Hi Axl,
Thank you kindly for taking time out of your life to answer questions and talk to your fans. You really are sincere and thoughtful and graceful
and I am probably not the only one to think that you definitely do not have to do any of this or do any interviews so this is extremely
generous of you.
"Chinese Democracy" is a Magnum opus. Thank you for being generous and sharing your creative genius with the world and with history,
as it will surely be regarded as one of the best works ever.
If I am fortunate enough to have a question answered here is my submission (two questions) and thank you in advance.
I totally understand if you cannot answer mine -- I am happy just to read your other responses, so thank you.
1.
Would you ever be interested in acting (whether it be stage or screen)? Even if you aren't contemplating it now -- would
you consider it?I think you have a natural gift as you are one of the most engaging and charismatic frontmen in the history of music.
This rare talent of yours often translates very well to acting -- as witnessed by some of the best performances ever on
screen --
the following singers all won Oscars for their acting performances: I could easily see your name on this list some day.Bing Crosby, Going My Way (1944);
Frank Sinatra, From Here to Eternity (1953);
Rita Moreno, West Side Story (1961);
Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl (1968);
Liza Minnelli, Cabaret (1972);
Cher, Moonstruck (1987);
Jamie Foxx, Ray (2005);
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (2006).
The following singers were nominated for Oscars for their acting performances:Judy Garland, A Star Is Born (1955);
Judy Garland, Judgment at Nuremberg (1962);
Liza Minnelli, The Sterile Cuckoo (1970);
Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues (1973);
Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1974)
Bette Midler, The Rose (1980)
Bette Midler, For the Boys (1992)
Will Smith, Ali (2002);
Queen Latifah, Chicago (2003);
Jamie Foxx, Collateral (2004);
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness (2007);
2. It must be torturous living in the "fishbowl" of celebrity -- where there are hangers-on that want a piece of your success, yes-men/women
who think agreeing with everything you say is a way into your inner circle, supposed "critics" that think they know about
music but haven't the first clue, supposed "reporters" who write lies about you and invade your privacy, and
everyone else (whether it be supposed "fans", so called "friends", former bandmates, supposed book "authors" -- all trying to
rip you down because of their envy of your talent and success).
This is most recently evidenced by how your kindness in posting to these various message boards has been twisted by the media and even
by some so called "fans". It seems there is always someone that wants to vilify, libel and slander you -- and in the utmost irony -- you in
no way had to do this for anyone, it was a sincere act of generosity and kindness (but yet some "fans" and so called "journalists" jump
at the chance to use this as an opportunity to twist your words, libel and slander you and take more shots at you -- as if they were
waiting in the wings to pounce with glee).
I guess no good deed goes unpunished! Which really makes those of us who have always supported you angry and disgusted. You seem to deal with this with utter class, rising above all the garbage -- how do you do this? I am a very sensitive person
and also in the arts (I'm a student) and growing up it has always been difficult for me to not let it get to me...and it is easy to hurt my feelings.
Are you naturally gifted with your eloquence and grace at not letting this rubbish get to youor do you have a philosophy or method you employ? Thank you again for your time and thoughtfulness and generosity. I admire all of your art and would be happy to see any
creation of yours. Being alive to witness your art is like living in the time of the great Renaissance artists,
like Raphael or Michelangelo.
Yours truly,
dreamer girl