Dj Ashba: I've Written 12 Songs For Axl That He Really Likes

[FunkyMonkey]

Mama's Fallen Angels Interview with DJ Ashba of Guns N Roses and Sixx AM

January 11, 2012

Great interview with a man who works with some of the biggest names in rock and roll, and is EASILY identifiable as one of the premiere guitarists you can catch anywhere today.  We all know DJ Ashba from his high profile gigs with GNR and Sixx AM, and I was awarded the honor of sitting down with the extremely talented songwriter/guitarist late last week. 

@ 12:30 he talks about a new Guns N' Roses album.  He says he's written 12 songs for Axl that he really likes and a new album "absolutely is our main priority."

@ 9:50 Dj Ashba: "As far as February, I believe we have some Guns dates booked."

Here's how it all went down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6huTbmVuPuk

http://www.mamasfallenangels.com/forum/topics/mfa-interview-with-dj-ashba-of-guns-n-roses-and-sixx-am

[Scabbie]

Axl's 'vault' must be stuffed full of stuff now.

2012 could be a very exciting year!

[14 Yrs Of Silence]

DJ is the man!  He seems to have really motivated Axl.

[GnR-NOW]

Did I hear right? GNR dates in February ?

[Scabbie]

Did I hear right? GNR dates in February ?

I heard that too!

[willow]

Can't wait too hear what they come up with, now that Dj is aboard.

[cineater]

Axl likes a lot of stuff.  Did he sing and dance to it? 

[Buddha_Master]

Curious how this works for Axl. If Axl has certain songs he wants to be on the next album but then DJ wrote other songs, would Axl feel pressured to include some tracks DJ worked on as to not offend him or some shit? Also, whatever happened to collaborations? I think all future tracks would be written by Axl or co written. Kind of like Better (Axl and Fink) or If The World (Axl and Pittman). I guess DJ maybe just supplied music and Axl if he digs them would do his thing with the lyrics. I don't want any "So Fine" nonsense on any future GNR album.

Eh I think Ill cut DJ some slack due to how fucking fantastic Mi Amor and Ballad are. Goddamn I wish the next album would come out before the end of the world.

[Mr. Redman]

With the pocket of Ashba/Stinson/Rose/Fortus ya can bet your ass we'll be hearing a great fucking album!

[sofine11]

Curious how this works for Axl. If Axl has certain songs he wants to be on the next album but then DJ wrote other songs, would Axl feel pressured to include some tracks DJ worked on as to not offend him or some shit? Also, whatever happened to collaborations? I think all future tracks would be written by Axl or co written. Kind of like Better (Axl and Fink) or If The World (Axl and Pittman). I guess DJ maybe just supplied music and Axl if he digs them would do his thing with the lyrics. I don't want any "So Fine" nonsense on any future GNR album.

I've been wondering the same.  If Axl already has a finished album that may just require some "sprucing up", where does this leave all these songs DJ's written?

I wonder if we'll get the rest of the CD Era tracks before the "DJ album" just to tide the fans over while they're working on that...

[cineater]

I don't think you can call it the DJ album.  If you'll recall DJ said Axl has stuff he has showed DJ.  We may have a writing duo but we are also load with other composers in camp.  We may still have some who are not stage performers.  We could have any combination/number of people working with each other on different songs.

[spgunner]

Although I'm excited to hear this amazing band in the studio I hope we can see some new tracks with Bucket/Robin/Paul at the future too.

[fTw777]

If Axl likes this material and decides to do anything with any of it I trust his judgement plus I doubt it'll be a case of everybody playing to the letter exactly what DJ has written. I'd guess it'll be more like taking some of his ideas as a starting point and then building on them.

[GunnerRose]

Lets just hope "the muse" stays with Axl....

[Fingers]

Although I'm excited to hear this amazing band in the studio I hope we can see some new tracks with Bucket/Robin/Paul at the future too.

I want to here these also, but I'm getting the feeling we never will-he mentioned these in the chat 3 years ago.

[new gnr fan]

DJ wrote 12 songs for the new album, i don't think that Bucket and Robin are played any guitar parts in it.
And this is just DJ, maybe Dizzy, Tommy, Richard and the other guys wrote/co-wrote songs too.

[FunkyMonkey]

Here's more of what he says about the new music in this interview:

DJ ASHBA Says He Has Written 12 Songs For Next GUNS N' ROSES Album - Jan. 12, 2012

Mama's Fallen Angels recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES/SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below.

When asked how soon fans can expect to hear a new GUNS N' ROSES album, Ashba replied, "I can't give anybody a definite date, because I'm not gonna give anybody false hope. But what I can say is [making a new album] absolutely is our main priority. And I cannot wait to get [working on it]. I mean, Axl [Rose, GN'R lead singer] has tons and tons of stuff recorded as it is. I mean, he sits there in his hotel room and he'll play me hours of stuff. And I've written over ten songs ? I think 12 songs now ? for him that he really likes. And I think now that we're off tour, we're gonna kind of start talking about, 'Hey, let's start piecing together what we feel would be the next best GUNS N' ROSES record.' It's absolutely everybody's goal to get out an album within a reasonable amount of time. That is everybody's focus."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=168183

[COMAMOTIVE]

Considering Bumble is a writer, I can't help but wonder how much stuff he's come up with over the last few years as well

There must be a full album's worth of material & ideas from the Chinese recordings too

Fingers crossed they spend as much time in the studio as they just did touring

[sworrm]

Awesome!!! i will try not to get too exited just yet. Personally i think they should release the remainder of the Chinese sessions and then a brand new album and not mix the 2 together

[slashsbaconpit]

As much as I'd love to have a new Guns album, especially this current line-up of Guns, I'm not gonna get excited about this.
If it happens, it happens.




Alright, fine, I'm already a little excited about the prospect of this happening. But let me tell you why!



This Guns line-up is incredible. They captivated me for 3 hours live, even with songs I didn't care for or didn't know. These guys could possibly be the single most talented group of rock musicians on the planet, all led by my personal favorite front man of all time. I'd love to hear what these guys come up with in the studio.



But I'm not gonna get all worked up over it.



Well, maybe a little ...