Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I recently started reading Violent J's autobiography, I am not a huge fan of the Insane Clown Posse but I do find them funny and interesting nevertheless. I came to the chapter where Violent J recalls his time in the studio with Slash, this was in 96/97 during the recording of their album 'The Great Milenko'. I couldn't be bothered to type the whole thing up but I found an article about it online and have pasted it below, it is an interesting read:


Rain sent in a large SLASH mention that comes from the autobiographical book on Insane Clown Posse by Violent J. In case you're moved to rush out and buy this, it's title is ICP: Behind the Paint. SLASH played on their 1997 album, The Great Milenko, and the book delves into this strange guest appearance. ICP does what's been called both thrash metal and comedy hip-hop. When asked on MTV why SLASH agreed to play on their album, he said he liked their attitude. It reminded him of GNR when they first started out...raw, offensive, unlike other bands. ICP's management, according to the book, cashed in a lot of favors to get SLASH to play on "Halls of Illusions", Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols on "Piggy Pie" and Alice Cooper to do a spoken intro. From this first management decision, Violent J reminisces over their encounters with SLASH. ICP was first impressed, then the awe changes in the writing to sarcasm and derision. It's not a pleasant SLASH mention. As long as he's doing the track and keeps the talk to their music, everything is great; but the song isn't even mixed before they paint a picture of SLASH as a guy who's lonely and pathetic, and they really aren't interested in being pals. They don't like him much, but they can definitely use him. For example, on their first meeting at the studio, they say "SLASH is the bomb. When he does something, he does it for real." In the next breath, they sneer that the guys with SLASH were burnouts and that SLASH brought a "barge full of amps" for "a little guitar work". When SLASH asked if the song was about Axl... considering the title has the word Illusions in it and is about men who beat their wives and kids. "I realized then that SLASH was a great guitar player but was completely out of his mind." SLASH is reported as saying that he wrote a whole album about Axl, and he never even knew it and that he really hates Axl. SLASH reportedly asks Violent J if he is an Axl fan which he is, but he says no. With SLASH doing an appearance on his album, he's ready to jump Axl if SLASH tells him to. When SLASH calls to tell them that he's about to do an interview where he'll plug their album, they wonder how they got to be at a point where SLASH is doing wakeup calls to them. SLASH calls them off and on, and soon is talking about personal things like having this big house and not knowing what to put in it. Their reaction is...what? now we have to decorate his house? And by the end, they are saying..if that's SLASH calling, tell him I'm out. And of course, SLASH is not the only one who comes in for this kind of treatment. ICP fans will like this book, and SLASH fans will be irate. Give this one a miss. Behind the paint are overgrown adolescents who haven't a clue what it means to have artists like Steve Jones, SLASH and Alice Cooper try to give a helping hand to them.

lol. funny indeed

Not really funny.. just weird I'd say

Faggot 2 Dope and Silent Gay.

"Fuck ICP! Buy MY CD!"

I always thought ICP were a complete joke and all their fans are booger eaters. They should have been thanking their lucky stars that a musician like Slash would come anywhere near their shitty music, even if we wasn't in the best frame of mind in 96-97.