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I know a long time ago Howard Stern was able to get Axl on the phone for a bit while on the air.  I think it would be awesome if Axl would stop by Sterns studio for a bit to plug CD while he's in NYC.  Howard would give a good interview and ask some questions that would have some interesting responses.  I think Howard would ask some tough questions but he would really hear Axl out and let him explain himself regarding certain situations.  Axl probably wouldn't agree to this because he is not a publicity whore and knows Howard would invoke questions to "to stir the pot" for ratings and reactions...  but it would certainly be a great interview and Axl could finally let people hear his side of the story.

It would be kind of similar to the Eddie Trunk session he did back in 06 and it would be a great way to reach out to a broad audience on satellite radio... Maybe even an impromtu acoustic performance if all the planets align : ok:

I hope he won't. $tern has been an a$$hole about Axl for years, IMHO, he can fuck off and die.

 I think Howard stern would walk over hot coals to get Axl on  i hope he doesn`t ever lower himself to talk to that idiot ,He should do his own radio show like on grand theft auto that would be fun also i don`t ever remember if anyone asked him about that ,did he ever speak about it?

I think that it's better to change the Subject of your topic because it's only a wish not a news.
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both howard and robin have trashed axl and chinese democracy and have said the new gnr should not be called gnr.

The Stern Show is on vacation this week, so at the eariliest it could happen would be next week. 

Stern has been critical of Axl and new GNR in the past few years but IF he did have Axl in I'm sure he'd treat him with respect.  He treats all his guests with respect and doesn't have people in to tell them they suck, despite what you may think of the guy.  He knows what he's doing, and he's a GREAT interviewer.  He would probably wax poetic about Axl and tell him how great he is, and how much he loves GNR.  Obviously he'd ask about Slash and what exactly happened there.  It would be a fantastic interview as it would be uncensored on satellite radio.  I'm a huge Stern fan, and have hoped for this since the album came out.  BUT, I don't think there's any chance of it happening.  Axl has given ONE radio interview to my knowledge (Eddie Trunk) over the last 4 years.  He's not about to go on the most famous radio show of all time just like that.  I'd say popping in on a show like Eddie's again would be more of a chance.  I'll tape his show tonight just in case.  Even if Axl doesn't pop in, Eddie will probably at least talk about the surprise gigs.

I would stick to Eddie Trunk myself. But it would be cool to get a radio interview.

Stern is only about himself. His primary intention is to make everybody other than him look like an asshole. The interview would focus on Axl and his disconnection from Slash.

The only reason for anybody to go on Stern is for desperate self-promotion. I'm guessing Axl doesn't do desperate.

Stern sucks!  fuck him

Eddie Trunk is a phony fuck. He says he is a fan but then says stupid shit clearly not that into Chinese Democracy. Howard can be a phony fuck regarding the celebs that he says positive things about. Being that whatever celeb comes onto his show is the side he tends to want to support. If Axl were to go on the Howard Stern Show Howard would be very fucking cool to him. Anyone who says other wise clearly doesn't really listen to the show.

But take a deep breath and answer this honestly. Love him or hate him, Howard Stern is the greatest interviewer out there. He knows pacing and how to move things along. He knows how to get things out of a person in a very natural way.

I think it would be a great idea to do Howard.

I would almost bet that Howard hasn't even listened to the entire album (CD) and certainly not proper like. I actually find that going on Howard makes or breaks a star for me, and I can better get a picture of the real person, and how down to earth and whatever, they are. Those who clearly go just to drop plugs but, clearly don't have a sense of humor. How well they roll with Howard. How much they are willing to talk about. Howard gets to the heart of a person. He is the best interviewer no matter what else anyone thinks about him.

Axl going on the Howard Stern Show. Great idea. And yes it would be cool. And bababooie to you all.

Well said Buddha.  Stern is absolutely the best interviewer out there.  Axl on the show would be unbelievably awesome.  And Stern would be more than fair to him, he is to all his guests.  I respect people so much more when they go on the show.  I never thought too highly of Denise Richards but she gave one of the best interviews EVER on the show.  Anyone who can go on the show and be open and honest, wins major points in my book.  I think it'd be a GREAT forum for Axl, but I honestly don't think there's a chance in hell it'll happen.  I don't know how long Guns are staying in NYC, but the show is on vacation this week.  Plus, the major stumbling block for Axl, the show runs from 6AM to 11AM.  When's the last time Axl did anything THAT early?  Maybe if they played an acoustic gig till the wee hours and partied on until 6 and then went to the studio.  :smoking:  I just don't see it happening.

And you're right about Eddie Trunk too.  He speaks highly of Axl because he went on his show, but he's hardly a fan.  A studio audience member on That Metal Show asked him what song Robin Finck co-wrote on Chinese Democracy during the "Stump The Trunk" segment.  He said he didn't even know all the songs on it, and guessed "There Was A Time".  An easier question, I could not think of.  Any "fan" would've been able to answer that.  So to say Axl should stick with Eddie Trunk over Howard Stern because he's a "fan", is just plain false.

Bottom line is, they'd BOTH be fair and honest.  And it'd be awesome to hear him on either show, but Stern would be better.  BUT, Trunk is more likely since his shows are on at night.  He mentioned the gigs a couple times during his show last night but didn't go into too much detail.  We need some GNR fans to call in to his shows to force him to talk about it.

I'd love to see it.

I don't expect it will happen anytime soon.  Axl's way too private, and Stern is way too probing in his interview style, for it to "work" for either of them.  And, IMHO, there's nothing wrong with that (Axl being private, or Stern's interview style).  But I think Axl would be uncomfortable with the questions, and Stern would be uncomfortable with the answers (or non-answers, as the case may be). 

At the end of the day, I don't see a glaring need, on either side, for the other to appear......

how could anyone feel comfortable with a person against their lifework?

id rather see russell brand and axl at a talk show.  won't happen either tho :P

Howard trashed rosie for years and now he's best friends with her. ::)

That's the thing, Howard will praise ANYONE that comes on the show.  People have this misconception about him that he trashes everyone and has people on the show to embarrass them.  That couldn't be further from the truth.  Now when those same people aren't in the studio?  Well, that's a different story.  He's always been real cool with Slash when he's come on the show, but he's taken some shots at him recently.  But if/when he goes on the show to promote his solo record the friendliness will commence.  Howard runs a COMEDY show.  His persona is that he's a brash guy.  If he said glowing things about everybody all day long, it wouldn't be The Howard Stern Show.  Besides, he really hasn't said anything all that bad about Axl and I'm sure he'd treat him with the utmost respect IF he came on the show.

But he won't, so let's not worry about it.

Howard talked about wanting to interview Axl on the show today and Gary said they ALMOST got him a few months ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU8goBx-JBY

I think Axl would go on knowing it's an "anything goes" interview that's not going to be in his comfort zone, and it's going to be "why do you have Slash" as one of the first questions.

I think Axl would have a better time finding someone closer to home to do an interview with. The only reason he went on Eddie Trunk was because he was in NY at the time.

Axl knows the show - he knows going in is going to lead to some questions he wouldn't answer for anyone else.

Eddie and Howard are equally critical of the Rock Hall.

If Howard had the privilege of interviewing Axl I hope he would do his homework first so he could ask some meaningful questions and not rely on the silly absurd questions. Axl should show up to the studio and if Howard can't name 3 songs from CD and 3 current band members he should go down the hall to the o&a Show!!

I like Howard enough, but I haven't honestly heard more than 5 min of him at a time since he went to satellite

Axl, you like anal? How many hot chicks you bang a week?

Sorry not the interview I'm interested in

It should be cool,but all the question Stern would ask would be about reunion...and Hall of Fame...and tabloid stories and hype.

All the stuff Axl left behind him.He would walk out within half an hour.So no,I wouldn't want to see that.Or another Eddie Trunk interview where people are afraid to ask questions and kiss ass.

I vote for another fan forum live chat !  : ok:

That''s not how interviews with Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, or Billy Joel went. It was a little of everything, some stuff that had nothing to do with music. If Axl had nothing to say, he'd rather not have him on, and he knows this.

Eddie Trunk's show focuses more on the music itself and band history, Howard would be talking about Axl's day to day life and who he's dating, what he does with his life when he's not on the road. 

Howard isn't going to wait around for Axl to show up, and he might not even be in the studio when Axl did show up. But he did it for Jimmy.

not saying he wouldn't ask those questions, but there would certainly be much more to it than that. I would think the biggest hurdle would be the Slash questions and the breakup of the original lineup. Howard, like many, is fascinated with getting to the bottom of what really went down. It would all be a matter of what Axl wanted to talk about. If he didn't want to answer those questions, then the sex questions may playa bigger role. But trust me, Howard is interested in a lot more than just finding out how many chicks Axl has banged. Give the man some credit for remaining at the top of his game for 30+ years. There's a reason for that, and it's not due to all the anal questions.

Apparently Slash wasn't happy about all the Axl questions when he was on Stern in May. I can't imagine Axl would be much happier with all the Slash questions.

I'd rather listen to o&a show any day!

I actually think Axl would enjoy Howard Sterns humour and interviewing technique. He obviously knows he can be abit banterish, from the interviews he done with him back in the day. I think Howard would certainly be more guarded regarding his use of words early on in the interview, but may try a few jokes once it get's going to keep Axl at ease.

But regardless, I think it would be enjoyable for both Axl and us fans... just wish it happens, but don't see it anytime soon.  :-\

A fake Axl called in at the end of the show, ha!

Slash was great on it, but apparently complained after

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0RxlZVXKVU

Opie and Anthony are good.  Used to listen to them when they were on WAAF in Boston back in the day.  But they pale in comparison to Stern.  Respectable imitations, but imitations nonetheless.

As for a possible Howard/Axl interview.  It would only work if Axl was willing to open up about the past.  Recently it has seemed that he wants to focus solely on the future, but if he wanted to let loose on a few things AND promote the current lineup, Howard would provide him that opportunity to do so.  He'd be free to rap with Howard for over an hour.  You can't do that kind of interview anywhere else.  So all in all, it would be great.  But only if Axl was completely up for it.

Also, I kind of doubt Axl would be a guest in studio because of the show's early hours.  Unless Axl was on an all night bender and wanted to get in there first thing at 6am.  But phoning in from CA at 4AM seems like a more likely scenario. 

I think it would be awesome, and I hope it happens before one or both of them retire.

U obviously haven't heard the amazing Roger Waters or Billy Corgan interviews.

Yeah, I think people have a narrow minded view about what Howard Stern does or who he is.  Yes, he talks about sex and if Axl was on as a guest I'm sure that would be a topic of conversation.  But there's much more to Howard than getting to the bottom of who's banging who.  He's literally one of the best interviewers on the planet, and I strongly believe that.  He's fair and balanced, and will cover EVERYTHING.  He's got a great staff who feeds him relevant information.  He makes guests feel comfortable to the point that they open up about things they normally wouldn't talk about.  He just doesn't get enough credit for what he does.  Plain and simple.  I'd add Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Jay-Z, among others to the list of great interviews he's given.  The list is endless in my mind.  I realize not everyone's a fan, and that's fine.  But there's a reason he's been so successful in the business.  And it isn't solely based on dick jokes and sex talk.