plays with Fergie.

Funny u don't see the same people in here.. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

I think the proper quote was something like wanting Slash to be the biggest and most respected guitar player in the world and something like how it screwed up Slash's image playing with those guys. the article is on this website.

Jimmy page had been a busy session musician before he made it with yardbirds and then zep. not after tho. I'm sure he owes the success to his hired gun days.

and no this type of stuff doesn't devalue richard either.

It doesn't devalue him because no one at the VMA's or watching at home even knows he is in Guns N Roses. So it really doesn't matter.

Rihanna is cool anyway, so that doesn't matter.

That was different because Slash was playing a GN'R song with Fergie.  Richard was playing on of Rihanna's songs with Rihanna.

Ali

I didn't like when Slash played with Paulina Rubio or Martha Sanchez too... but that just my way of thinkin... I don't like when people just can eat shit if someone pay a bunch of dollars to do it... just an opinion... i understand that is a job and he just play for money... that's OK... I think that Fortus is a good musician that did really good stuff in the past n' in the present N' also don't think that he needs the money to pay his house...
Also as I said maybe just like to do it or the music of those artist and that's ok too... (even when I don't like it)
No problem just opinion...  : ok:

and Richard was in the background, only the hardcore fans recognized him. He wasnt promoted at all.

Slash was center stage all eyes on him. He was clearly promoting himself and seeking the spotlight.

doesn't richard have a tatoo on his hand?
this guitar player doesn't have on...

edit: now i know he is it^^

it's rich, we know, they know, he knows, and especialy YOU KNOW :rofl:

richard wrote:

Yes, That was me.  My friend is the musical director for her and he was in a bind.  Their normal guitarist couldn't do the show because of his work papers, so he asked if i'd help out.  I hate playing tv shows, but the band was really good.
richard

    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: Question
    From: Calm <c.alm@web.de>
    Date: Wed, September 10, 2008 5:16 pm
    To: 4tus@richardfortusonline.com

    Hey Richard!

    I think you are definitaly one of the best guitar players, if not the
    best, GNR had

    But now my question
    Did you perform with Rihanna at the MTV VMA's?
    I thought i've seen you playing your black beauty, at least it was
    someone looking like you^^

    Rock on dude!
    Chris

nice of him to communicate with you

richard ftw!

He helped out a friend.

Imagine that all you whiners....  :P





/jarmo

he is awesome like that,  !! 

And also people.  A paycheck is a paycheck sometimes.

Top call.  : ok:

If it wasn't for her aweful attempt at singing the song wouldn't be too bad


 :peace:

Richard has put out some pictures from when he was playing for Furs... there are also pics of him, Dizzy and Frank. .cool  :beer:

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