Dizzy Reed Richmond.com interview

[ClintroN]

I fuckin' have a life 'so I don't eat every single lie about CD's release, while others do.

thats why your here complaining with us hey

stop being so fuckin' negative

[Mikkamakka]

I fuckin' have a life 'so I don't eat every single lie about CD's release, while others do.

thats why your here complaining with us hey

stop being so fuckin' negative

I don't mean the new rumour, now I have faith in an early 2005 release, otherwise I wouldn't post. I meant the earlier rumours.

[younggunner]

I don't mean the new rumour, now I have faith in an early 2005 release, otherwise I wouldn't post. I meant the earlier rumours

If you never bought into the old rumors why do you continuoulsy tell us that your upset that the album hasnt come out yet?

[Mikkamakka]

I don't mean the new rumour, now I have faith in an early 2005 release, otherwise I wouldn't post. I meant the earlier rumours

If you never bought into the old rumors why do you continuoulsy tell us that your upset that the album hasnt come out yet?

Do you want to provocate me or you really don't think that it's possible that I can't believe that Jack met Dizzy who 'told' him that they had alreay filmed the first video and in the same time I'm unhappy with they haven't finished the album in 4,5,6,7,8...years? I believed that the album was on the horizont when Axl said that 'see you next summer with a bunch of new songs'. Since then I didn't believe in Tommy's or Dizzy's words when they were talkin' about that the long wait would over in some months. Now I have some faith in an early 2005 release, but even it'll come out in February or March, I won't be delighted by the 10-years gap, I'll always be upset with this long wait but once the album is released I'll be glad to finally buy it. Get it?

[younggunner]

you really don't think that it's possible that I can't believe that Jack met Dizzy who 'told' him that they had alreay filmed the first video and in the same time

Your asking the wrong person. I dont believe most of the rumors and fant interactions. So I am actually with you on this one 

I believed that the album was on the horizont when Axl said that 'see you next summer with a bunch of new songs'.

It was, but then a man named Buckethead entered the studio with them and they created even mor ematerial. Maybe even better material.

I know you dont believe what the actual members in the band say, but for people who do, people like me, they have said they have had some badluck along the way. SO take it for what its worth....

I won't be delighted by the 10-years gap, I'll always be upset with this long wait but once the album is released I'll be glad to finally buy it. Get it?

I kinda sort of get it. The only thing I would say is GNr doesnt really care if you are delighted or not with the wait. As long as you enjoy the music they have and will release, then thats what counts....

[mikegiuliana]

Thanks for the advice.

Obviously if the record company doesn't want their products competing with each other (Eminem, U2 and GN'R are all part of the same record company family), they just won't release them all during the same week or month. That's just logic.



/jarmo

If that's teh case I wish they would have planned out the others being pushed back instead of the new gun's album..Honestly though I just think it's because it's not ready.. Seems like it'll never be ready

[DRUNK]

you see

If February is the new target, when a single should be released?

February. CD won't come out before March.

You see its people like you who are like, no one releases albums in january/february. But a february release would be a good idea. No competition and most likely a guaranteed #1 spot the week it comes out. Anything less than #1 is a failure

If GN'R has to release CD in February to debut at #1, then it's a failure and GN'R is dead for the world. Chinese Democracy must debut in the 1st postion without waiting for the best month, when noone releases anything.

On the other hand the first single has to come out in Dec or February, 'cause in January nobody's really interested in buying music, so a January single release would cause a commercial failure for GN'R.

How stupid can you be?  In January "no one's really interested in buying music"?  Dude, people buy music all year round.  Music buying isn't seasonal, like hunting and fishing is.

There are always big releases, every month, of every year.  You're making it seem like february is a non release vacation time for the industry.

GNR will be a success no matter what.

And what is this stupid ass pride issue with you?  So if by your estimation, GNR releases an album in February, and they sell 6 million copies, then they're a failure because they didn't go up against anybody?  or using your logic, you should be thinking: if no one buys music in february, and they release the album, and they sell pretty good, then it's a huge success, because afterall, no one buys music then.

I pray that you are never a music executive, because everyone one of your projects would fail.  "yeah, hell, let's release Divo album the same day Metallica and the new Ozzy album come out.  let's try to kick their ass, cause that's what it's all about.  if we wait to release it, and we sell a few million, we'll lose credibility because we didn't beat those bands."

[Mikkamakka]

you really don't think that it's possible that I can't believe that Jack met Dizzy who 'told' him that they had alreay filmed the first video and in the same time

Your asking the wrong person. I dont believe most of the rumors and fant interactions. So I am actually with you on this one?

I believed that the album was on the horizont when Axl said that 'see you next summer with a bunch of new songs'.

It was, but then a man named Buckethead entered the studio with them and they created even mor ematerial. Maybe even better material.

I know you dont believe what the actual members in the band say, but for people who do, people like me, they have said they have had some badluck along the way. SO take it for what its worth....

I won't be delighted by the 10-years gap, I'll always be upset with this long wait but once the album is released I'll be glad to finally buy it. Get it?

I kinda sort of get it. The only thing I would say is GNr doesnt really care if you are delighted or not with the wait. As long as you enjoy the music they have and will release, then thats what counts....

Your question was

If you never bought into the old rumors why do you continuoulsy tell us that your upset that the album hasnt come out yet?

I hope I could have given you the answer. You can slice to parts my words and argue about them but your sentences are not related to your question. I could have tell your my opinion (like BH had been in the band since the spring of 2000, they had enough time to involve him into the recordings by 2001.02), but it'd go really offtopic and both of us told what thinks about the delay, so I won't do it again and again.

[SonofAGun]

http://www.richmond.com/music/music_out.cfm?ID=3249415&vertical=music


"What's the status with Chinese Democracy?
Actually, Chinese Democracy is very close to coming out. I've heard a few of the tracks and it sounds amazing. There are a few more things to do then it'll be ready. They were originally shooting for November, but it may be February now. It's gonna be great. "


Sorry if this is a dupe. I didn't see it.

[alexrose]

DIZZY REED: New GUNS N' ROSES Album To Arrive In February - Oct. 16, 2004 
 
GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed recently spoke to Richmond.com about playing with Axl Rose and his recent tour with his solo project, HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER. Several excerpts from the interview follow:

Richmond.com: What's the status with [the long-awaited GUNS N' ROSES album] "Chinese Democracy"?

Dizzy Reed: "Actually, 'Chinese Democracy' is very close to coming out. I've heard a few of the tracks and it sounds amazing. There are a few more things to do then it'll be ready. They were originally shooting for November, but it may be February now. It's gonna be great."

Richmond.com: Do you do any GN'R covers with HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER?

Dizzy Reed: "We do songs from the '70s. Every now and then we'll do one, but it's pretty hard to do a GUNS song without Axl. He's one of the best, one of the greatest."

Richmond.com: Why a cover band? What appealed to you about that?

Dizzy Reed: "What I'm doing now is fun. There's something very romantic about it. There's no pressure. You know, when you're doing GUNS there's pressure."

Richmond.com: How were you the only member of GUNS to stay on Axl's good side?

Dizzy Reed: "I believe in him, and I believe in what he's doing. I don't know what happened to the other guys. They quit one at a time. That's something I want people to know. They weren't kicked out of the band. They made the decision to leave and they had plenty of opportunities to come back. They walked out on us. And I didn't. I chose to stay, for a lot of reasons. I was at the point where I had put so many years of writing into it. I wanted to see it through. Axl gave me the chance to be in that band, and I am always going to be grateful for that."

Richmond.com: You rehearsed right next to GUNS N' ROSES back in the day, right?

Dizzy Reed: "Yeah, we had a rehearsal space next to them. We lived there and would have crazy after-parties. This was before they had even gotten signed, but you could see GUNS N' ROSES were gonna be huge. Being around them you could tell. Axl had told me he wanted a keyboard player and he wanted it to be me. People talk like that all the time ? but he kept his word."

Richmond.com: Do you ever get nostalgic for the good ol' days on Sunset Strip?

Dizzy Reed: "When I moved out to the suburbs, I stopped going to Hollywood for years. Recently I started playing at the Cat Club with the STARF**KERS, so now I'm up there a lot more. I'm next to the Whiskey. It's so different. It's so dead. People who weren't there during the '80s don't get it. You can't explain it to them. There were thousands of bands from all over the world trying to make it there on the Sunset Strip. 'Cause that's what you had to do. It was crazy. But going back to your original question, yeah, sometimes I get nostalgic. But it was tough. None of us had jobs, we were constantly having to find a place to sleep and something to eat. But you had nothing to lose. Everyone was going for it."

Read Dizzy Reed's entire interview with Richmond.com at this location. 
 
http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=28059

[bolton]

cool,thank you

[Sino-lieS]

I noticed Dizzy called the album by its title.."Chinese Democracy". I always wondered if they would change it.

[RnT]

They were originally shooting for November, but it may be February now.

MAY BE.

[Music For Life]

http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=28059


oh man, im so excited.  there has never been any release date as credible as this one.  God, it must be true this time because DIZZY said so.  i cant belive it, i just cant believe it, its finally going to come out.  i think i just pissed myself.

GET IN THE RING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sino-lieS]

WOW! Blabbermouth is incredibly against and negative towards Axl!!! Everytime I go there the comments following a Gn'R news article is ridiculous! Being a die-hard gunner I feel like taking up arms!

Thanks for the Article !!

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Wow once again Dizzy gives a tentative date, he speaks about the album and the same usual suspects are bashing hiim and calling him a liar. And you wonder why axl doesnt tell us shit.

[AC]

DIZZY REED: New GUNS N' ROSES Album To Arrive In February - Oct. 16, 2004 
 
GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed recently spoke to Richmond.com about playing with Axl Rose and his recent tour with his solo project, HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER. Several excerpts from the interview follow:

Richmond.com: What's the status with [the long-awaited GUNS N' ROSES album] "Chinese Democracy"?

Dizzy Reed: "Actually, 'Chinese Democracy' is very close to coming out. I've heard a few of the tracks and it sounds amazing. There are a few more things to do then it'll be ready. They were originally shooting for November, but it may be February now. It's gonna be great."

Richmond.com: Do you do any GN'R covers with HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER?

Dizzy Reed: "We do songs from the '70s. Every now and then we'll do one, but it's pretty hard to do a GUNS song without Axl. He's one of the best, one of the greatest."

Richmond.com: Why a cover band? What appealed to you about that?

Dizzy Reed: "What I'm doing now is fun. There's something very romantic about it. There's no pressure. You know, when you're doing GUNS there's pressure."

Richmond.com: How were you the only member of GUNS to stay on Axl's good side?

Dizzy Reed: "I believe in him, and I believe in what he's doing. I don't know what happened to the other guys. They quit one at a time. That's something I want people to know. They weren't kicked out of the band. They made the decision to leave and they had plenty of opportunities to come back. They walked out on us. And I didn't. I chose to stay, for a lot of reasons. I was at the point where I had put so many years of writing into it. I wanted to see it through. Axl gave me the chance to be in that band, and I am always going to be grateful for that."

Richmond.com: You rehearsed right next to GUNS N' ROSES back in the day, right?

Dizzy Reed: "Yeah, we had a rehearsal space next to them. We lived there and would have crazy after-parties. This was before they had even gotten signed, but you could see GUNS N' ROSES were gonna be huge. Being around them you could tell. Axl had told me he wanted a keyboard player and he wanted it to be me. People talk like that all the time ? but he kept his word."

Richmond.com: Do you ever get nostalgic for the good ol' days on Sunset Strip?

Dizzy Reed: "When I moved out to the suburbs, I stopped going to Hollywood for years. Recently I started playing at the Cat Club with the STARF**KERS, so now I'm up there a lot more. I'm next to the Whiskey. It's so different. It's so dead. People who weren't there during the '80s don't get it. You can't explain it to them. There were thousands of bands from all over the world trying to make it there on the Sunset Strip. 'Cause that's what you had to do. It was crazy. But going back to your original question, yeah, sometimes I get nostalgic. But it was tough. None of us had jobs, we were constantly having to find a place to sleep and something to eat. But you had nothing to lose. Everyone was going for it."

Read Dizzy Reed's entire interview with Richmond.com at http://www.richmond.com/music/music_out.cfm?ID=3249415&vertical=music
 
Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=28059

[estranged.1098]

He said they're shooting for a February release, not that it will happen for sure.

[jarmo]

Merged threads.

I wonder why it showed up on Blabbermouth now. 




/jarmo

[dave-gnfnr2k]

The only person word we should be listening for when it comes to a CD release date is Axl. Until I hear him  say Feb, March or April then i wont believe anything.