GUNS N' ROSES Target Early 2005 For New Album: STINSON - Sep. 10, 2004
GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson promises that the group's long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", will appear before there are democratic elections in the People's Republic.
"It's really close," he tells the Toronto Sun newspaper in today's edition. "There are a few small things to finish up, and some negotiating with the record company. So I'm guessing it'll be released sometime in the New Year, and of course we'll tour the world afterwards."
Stinson says "Chinese Democracy" sounds "a little like the old GUNS, but a lot deeper lyrically. There's more introspective and socially minded stuff, and musically it takes a lot more risks than they ever took. It's going to be amazing."
With regards to how his GN'R gig compares to his previous band, THE REPLACEMENTS, Stinson told the New York Newsday, "It's more family-oriented, a lot more stable, which is a good thing, because I'd rather not work with unstable people anymore."
Asked who the "better boss" is ? Axl Rose or THE REPLACEMENTS mainman Paul Westerberg, Stinson said, "Paul was really never a boss, and Axl isn't really a boss, either. He's more of a collaborator. Axl is much better to work with; he wants to include you rather than exclude you. Paul's very, 'It's mine, do it this way.' Axl wants to get the best from everyone and give credit where credit is due."
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