Axl again on mygnrforum: Dexter homework

[younggunner]

The reason that always comes back to me when Im asked or just ponder on my own as to why I am a huge fan of Axl is because of how real he is. Hard to explain but the guy is the epitome of cool, without sacrificing an ounce or coming across as anything other than genuine.

[Princess Leia]

Huge explanation about several things besides the name GN'R. Great read!

Thanks a lot Axl

 

[Grouse]

Nice to hear Axl's side of the story. I always wondered about that whole "He wouldn't go onstage unless we gave him the name" claim by Slash. It always seemed so ludicrous to me.

Remember the truth is always somewhere in the middle, It's human nature to make one look better than they actually are(this goes both ways, the whole axl vs slash thing...)

Anyway I still think it's amazing that Axl is actually doing this for the fans.

[Gaymo, the Hobbit]

Can't describe how i fell. Thank you Axl. And fuck the haters. You've been proven wrong.

[The Dog]

Obviously it took Axl a very long time to write this, he didn't have to do it, but he did!

agreed, one of many reasons to be blown away by this.  Totally awesome and classy.  Wonder if the media will pick up on it.

[Jimmy?]

Really enjoyed readin that. Thanks Axl, you wanna get this stuff on paper dude. I'd fuckin' buy it  In all seriousness though, it's great he's doin this for the fans, i get a sense he's gettin a kick out of this too though which is cool!

[The Dog]

An axl autobiography would be beyond cool.

[Gaymo, the Hobbit]

Axl:

People love sayin' that middle trip. Easy to say but not so easy to prove.

Unfortunately it's not in the middle and I can back up every last line in my bit or I wouldn't be here.

You love his work and whatever else. More power to you!

And no, I'm not bitter at least in the sense of how you used it conveys. Felt good gettin' some of that off my chest and as I said that's just the tip.

If that's your honest impression it's definitely not rose colored lenses you're wearing. And I looked up the definition of bitter once in a pocket dictionary and got "having anger at something unjust or evil". I'm not angry but when I am with this particular someone who I thought was once my friend... the definition fits.

[jarmo]

Remember the truth is always somewhere in the middle

Then you have the mind twisting equally as true horseshit in Slash?s book but I have the rehearsal tapes.

Try to twist that around.



/jarmo

[cpaxlvacy]

hey jarmo is Axl going to answer some more questions from this board? theres the other thread with people asking some questions...

[Gaymo, the Hobbit]

I always knew that fucking tophat wearing fuck was a liar.

[BurningHills]

I think we all knew that Axl was the honest one all this time.

Kind of paints the others in a different light now that the truth has finally come out.

Major thanks to Axl for sharing.

[Pine Barrens]

Nice to hear Axl's side of the story. I always wondered about that whole "He wouldn't go onstage unless we gave him the name" claim by Slash. It always seemed so ludicrous to me.

Remember the truth is always somewhere in the middle, It's human nature to make one look better than they actually are(this goes both ways, the whole axl vs slash thing...)

Anyway I still think it's amazing that Axl is actually doing this for the fans.

Like I've said before, I don't take sides on personal issues between people I don't even know. But from a purely legal standpoint, this particular issue (deciding ownership of the name) has always interested me. I've heard Slash's account and now I've read Axl's, and Axl's seems to make more sense to me.

[MeanBone]

wow, this is gonna give slash a bad day tomorrow!


thanks Axl.


i can't believe i can actually thank Axl for something like this, i'm really diggin the New Axl 

[Gaymo, the Hobbit]

I hope this gets public really fast and the whole world, including the douchebag called Slash, can read it.

[Alan]

amazing to read all that.

thanks Axl for posting up your side of the story.

[fieldsy]

Interesting stuff - the last few days have been a hell of a ride.

Completely agree with the point that this was given to us for free by someone that did not in anyway have to share.  Thanks to Axl.

[Gunzen]

I keep saying to myself that Axl was convicted in the court of Public Opinion based solely on the fact that he never spoke out.

His response seems so much more logical than anything else as well.

One wonders why Axl waited this long to explain his side, but I am glad he did.  I read Slash's book, and found it entertaining but a bit self indulgent and contary to things he had said in the past.  I would love for this all to just go away now and maybe Axl can just occupy his time dropping more music.

Thanks Axl, and I am a huge fan of F1 as well, do you follow MotoGP?

[TomFriend]

It's fascinating and clears up a lot of smoke and mirrors to have Axl candidly and precisely tell his side of events, and more importantly his current feelings on them. I'm really enjoying these discussions/essays/whatever, and we're getting a clearer picture here than we would from any magazine/TV interview. It feels like this is all part of the big pay-off for the fans who've been loyal and believed since 1994.

[mrlee]

damn that was so long its strained my eyes reading it all.

Cool stuff, at times it gets a lil lost and confusing. But it when it made sense it was great to hear Axls side of the story.