If the truth happened to be unflattering to Axl, I think you know as well as I do that he would consider himself betrayed and cut off all ties like hes done to many over the years.? As an Axl loyalist, do you think Del James could truly be objective and risk upsetting his friend??
I don't know their friendship, but I wouldn't be surprised if Axl actually respects certain peoples' honest opinions.
Now, it's possible that the two of them see things in a similar way, and that might be viewed as being biased.
/jarmo