Love the positive attitudes

[LIGuns]

Not a knock on anyone else but I find it interesting how we'll Bumblefoot and DJ come across in interviews..


Daily-Rock.ca: When you are creating new music or have some inspiration coming in, how do you decide for which band that inspiration goes to?

Ashba: You know, I'm a songwriter, also a producer, so I really study the style and I eat, sleep and breathe that style or that band while I am writing for that band. For me, SIXX: A.M. and GUNS N' ROSES [are] two completely separate worlds. It's easy for me to separate my brain; it's like painting black-and-white versus colors. There's no GUNS N' ROSES song that will ever sound like a SIXX: A.M. song and vice versa.

Daily-Rock.ca: How do you manage to make your brain work for both music and art?

Ashba: You know, it comes from my heart. I don't watch what other people are doing, there is no bullshit with me. Not everything I do succeeds, but the greatest thing about failure is that you can start over, with more intelligence.

Daily-Rock.ca: Since you are basically multitasking all the time, do you have some tips? How do you that?

Ashba: Well, I have a great group of people that surrounds me and works for me. We have a lot of projects going on; we have the clothing line, Ashba Media, Cirque du Soleil? I love to work, that's my passion. Every day, I'm a creator; I love to create, you know. Half of my brain is music, the other is art so when I get off tour, it's nice to do something creative that has nothing to do with music.

Daily-Rock.ca: Talking about creativity, how would you describe your projects? Do you put a lot of passion into them?

Ashba: I really do. You know, it doesn't matter if it gives you money? none of that matters! I don't need the money from the clothes, it's just about creating stuff that people enjoy wearing and that's something I'm very proud of it. When I see a fan wearing a t-shirt from the collection, that's winning. Knowing that this t-shirt has come from a little sparkle in my mind, that's awesome? There is no money that can buy that! Whatever I put my stamp on, I really do care about the quality, high quality that people enjoy.

Daily-Rock.ca: What is the best thing about being you, DJ Ashba?

Ashba: Honestly?when I lay down at night, I'm just proud. I made a lot of mistakes but always did things from my heart but I don't regret any of the mistakes I have made. I have a very blessed life and I pinch myself every day that I'm in one of the greatest bands in the world. I take a few steps forward and try to be a good person.


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[raindogs70]

They're just interviews - they know they have a good gig and doing better than a lot of their peers are doing right now in music, Ashba's just using the GNR limelight while he has it to promote his side projects, success came late to him, but at least it came.

[MJ23]

Well it ain't that easy.

Sometime you can jeopardize things by giving assumptions and opinions, sometimes you want to give some information but it ain't really the time and place to do so.

If "most of us" or "some of us" would be happy with one question answered maybe we would get some.
But normally one answered question leads automatically to the next one.

If someone from the GNR camp would answer the question "Is the Vegas DVD coming" with "we are in negotiations", people would jump on it and ask "when" "what format" "downloadable?" ...
So you are always in a no-win-situation if you are in the GNR camp. People twist the answers and interviews just to be able to make out what the band is doing the wrong way.
Years ago people complained about no interviews, now they examine each and every word like they are a fucking medical examiner. WTF?!

Ashba's just using the GNR limelight while he has it to promote his side projects, success came late to him, but at least it came.

Serious about that?! I know about ex-members who are still living from once being a part of GNR!

Don't get me wrong. Everyone deserves the fame by being a part of the band. To me it depends on how many years someone has/had fun being a part of the game.

If a release comes, cool, if not, I'm fine with it. I am not waiting for anything

[raindogs70]

Well it ain't that easy.

Sometime you can jeopardize things by giving assumptions and opinions, sometimes you want to give some information but it ain't really the time and place to do so.

If "most of us" or "some of us" would be happy with one question answered maybe we would get some.
But normally one answered question leads automatically to the next one.

If someone from the GNR camp would answer the question "Is the Vegas DVD coming" with "we are in negotiations", people would jump on it and ask "when" "what format" "downloadable?" ...
So you are always in a no-win-situation if you are in the GNR camp. People twist the answers and interviews just to be able to make out what the band is doing the wrong way.
Years ago people complained about no interviews, now they examine each and every word like they are a fucking medical examiner. WTF?!

Ashba's just using the GNR limelight while he has it to promote his side projects, success came late to him, but at least it came.

Serious about that?! I know about ex-members who are still living from once being a part of GNR!

Don't get me wrong. Everyone deserves the fame by being a part of the band. To me it depends on how many years someone has/had fun being a part of the game.

If a release comes, cool, if not, I'm fine with it. I am not waiting for anything

I just read what I wrote back, I should have worded it differently -  I always root for guys where success came later to them in life, and would expect him to have GNR as his "calling card" for the variety of projects he takes part in. Everyone in GNR will always have that calling card when they're getting interviewed or making club appearances. Buckethead seems to be the only one who avoids the GNR name altogether, it's all about him and Bootsy.