I had never read that article... its incredible. It was very interesting to see Axl explain his side of that story. I still don't agree with his stance on pictures during those times, but the bootleg angle is completely understandable. People were making tons of money off of them and I suppose it was difficult to differentiate between what was a camera, an audio recorder or a video camera. But then he goes on to say that he doesn't want a crappy version of a song to get out there that they half-assed live one night. I totally disagree with that. Your true fans at that time want to see the good, the bad and the ugly.
I was also surprised to see him accept partial blame for the riot. Its too bad that message didn't get out.
My favorite quote of the article is:
It's like when you get on an airplane and they give you that whole speech about where the exit doors are, or when you can smoke.
Gosh I feel old, I remember those days....
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