Estranged pact between Axl and Slash?

[estrangedpaul]

Someone just told me that Axl and Slash made a pact that one of them cannot play Estranged without the other. Is that true? Anyone have a link to an interview it was mentioned in. Why this song - it was always considered Axl's baby rather than a collaborative effort although he did thank Slash in the record sleeve. I suppose Slash would never play that song without Axl anyway coz Axl is the only only one with a songwriting credit, but it just seems like an odd pact to make.

[badapple81]

I've never heard of this.

In 02 at one of the gigs Axl talks about an arguement and how hard it was to try and get Slash & Duff to want to do it.

[jmapelian]

well, did they play in 2002 live.

personally don't think the trio could pull of the leads, especialy the last