Dr. Pepper's Chinese Democracy press release

[FunkyMonkey]

Thanks for posting this HBK.

It is going to be interesting to see how this plays out.

[mrbucketfoot]

Kudos to HBK + GNRdaily. Thanks for that!

[Howard2k]

Great interview, thanks.

[Crowebar]

I think this mixed with new mgmt is very cool

It's finally going to happen people.

All these frustrating years of waiting are soon to be over


All I can say is "Bring it on Axl"

[Crowebar]

Maybe there is no link. Or maybe the new management knew, and someone from Dr Pepper said something they shouldn't have. This reminds me of Harley Davidson releasing their ad onto their website complete with the song Better. Mistake? or deliberate error?

Maybe its all just part of CD promotion

I bet ya' ten bucks that this is true

[grog mug]

Axl says he knows nothing about Dr. Pepper....do you believe him?  I mean if it was part of promotion I think both sides would confirm that something was going to happen.....

[Atillla]

Axl says he knows nothing about Dr. Pepper....do you believe him?  I mean if it was part of promotion I think both sides would confirm that something was going to happen.....

Go back some pages and you will see this was discussed by wannabe lawyers in length and detail... we all dropped dead out of boredom in the process 

[jarmo]

Axl says he knows nothing about Dr. Pepper....do you believe him?

That's not exactly what he said was it?


He said he didn't know about the promotion and the band wasn't involved.

Which has been confirmed by the PR people as a fact.



I'm sure he knows about Dr Pepper though. Even I do and I'm not even living in the US. 





/jarmo

[Sickthings3]

Axl says he knows nothing about Dr. Pepper....do you believe him?  I mean if it was part of promotion I think both sides would confirm that something was going to happen.....

Why is it so hard to believe that Dr. Pepper did this all on their own, Axl heard about it (just like everyone else) and thought, "Cool, I like that" and replied publicly about it? Is it that difficult to believe that Axl is just a normal guy with a sense of humor? It's been proven time and time again that Axl isn't the Hollywood "I'm better then you" type, he just has his beliefs and fights for them.

And, knowing the way most people on this board and most GNR fans feel, why is it impossible that Dr. Pepper is sincere in this and that it MUST be an elaborate plan with Axl and GNR mngmt in cahoots or an April Fools Joke?

[wight gunner]

Axl says he knows nothing about Dr. Pepper....do you believe him?  I mean if it was part of promotion I think both sides would confirm that something was going to happen.....

Why is it so hard to believe that Dr. Pepper did this all on their own, Axl heard about it (just like everyone else) and thought, "Cool, I like that" and replied publicly about it? Is it that difficult to believe that Axl is just a normal guy with a sense of humor? It's been proven time and time again that Axl isn't the Hollywood "I'm better then you" type, he just has his beliefs and fights for them.

And, knowing the way most people on this board and most GNR fans feel, why is it impossible that Dr. Pepper is sincere in this and that it MUST be an elaborate plan with Axl and GNR mngmt in cahoots or an April Fools Joke?

Oh cool, Cahoot (a part of the Santandar Group who own the Abbey Bank) are on board too. 

[Oh My Choking Soul]

This Dr. Pepper thing makes me chuckle. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy, but the days of Marlboro and Jack Daniels sponsored tours for the most dangerous band in the world days would seem to be history. This all feels a little too corporate for my likeing, but if it leads to the release of CD, so be it. I just think that artists spend far too much time pimping shitty products these days instead of focusing on thier art. If I see another Kings of Leon car commercial, I'll puke. Easy for me to say I guess, bands struggle, but in my opinion Madonna doesn't need to be doing Vidal Sassoon commercials.

If GN'R has a Dr. Pepper sponsored tour, they should donate some of the proceeds to some Diabetese related charity. 

[russtcb]

I'd be willing to bet that any person (this isn't directed at anyone in particular) who complains about corporate sponsorship also downloads music...... they gotta make the money back somewhere.

[FunkyMonkey]

Axl says he knows nothing about Dr. Pepper....do you believe him? 

Yes.  His statement makes that pretty clear.

[Atillla]

This Dr. Pepper thing makes me chuckle. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy, but the days of Marlboro and Jack Daniels sponsored tours for the most dangerous band in the world days would seem to be history. This all feels a little too corporate for my likeing

Marlboro and Jack Daniels are as corporate as Pepper.. the difference is that Pepper won't give you cancer or make you kill someone while driving under the influence of it....it still tastes like @ss though

All this posing stuff by rockbands, pretending to be die-hard alcoholics and drug addicts... it's just dumb, especially considering most rockers are the biggest pussies to begin with   

[Oh My Choking Soul]

I'd be willing to bet that any person (this isn't directed at anyone in particular) who complains about corporate sponsorship also downloads music...... they gotta make the money back somewhere.

Touche! 

This Dr. Pepper thing makes me chuckle. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy, but the days of Marlboro and Jack Daniels sponsored tours for the most dangerous band in the world days would seem to be history. This all feels a little too corporate for my likeing

Marlboro and Jack Daniels are as corporate as Pepper .. the difference is that Pepper won't give you cancer or make you kill someone while driving under the influence of it....it still tastes like @ss though

All this posing stuff by rockbands, pretending to be die-hard alcoholics and drug addicts... it's just dumb, especially considering most rockers are the biggest pussies to begin with   

Good point, however, I do believe GN'R were living as wild a lifestyle as most any band with very few exceptions. If you doubt Adler's use of drugs you may be the most optomistic person in history.

Edit: Alcohol does not "make" you kill people. Reminds me of my favorite quote:

Handguns don't kill people, people with handguns kill people. 

[ppbebe]

Axl says he knows nothing about Dr. Pepper....do you believe him?  I mean if it was part of promotion I think both sides would confirm that something was going to happen.....

Why is it so hard to believe that Dr. Pepper did this all on their own, Axl heard about it (just like everyone else) and thought, "Cool, I like that" and replied publicly about it? Is it that difficult to believe that Axl is just a normal guy with a sense of humor? It's been proven time and time again that Axl isn't the Hollywood "I'm better then you" type, he just has his beliefs and fights for them.

And, knowing the way most people on this board and most GNR fans feel, why is it impossible that Dr. Pepper is sincere in this and that it MUST be an elaborate plan with Axl and GNR mngmt in cahoots or an April Fools Joke?

I think grog mug wanted to say "do you not believe him?"

Yep and dr pepper wouldn't have left out bh and might well have begged the release from the label as well if it initially had been a part of cd promotion.

Obviously they were fans out of contact with the gnr camp and decided to go for bloke combining pleasure with business. they wouldn't have made a press release at their official site to make the financial news if they hadn't been dead serious.
And this time it was timely it appears.


More proof that Tommy's right in saying Axl's incredibly loyal and totally has your back if you're straight with him and are loyal back.

[damnthehaters]

With the new management in place, with any luck CD will be out before the end of 2008.
I cannot see Dr Pepper giving every US citizen a free can of drink. Maybe they could make 1 million, or 10 millions cans available for 1 day only as part of Dr Pepper promo.

It does seem abit coincidental that after months of silence, two GN'R news stories crop up within days of each other. Maybe there have been some real cash flow problems inside GN'R. Maybe Dr Pepper are to sponser the next GN'R tour, and not have to give away a free can of pop to all of America, as they know CD is coming in 2008 

We are surprised and very happy to have the support of Dr Pepper with our album "Chinese Democracy," as for us, this came totally out of the blue. If there is any involvement with this promotion by our record company or others, we are unaware of such at this time. - Axl

Maybe there is no link. Or maybe the new management knew, and someone from Dr Pepper said something they shouldn't have. This reminds me of Harley Davidson releasing their ad onto their website complete with the song Better. Mistake? or deliberate error?

Maybe its all just part of CD promotion 

I'm confused...didn't Dr Pepper say they would GIVE away Dr Pepper's if CD came out?  So if Dr Pepper knows CD is coming out, why would that change the fact that they would still have to give Dr Peppers away?  Just because they know that CD is coming out doesn't mean that they WOULDNT have to give away Dr Peppers

[Howard2k]

Isn't that an April Fools joke?

[russtcb]

Isn't that an April Fools joke?

What? The Dr Pepper promotion? Not that I'm aware of.

[Howard2k]

No, not the Dr Pepper thing as a whole, but the explict comments about "buy x cans of Dr Pepper and you'll get Chi Dem on CD".  The distribution of Chi Dem based on GNR Dr P credits.

EDIT:  Nevermind, I was referring to a different Dr P/GNR story.