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Nikki Sixx Confirms Guns N? Roses Reunion, Rumored Lineup

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx had spilled the beans on a Guns N? Roses reunion. Sixx is the second prominent musician to reveal the band is reuniting, after former Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland told Alternative Nation last week. A fan asked Sixx on Twitter last night if Guns N? Roses were reuniting, and Sixx had a definitive response: ?THEY ARE. EVERYBODY KNOWS.? Sixx plays with former Guns N? Roses guitarist DJ Ashba in Sixx:A.M., who he has a clear source in the Guns N? Roses family.

Melodic Rock is reporting that the lineup will be Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer, and Dizzy Reed.

http://www.alternativenation.net/nikki-sixx-confirms-guns-n-roses-reunion-rumored-lineup/

Don't have a lot of faith or respect for N6 or that alternative nation site.  Just my .02. Wants to just hook himself up to the Rumour bandwagon to get more attention for himself.

^^^ That may be so.... but Considering his Lead guitarist just left GNR... id say he might have a little bit of info.

Not buying into it until Baz says it's a go...😎

That is what makes it extra suspicious.  2 narcissists out for themselves. 

Hahaha

You sound like a really nice person.  :D

I hope Stevie don't get left out. Such a cool soul.

Hard to take Nikki Sixx seriously.... You could say he forced DJ to choose between GnR & Sixx Am.  I still don't think we will see a reunion... I think it will be the hybrid lineup if anything.

I don't know about what kind of line up we will see but I totally agree with your statement about N6 and DJ

It's on people. See you in 2016

Also I'm delighted if the rumours about Richard being involved he's superb. I'm guessing Izzy will do guest spots.

That?s pretty crazy?DJ is a grown ass man (despite the guyliner) and can make his own decisions.  He wasn?t forced out of Guns by anyone.  He saw a better opportunity?a chance to write, record and release music on a schedule that was better than ?soon?. 

I'm not the biggest DJ fan, but I have no problem with how he left Guns. 

Completely agree.

100 times better than how Ron played it.

Don't we all assume he saw the writing on the wall?

He had two choices.  A band where he would be given a prominent, creative voice in their direction.

And another band that might one day, perhaps, eventually, over time, just be patient...decide they might start to begin to think about maybe plotting their next move.

People see clues everywhere.
But in this case, not so much.
Nikki's main band is ending so he'll have more time for his other projects. Is it possible that he told the rest of his band that he'd like if they made the band their main focus? Yes, why not? Did it happen? Don't know.



/jarmo

*reading Jarmo between the lines*

 :hihi:

N6 did say at the Chicago SIXX AM show that he was looking for world domination. I think that's why he's saying all this BS about GNR to get his name out there while everything is so hyped up. Just my .02.

Nikki Sixx (much as I love the guy) isn't in a position to "confirm" anything.

DJ Ashba perpetually acted and many times stated outright that he never had any clue what was happening with Guns N Roses.... and this was while he was in the band!  So I don't buy for a second that he magically discovered all kinds of things about GNR when he left the band.

More bullshit.

But he could know what is NOT happening, right?

Do any of us really think he left while under the impression Axl was anywhere close to releasing a new album, or more touring in the offing?

I know Robin did, but to this day, none of us understand that one either.

That's the "speculation = logic" formula again.  DJ Ashba knows one thing: he isn't in Guns N Roses anymore.  Whatever was or wasn't happening to make him leave doesn't logically translate into "there WILL be a reunion!".

I assume he left because he was at least 2 albums away from having something he did appear on a GNR record.

And the GNR record that was to come in between now and then is nowhere close to being ready either.

If your choices where to hop on something happening right now...or give a notoriously unmotivated man close to 10 years to maybe get you on one of his albums in a meaningful way, which way would you go?

Can't fault the man, from where I sit.

I concur, but that still doesn't mean a reunion is logical on that basis.

The question in my head is still: Why couldn't Dj do both GNR and Sixx AM?

It had worked up until now. Guns hasn't made any official plans for the future, so it's hard to say that it wouldn't have worked out in the future. For a guy that seems very interested in getting publicity every chance given, it seems like a rather strange move to walk away from one of the most famous music brands of all time.

Probably because GNR was too emotionally draining for him.  There's nothing worse than putting your life on hold waiting for someone else, to have your entire life controlled by an external source.  There are more important things in life than remaining affiliated with a "famous music brand".

To me, the most telling statement that DJ made when he quit GNR was that he wanted to spend more time with his wife and family.  That says a lot about what GNR was taking out of him emotionally and psychologically.

Does that mean he knew the plan was for continued extensive touring in the near future? A year went by since the last tour before he decided to quit GNR. I guess some new info about the future of Guns must have surfaced during that time period for him to decide to quit.

I really don't think that was the case. But I do think he is trying to say he paved the way for a reunion by his departure to once again get some attention for himself. Just my .02.

It doesn't mean that he knew anything.

And maybe the "new info" was really the same old info that was really sinking in finally: GNR wasn't taking him anywhere.  It wasn't providing a fulfilling life for him.

I agree with that too.

I agree.

Playing 25 year old songs you had nothing to do with isn't exactly a dream set-up.  But could be a means to an end, if that payoff was you eventually having your own stuff released under the GNR banner.

But when the man that controls when (if?) that happens can't be bothered to get moving, you lose that chance of a payoff.  And suddenly, plowing through 'Nightrain' for the 150th time starts to lose its luster.

Didnt we discuss this whole thing on another thread  :P

Hey, the scant reunion issue has flooded this board with really the same thread over and over.

I'm not a musician, but I can't imagine playing classic GNR songs to an enthusiastic audience would ever get old. He used to always do those fist bumps from his heart to the audience. SIXX AM has a few good songs, but I don't think they are anywhere near the same caliber as GNR.  Now I could see singing that cheezy Cherry Pie song getting old. :hihi:

He has always stated he is a songwriter, and Sixx Am gave him that possibility, GNR? THey may have recorded something together, but we don't know that, and may never know.  However, I would certainly be impatient or frustrated if I where him,  about not having my input in the band come out fully, if what DJ is about is creating music.

That's a valid point, but if your own music is so great why do you need to keep riding on the coattails of GNR?

That would make Nikki Sixx happy.  :hihi:

He didn't.  That's why he quit!   :hihi:

I mean right now by throwing out his opinions on the reunion speculations. :hihi:

I just find it funny, you can find interviews where DJ says " he's in GnR for the long run", "sixx Am will not be touring".  Then the opposite happens.  I understand where things change over time, but I can't help to think GnR was caught off guard by his decision.  That's where I think Nikki comes into play. 

It is odd that some view it as DJ changing his mind and him quitting must have been a surprise for the band, but I view it more like something must have happened that made DJ quit, precisely because he always seemed so invested in GNR.

My conspiracy theory: DJ was sacked, and Axl gave him the opportunity to say that he quit so it doesnt look bad on anyone.

I was talking about DJ Ashba.  I thought we all were.

I certainly was speaking about DJ ASHBA. Nikki Sixx was never in GNR  ;D

I was talking about both of them. they are like Hekyll and Jekyll to me. They call themselves Hekkie and jekkie.

True that, but I believe that N6 forced him to choose. just my .02.

I really don't think that was the case at all.

Oh give it a rest.

I totally agree with you.

But the truth of it all, is that we both don't really know  :hihi:

And to add to the conspiracy fire, I say DJ was sacked because Slash came back. The reunion made DJ leave instead of DJ's departure paving the way for a reunion.

No disrespect, but of all the reunion speculation, this has to be the craziest. :peace: Damn, DJ is good at PR. What did Pt Barnum say about certain kinds of people being born every day. :hihi:

Somehow you think what DJ said in his letter made me think him leaving was because of Slash?

No, all I got from his letter was that he liked to write music, and Sixx Am was an outlet for him to do so. And given that he was not able to do so with GNR AFTER SO MANY YEARS, I assume he no longer viewed GNR as a possible creative outlet.

As someone else said you can only play Nighttrain so many times before starting to feel like a broken record.

Haha exactly! : ok:

If you say Gullible slowly it sounds like oranges.

No, I agree with you in that he did leave to have more creative input in his career. that is his choice, and he is free to do so. this is America and not Nazi Germany.. He is a master at PR in that he is using the current reunion speculations to generate attention for himself and SIXX AM by associating themselves wilth all the reunion hoopla. He is brilliant in his own narcissistic way. His letter had nothing to do with any hypothetical return of Slash. That too was a brilliant PR stunt written with the help of a NYC publicist.

This is for Woody

Well Im again avoiding replying some of what you are stating because, we already discussed this in another thread.
However I fail to see how DJ is generating attention for himself in this situation, because it was a random fan asking Nikki Sixx a question about GNR.

If you are somehow implying that Nikki Sixx registered a fake profile on twitter to ask himself a GNR related question in order to generate attention to himself and that somehow DJ is behind all of this, well?

That is as crazy and far fetched as me saying a reunion made DJ ashba leave. I think it is even crazier.  :nervous:

Dj made his own comments on twitter and his other social media. DJ and N6 are very manipulative individuals. Again just my opinion.

Hahaha always makes me laugh how upset people get at DJ's resignation letter to the fans.

Ive been a huge knocker of DJ.. for a lot of things... but thats one thing that people need to get a grip with. Pretty sure we have had that argument though.

I don't read DJ twitter.  Did you go and see his twitter?  :hihi: How can you be so up to date with what some dudes you don't like say?

But I just went to find what he said:

"Personally, I would love to see the original members of @gunsnroses ​ reunite. Let's hope it happens for the fans!! ;) ~ Much Love ~ DJA"

What he is actually saying in plain letters, is that he does not know whether a reunion is set in stone or not.  Which is odd, because it contradicts what Nikki Sixx said.

It could be just that, If Nikki Sixx is getting questions, I bet DJ ashba is getting those same questions tenfold.

He may be erasing his tracks though according to my conspiracy theory, that is, making everybody stay away from the notion that he was sacked because of the reunion by pretending not to know anything about it.  ;D

yes, this is not about the resignation letter but the current comments they are both making in their social media. it is attention seeking and self serving. It actually wouldn't surprise me if that horrible alternative nation clickbait site ran your DJ conspiracy story as a factual account of the way events transpired. :nervous: their MO is to pick up and run with rumours and theories they see on GNR forums. I read about the DJ/N6 stuff on threads at other forums.

Bumblefoot didnt say a word.

The issue is not whether they speak or they don't. There's always going to be some saying they don't like them for speaking and some for not speaking when they left.

it's not whether I like or dislike it. I just believe in my heart that DJ and N6 are capitalizing on GNR reunion fever to promote themselves. Again it is just my opinion. Nothing more and nothing less. we can agree to disagree.

Don't worry. Nobody that isnt a fan ever reads what they say. If it wasnt for you I would never know DJ Ashba is alive  :hihi:

Usually if you don't know anything, you don't say anything.  Both commented about the reunion cause they crave attention.  Would it be wrong to say, that it's wrong to promote yourself & your average band at another persons expense ?

which supports my belief that he uses GNR to promote himself. :hihi: alot of people know who N6 is though.

There is a time and a place for everything if both parties mutually agree. I just don't trust Hekkie and jekkie. Again just my personal opinion.

LOL Bumblefoot said plenty, from his little countdown to his repeated snarky passive aggressive statements in interviews.

I'm glad he is gone.

I still think DR Viossy blows Bumblefoot out of the water.

Im glad you two have a lot in common.   :hihi:

Pot,kettle,black.

check some of his interviews from earlier this year if you missed them.