CNN article on Axl, CD, and the NYC Shows

[GunnerOne 84]

Here is the link:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/08/music.guns.n.roses.ap/index.html

And I am sorry if this didn't need it's own thread, please lock it if this is the case. I put it here so it would be seen by people who didn't always check the sticky at the top.

[Cowboy Buddha]

thanks man

[BLS-Pride]

Axl Rose: New Guns N' Roses album due in fall

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rock recluse Axl Rose made a surprise radio appearance to proclaim that Guns N' Roses' 10-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" album will finally hit store shelves this fall.

The comments Saturday on Eddie Trunk's syndicated radio show marked the first interview the painfully private Rose has given since his failed 2002 comeback tour, which was abruptly scrapped midway amid riots and canceled shows.

Rose's impromptu appearance came when former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, who was co-hosting the show, called Rose's cell phone and patched the call through the studio.

Quizzed on when the near-mythical album would come out, Rose said, "Sometime this fall or late fall." His band could be heard rehearsing in the background. "It will be out this year."

Trunk invited Rose to drop by the studio, and about an hour later he did.

Asked about the aborted 2002 comeback tour, which ended when Rose failed to appear for a gig in Philadelphia, Rose told Trunk he felt pressured into doing it before he was ready. But he insisted he has no regrets, since the short-lived tour helped the new band members to gel. (The 2002 lineup included keyboard player Dizzy Reed from the original GN'R, former Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck, bassist Tommy Stinson from the Replacements, guitar shredder Buckethead, drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia formerly of Primus, guitarist Richard Fortus from the former Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love, and keyboard player Chris Pittman.)

"Can you tell people why the tour ended at that point?" asked Trunk.

"Umm, no, not exactly," said Rose, declining to discuss it.

Plans are currently in the works for Rose to relaunch his comeback by playing four shows at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom over the next 10 days, then head to Europe to play several music festivals. The first Hammerstein show is May 12.

Rose said the band at the Hammerstein shows will be similar to the one that played the 2002 tour, except for a new lead guitarist, whom he declined to identify except to say it's not an old GN'R member. Buckethead left the band in 2004.

However, later in the broadcast, Rose seemed to contradict himself when he said he's been hobnobbing with former GN'R guitarist and songwriter Izzy Stradlin, and strongly hinted that Stradlin may show up for the Hammerstein shows.

Former GN'R guitar maestro Slash may end up back in the band as well, but probably not before the Hammerstein shows.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

[GnR-NOW]

looks like cnn likes to believe the slash returning rumors too

[Meanmachine22]

"Former GN'R guitar maestro Slash may end up back in the band as well, but probably not before the Hammerstein shows."---seems like they will never stop to report this...

[GunnerOne 84]

I noticed that, amazing how it is put to rest by axl himself, but the rumor still persists.

[LittleFly]

Yeah, I don't remember Axl saying anything about Slash returning to the band.  Stupid journalists 

[Dont Try Me]

annoying article indeed. 

[WARose]

they called the 30+ shows europe tour "several music festivals"

and axl put the reunion rumours to a rest in that exact radio interview...

ARE THOSE GUYS STUPID???  SERIOUSLY......

[Eric]

Axl explained himself after saying Izzy might be at the shows-I think its obvious Izzy is not in the band-the article is misleading there

[shaun]

Former GN'R guitar maestro Slash may end up back in the band as well, but probably not before the Hammerstein shows.

how did they work that out? 

[Jimmy?]

its not misleading, its bull ?

[Hatts]

Cool article up until the damn slash thing.  Slash is seriously never coming back.  I'm sure axl really just doesn't like him.




Fuck,
Hatts

[ARC]

"..Former GN'R guitar maestro Slash may end up back in the band as well, but probably not before the Hammerstein shows..."

 

... sorry, did I miss that part of the interview...?

[ppbebe]

Let me interpret this Jounalists 2cents in return.

Former GN'R guitar maestro Slash may end up back in the band as well, but probably not before the Hammerstein shows.

Maybe they meant vr by "the band" there?

Or they think GNR needs 4 guitarists or it takes 2 guitarists to replace BH.

[Christos AG]

Let me interpret this Jounalists 2cents in return.

Former GN'R guitar maestro Slash may end up back in the band as well, but probably not before the Hammerstein shows.

Maybe they meant vr by "the band" there?

Or they think GNR needs 4 guitarists or it takes 2 guitarists to replace BH.

They don't mention when in the future.

It could be 10 years after the Hammerstein shows... 

[The Bedouin]

relax people, it's good article, only the last paragraph doesnt make any sense.

[GypsySoul]

Not that I'm sticking up for the shitty journalists but in this case I don't think it's 100% on them because Axl's talked outta both sides of his mouth too. At the Korn party he said he hadn't seen Slash in ten years then like two months later he said he saw him last October.

IMO, it's all just part of the game. If Axl really wanted to squash these kinds of rumors then he would've just said who the 3rd guitarist is .... but then what fun would that be? 

[ppbebe]

But did he say he saw the uninvited caller himself last october?

relax people, it's good article, only the last paragraph doesnt make any sense.

well it makes some sense...in an agnostic way of thinking. as follows

They don't mention when in the future.

It could be 10 years after the Hammerstein shows... 

key words = "may" "not before"

[MJRoses23]

I thought it was a good article minus the Slash part and its great GNR is getting press from the likes of CNN instead of just internet articles from random sites all the time.