what would happen if Jarmo asks to interview Axl?

[chris75]

Like most fans I have a unique take on Guns and therfore it's highly unlikely that one interviewer could convey what I myself deem to be most pertinent. Over the years ive met many who share the same tastes of myself, sadly a shared interest is not enough. Nothing has saddend me more than fans of a subject who don't see what I see or have a completely different take. Life is about shared experience, it's imperative that we find one who see's what see 2 enjoy the journey.

I also hope 2 meet many people over the next few years, people like Axl. I don't wan't 2 meet Axl as a fan, but as an equal. The fan thing get's in the way, the shutters go down, you are related 2 as a fan. If you take something 2 the table, if you yourself are an artist or have had some success in some other feild then you play ping pong on an even table. The fan stuff is not an issue you are deemed to be a fellow artist admiring another's work, this is the only connection that i would have any interest in pursuing.

I would imagine that for the reasons expressed Axl would be quite weary of granting jarmo an interview, the fact that jarmo is also a conceited jackass with an overstated sense of self importance would not help matters. My take is it's best to leave the interviewing to the pro's, and the  fan sites to the fanatics. Chinese Democracy will be released this year, I have no doubt's, when it is interviews will be renderd obsolete the music will answer our questions.

Axl is a great artist, a talented intospective human being with depth and soul, he is also deeply insecure. I have great faith that CD will be a great success, he will deliver the goods. Someone as talented as Axl cannot invest so much time and energy for anything less, he vision will be fufilled, he will burry appetite. The new band is Axl, the new songs come accross well the old numbers seem hollow. Axl's voice is good on the new songs on the old songs his vocals are awfull. For me, Axl's genius is now belongs in the studio, it is there that he will fufill his destiny and seal his legacy, the live stuff will be a bonus.

Axl need's clarity for his vision, when your bandmates pursue questionable lifestyles this is hard to acheive. As much as i miss the old guys I think the break up was neccassary for the evoloution of Axl. We have waited long and patiently, and we will soon be rewarded.

[sandman]

And don't tell me that there's nothing to talk about cause when you say something like that, it seems like you wouldn't know what to ask him and that's not the case,I'm pretty sure about that as well

I think GN'R's message to everybody has been "when we have something to say, we'll say it" for a long time now.....



/jarmo

i couldn't disagree more.

that may have been the message from gnr in the past, but just read the letter from merck and you get an entirely different message (assuming of course that merck was being honest.....which is a MAJOR assumption? )

just look at some of the quotes from Merck....


"I explained that it was not possible for him to write such a story as he had not spoken to ..... Axl...."

"Contrary to his blatant lie that he was told by "management" that W. Axl Rose "could not be reached for comment" I made it clear that we could not consider his request for an interview with either Axl or myself until we knew who the other people involved in the article were"

"I would then contact Axl and we could consider whether to participate"

[Saul]

I would imagine that for the reasons expressed Axl would be quite weary of granting jarmo an interview, the fact that jarmo is also a conceited jackass with an overstated sense of self importance would not help matters. My take is it's best to leave the interviewing to the pro's, and the  fan sites to the fanatics.

Ouch! 

[ppbebe]

The problem is that, In the world of entertainment, most of those "pros" are plain fanatics.   

[PhillyRiot]

I agree with Sandman 100%.  Let's see if Merck was bullshitting or not.  Merck made it sound like Axl wouldn't participate if former members or people not involved in the recording process were interviewed too.  Therefore, I see no reason why Axl would not grant Jarmo, a guy whose loyalty to Axl is unquestionalble, an interview.  Jarmo vs. Axl one on one. 

[the dirt]

that may have been the message from gnr in the past, but just read the letter from merck and you get an entirely different message (assuming of course that merck was being honest.....which is a MAJOR assumption? )

just look at some of the quotes from Merck....


"I explained that it was not possible for him to write such a story as he had not spoken to ..... Axl...."

"Contrary to his blatant lie that he was told by "management" that W. Axl Rose "could not be reached for comment" I made it clear that we could not consider his request for an interview with either Axl or myself until we knew who the other people involved in the article were"

"I would then contact Axl and we could consider whether to participate"

Well, pretty hard to get people that are involved presently when they are all gag-ordered. I'd go as far to say that the gag-order remains ineffect up until 5 years have passed until they had last been involved.

Of course axl and the paper knew who would probably be involved in the article, and without a doubt it wasn't gonna be anyone current unless the article was gonna be a blank page or two.

[Johnnyblood]

I would imagine that for the reasons expressed Axl would be quite weary of granting jarmo an interview, the fact that jarmo is also a conceited jackass with an overstated sense of self importance would not help matters. My take is it's best to leave the interviewing to the pro's, and the? fan sites to the fanatics. Chinese Democracy will be released this year, I have no doubt's, when it is interviews will be renderd obsolete the music will answer our questions.

I guess you didn't read Jarmo's excellent interview with Tommy Stinson, smart guy.

[jarmo]

I would imagine that for the reasons expressed Axl would be quite weary of granting jarmo an interview, the fact that jarmo is also a conceited jackass with an overstated sense of self importance would not help matters.

Thanks for the laugh. I'll add "conceited jackass" before "nazi" and "power hungry" to the list of personal "qualities". 




/jarmo

[Kujo]

I would imagine that for the reasons expressed Axl would be quite weary of granting jarmo an interview, the fact that jarmo is also a conceited jackass with an overstated sense of self importance would not help matters. My take is it's best to leave the interviewing to the pro's, and the? fan sites to the fanatics.

What name did you used to use here, and what did you get banned for?

[WAR?]

I think it would be great gesture on Axl's part to grant an interview to a loyal fan who put together a great board. Besides, on an intuitive level, wouldn't one of us be perfect for reporting news without ridiculous spins or misrepresentation of the facts? GNR's story, the truth and nothing but the truth, is what Axl is about and so are we.

[Elrothiel]

Man... a Jarmo vs Axl interview would be so great! I'd love for it to happen! Of course, because of all the lawyers and random authoritative personages around Axl... things would get difficult. I think all that is getting out of hand, and I think if Axl just dumped all those people (the kind of people he used to hate), he'd be able to just jam with his new buddies, and New Gn'R would be a rock n' roll band again instead of a rock n' roll band imitating a major corporation. I'm betting that Axl thinks this from time to time, only he's so caught up in it that he can't... or won't get out.
Maybe all this is spawning new songs, and the fact that there are so many, Axl could be having trouble deciding which ones would be worthy of Chinese Democracy... I don't know... I wish I did, then I'd know, and just to annoy everyone, I'd say "I'll tell you soon, but not now" XD
Anyhoo, GO JARMO!!! GET THAT INTERVIEW!!! \m/-_-\m/

[Lisa]

simply ..if anything of that nature came to fruition, I think we'd get a damn good interview

[Sino-lieS]

I think it would be very cool for Axl to do this. For one thing unlike official press folks an interview with Jarmo would be more underground and 'streetish' so to speak. Jarmo would be an instant celebrity among the music world
He would have boldly went where no one has gone ....recently,  anyways in interviewing the Axeman.

But then again as chief Jarmo has said...when Guns have something to say, they will say it.

Happy St. Pat's!

[usurper]

After all the years and dedication that Jarmo has put into this website (which btw is the best on the net) an interview is the least Axl can do.

[jarmo]

After all the years and dedication that Jarmo has put into this website (which btw is the best on the net) an interview is the least Axl can do.

Well, I never did it to get attention from the band or anything like that.

The acknowledgments I've gotten so far from them are a really nice bonus. For example, I never imagined I'd be interviewing a band member back when I started the site....




/jarmo

[thelostrose]

After all the years and dedication that Jarmo has put into this website (which btw is the best on the net) an interview is the least Axl can do.

Well, I never did it to get attention from the band or anything like that.

The acknowledgments I've gotten so far from them are a really nice bonus. For example, I never imagined I'd be interviewing a band member back when I started the site....




/jarmo

on one hand, this is just a fansite, so jarmo is just another guy who runs a fansite - even if it's the best gnr-site i know. so basically he just an ordinary guy, noone special (don't take this the wrong way, no offence!!!), no one from a paper whatsoever. 1:0 for no interview.

on the other hand, jarmo did a great inteview with tommy. so the general could only say positive stuff about him, i guess. 1:1.

so the final question is: does axl want to talk to anyone right now? well, i would ask, but only once. if there's a no, we know what we're on to. if it'S done the right way, asking doesn't hurt anyone.

[usurper]

After all the years and dedication that Jarmo has put into this website (which btw is the best on the net) an interview is the least Axl can do.

Well, I never did it to get attention from the band or anything like that.

The acknowledgments I've gotten so far from them are a really nice bonus. For example, I never imagined I'd be interviewing a band member back when I started the site....




/jarmo

Axl does know about you and your website though, ya know Pukkelpop and his comment about your website. I guess it's nice to be known by somebody you admire.

[jarmo]

so basically he just an ordinary guy, noone special (don't take this the wrong way, no offence!!!)

Don't worry about that. 




/jarmo

[*Izzy*]

This is the best site on the net


  Izzy?

[neko]

After all the years and dedication that Jarmo has put into this website (which btw is the best on the net) an interview is the least Axl can do.

Well, I never did it to get attention from the band or anything like that.

The acknowledgments I've gotten so far from them are a really nice bonus. For example, I never imagined I'd be interviewing a band member back when I started the site....




/jarmo

on one hand, this is just a fansite, so jarmo is just another guy who runs a fansite - even if it's the best gnr-site i know. so basically he just an ordinary guy, noone special (don't take this the wrong way, no offence!!!), no one from a paper whatsoever. 1:0 for no interview.

on the other hand, jarmo did a great inteview with tommy. so the general could only say positive stuff about him, i guess. 1:1.

so the final question is: does axl want to talk to anyone right now? well, i would ask, but only once. if there's a no, we know what we're on to. if it'S done the right way, asking doesn't hurt anyone.

i agree that Jarmo its a regular guy , but he is also the owner of the biggest GNR community in the internet and probably in the world (how can you put more fans together in one place?)  so Jarmo its not the regular fan, he made the site and now the site its a big community where almost every GNR fan that searchs the web for info about the band gets into this site , in this time where the internet its so important to be the creator of a really succesful website its an important thing.