would you stop being friends with somone who makes fun of gnr?

[falungong69]

i have some older friends who grew up with gnr back in the mullet-head days.  they make fun of me all the time for supporting the new band and believing in this amazing, beautiful new music.  they can only understand simple blues rock and think it's still 1988.  so they tease me all the time.  it's actually gotten worse since the album came out.  i want it to stop, but they just keep at it, hammering me on the same old things over and over again.

outside of gnr, we're great friends and have fun together.  i'm always dependable about giving people rides, and i'm happy to let people borrow money if they need it.  but i've honestly had just about enough of the bullshit picking on gnr and chinese democracy. 

so is it okay to break up with friends over a band?  it seems silly and all, but really it's deeper than that.  to me, they seem like the major problem with society -- people who refuse to move on from the past and try to judge a book by its cover.  i don't know... maybe i'll calm down later, but lately i'm asking myself, 'why be friends with people who make fun of great music?'

[The Dog]

Is this for real?  This is a joke right?

[falungong69]

no joke.  i actually have quite  few friends (assholes) that don't like the new album.

[GNR4L]

Don't let it get to ya man, I have some friends like that its that their mad at Slash for being a sellout and leaving GnR.  I say Slash who ?  welcome ladies and gentlemen Mr. Robin Finck.

[Bodhi]

If I were only friends with people who liked the new band over the old band I would only have 1 or 2 friends...I have been hearing the "Chinese Democracy" taunts for the past decade...it is what it is...most friends I have like "Chinese Democracy" or at least think its o.k, but they still prefer the old stuff hands down...you have to give it time...this album has been out for 1 month...the old stuff has had 20 years to grow on people..I wouldnt write any friends off over it....The bottom line is I have been telling all my friends about how great the next GNR album was going to be and I was right...that is all that matters...

[Jim Bob]

No, people can like or dislike whatever they want.    I have friends who don't listen to any rock music at all.

[Wooody]

I used to make music with a friend who used to piss me off by saying GNR (but axl especially) sucked and how axl had the most annoying voice ever.
He knew I love gnr's music and used it to hurt my lil feelings

Needless to say I dont make music with him anymore and ever since I left ze motherland I hardly ever speak to him.

Of course it wasnt all because of GNR. He started behaving like a pretentious prick and the music he made suffered because of it.

[Sillything]

Nobody I know likes gnr the way I do. I'm the coolest smartest motherfucker over here

[GNRreunioneventually]

most of my asshole friends always do that but its not all the time like yours i'm guessing just make fun of them for something else like if they're fat or ugly or something. if you counter their shit with something else thats better they'll hush quick.

when i'm with my friends they like to listen to rap so i just try to mimick what ever rap song in playing and most of the time i just get threaten a punch in the face and thats it.

don't let'em bother you but also don't be a lil' bitch about things, stand up and fire back with something. I find your mom jokes work fine or grandmother jokes, whatever floats your boat.

[Buddha_Master]

Personal time. We, my wife and I, had really good friends who we did lots of things together. I was the best man at their wedding, my wife was the main bridesmaid (Matron of honor I think its called). Hung out almost every weekend. My kids even called them like Aunt _____. They were our best friends. I hope that paints the correct image. Actually they were pretty much our only real friends.

We just had a big falling out over politics no less, last October. We were, and continue to be, big Barack Obama fans. Donated to his campaign, worked for him making calls to swing states. Seriously hardcore fans. Our "friends" talked some shit about Barack. They talked shit and were voting for McCain and Palin. It got crazy. They were over one day when my parents were over. My mom is a big Barack supporter as well, and they went at it. The next day I wrote them a letter expressing my sentiments, and that led us to "stop being friends" even to this day. Years of a friendship just crashed and burned. My wife still feels awful about the whole fucking thing. I am still bitter and my "I don't give a fuck" defense mechanism is in full gear.

So, I don't know. I guess this topic isn't that crazy. At least not to me who is going through something similar. What a bitch.

[TomFriend]

no joke.  i actually have quite  few friends (assholes) that don't like the new album.

Doesn't sound like you like them that much anyway.

[Meanmachine22]

If i'd stop beeing friends with anybody who makes fun of GNR i would not have a lot of friends.
GNR is such a easy target for silly jokes   

I actually would have to get rid of my girlfriend because she always imitates Axl and makes funny voices while singing SORRY 

on topic : A band should not be an indicator for a friendship

[willow]

I don't have many friends now, boy that list would get short!

[COMAMOTIVE]

When you're a little bit older, you'll look back on this thread and laugh that you actually made it

But for now, take this advicce from your true twisted soul mates

Never mention Gnr to them again, don't even bring it up. When they slag on you, just smile that weird smile of yours , nod your head and say something like " They said the Son of Sam was crazy too "

When you're listening to this album, the thought of your "friends" or anyone or anything else should not be allowed to enter your mental hemisphere. The music is there for you - nothing else should ever interfere

[The Prez]

If you like GN'R like it is today, stand up and say it to those fuckers  . They will respect that.
Never give up friends for taste of music.... everybody has somehow a different taste or a look a things, thank god otherwise life would be boring!

[D]

I'd disown my mother if she dissed Chinese Democracy

[faldor]

Back in the day I was driving a friend home and a GNR song came on the radio.  He started making fun of them so I stopped the car and had him get out and walk.  We were both joking, sort of, he only had to walk a couple of minutes as we had already made it to his street, though he didn't get curbside service.

[D]

Yeah, I get disappointed when my friends don't like it.


I remember going over to my band mates house and they spinning the fuck out of AFD on Vinyl

i told them i had some new songs and they were excited.

I played them and they gave me the face like they just smelled something bad and weren't interested in any of them....

[Deb Rose]

Don't let it get to ya man, I have some friends like that its that their mad at Slash for being a sellout and leaving GnR.  I say Slash who ?  welcome ladies and gentlemen Mr. Robin Finck.

Oh yeah baby   

[otgm]

most of my asshole friends always do that but its not all the time like yours i'm guessing just make fun of them for something else like if they're fat or ugly or something. if you counter their shit with something else thats better they'll hush quick.

when i'm with my friends they like to listen to rap so i just try to mimick what ever rap song in playing and most of the time i just get threaten a punch in the face and thats it.

don't let'em bother you but also don't be a lil' bitch about things, stand up and fire back with something. I find your mom jokes work fine or grandmother jokes, whatever floats your boat.

How old are you? 9?