Bumblefoot Interview (bunch of GNR questions)

[raindogs70]

I think Ron's best interviews are the times he's on the radio and going back and forth with the host.

1 standalone song can have a lot of impact. Civil War and Oh My God come to mind. Digital downloads didn't exist then.

[ARX]

I get what BBF is trying to say but its simply not that "simple" He wants to do things like he did in his solo career. BBF has always been essentially an indie artist GNR is not. Im not exactly sure but the label must approve all songs released publicly... but who knows with how the music business is nowadays the label may be for something like BBF is proposing

[DeN]

so Ron is an imbecile who don't know shit about Guns N'Roses, a band he's in since seven fucking years?

I think if he talks about it, he knows what he's talking about, when you're in a band you're involve in
the buziness side too at some point, you know for who you work, in which terms, with contracts and shit.

[faldor]

so Ron is an imbecile who don't know shit about Guns N'Roses, a band he's in since seven fucking years?

I think if he talks about it, he knows what he's talking about, when you're in a band you're involve in
the buziness side too at some point, you know for who you work, in which terms, with contracts and shit.

I don't know if he's necessarily saying it will, or should happen.  More like wishful thinking.

[GypsySoul]

so Ron is an imbecile who don't know shit about Guns N'Roses, a band he's in since seven fucking years?

Whoa!!! Talk about lost in translation!!! 
In no way, shape or form was I saying that.
If that's how it came across to you or the google translator then I sincerely apologize to Ron.

I think if he talks about it, he knows what he's talking about, when you're in a band you're involve in
the buziness side too at some point, you know for who you work, in which terms, with contracts and shit.

*hope this comes across better than the first time*

I don't think so.  From where I sit, it appears that the band members are "shielded" from business/contractual side of things.  (Up until the current management team took over, it seems that even Axl was caught off-guard by some business things but still took the brunt of the backlash on himself instead of burdening the other band members.)

As for what I was asking about Ron & the 'one song release' thing...
My thinking was more along the lines that Ron was speaking from his heart and not necessarily from his head.  And by saying that out loud and publicly serves no purpose other than to get the fans (who are also only thinking with our hearts) riled up and jonesing for something that maybe isn't in the cards for whatever reason.

It never dawned on me (like One.In.A.Million said) that Ron was being sarcastic or tired of answering the same questions over n' over, etc. ... but that does make sense, too.

I wasn't trying to imply that Ron doesn't understand how the music business works.  It was more about because he does that what he said didn't make sense to me.
   

[DeN]

why do you think I pointed you personaly? 

and no, I don't think the band is ignorant of the contracts and future plans of the band.

[JAEBALL]

I actually do think the guys in the band are clueless of future plans.... They just show up get paid and are told nothing... Why would anybody think differently based on what is presented?

I don't think Ron loves being in gnr and all that goes with it... But he loves the exposure he gets from it... Would he be in a movie or selling hot sauce without gnr?

I certainly didn't know who he was prior to his first show at the Hammerstein ballroom

[GypsySoul]

why do you think I pointed you personaly? 

I know that English in not the first language of many of the members here and that certain words/phrases can have different meanings in different countries.

To me, using words like "imbecile" or "ignorant" are extremely offensive and I want to make sure that everyone understands that my question was in no way meant to suggest that is how I feel about anyone in the band.