Axl and Slash friends again?

[Ow-So7411501]

This guys seems unstable.

[JAEBALL]

This guys seems unstable.

He's not a celebrity or somebody in the public eye... He just happens to be related to a very famous person, so I'm sure that can be tiring...if people constantly badger you about a family member's life.

Anything he says... I don't care.

[Princess Leia]

He apologized

Ash Hudson
18 mins ?
I apologize to Axl and his legions of fans who were offended by my post of yesterday.
I am sorry I shot my mouth off, I know, or should know better than to get involved in GNR business. It has come to me attention that Axl is on a strict diet and losing weight.
Unfortunately, my post was very offensive and upsetting to my brother, for which I apologize.
To the rest of the world,...I had one of these days when people kept asking me about a possible reunion and I had had enough...again my apologies

Is this real?  It doens't really scream sincere to me.  He still sounds like a douche.

Yes it is real. It comes from his FB. Anyway the important news is that Axl is on a diet and losing weight. That?s my Axl!!!!   We are all with you on this one baby  

[(t)]

This is coming form the part of me that blows everything out of proportion... but the following lines from Ash's apology when together like they are in his email is interesting to me:

"It has come to me attention that Axl is on a strict diet and losing weight.
Unfortunately, my post was very offensive and upsetting to my brother, for which I apologize."

So he obviously caught flack from Slash, but did he hear from someone else? Did Slash tell him about the diet? OR is he just adding the diet part sort of tongue in cheek?

Sounds like trolling to me.

[Gaymo, the Hobbit]

Like the fact that slash put him in his place for that comment

[reayj2003]

Well I can only take Axl & especially Slash's silence on this whole thing to be a good thing.

Who knows what 2016 holds.

[dmathski]

Would not be surprised to see them share the stage again. now a full blown reunion and tour. idk...

[GeorgeSteele]

This guys seems unstable.

He's not a celebrity or somebody in the public eye... He just happens to be related to a very famous person, so I'm sure that can be tiring...if people constantly badger you about a family member's life.

Anything he says... I don't care.

I think he's in dire need of one of these support groups:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfsHMuWn95I

Somebody call Frank Stallone.

[dmathski]

Maybe this inspired Axl to reach out to bury the hatchet with Slash. Guarantee he saw it.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n_f_JOkU9E

[Will]

It has come to me attention that Axl is on a strict diet and losing weight.

Unnecessary. Just like the "fat bastard" and "fat Elvis" comments. Can he remove those or take them out? Nope. He's certainly not helping.

Of course Slash didn't appreciate his comments about Axl.

[draguns]

One thing that you never want to do in life is comment on someone's physical appearance. It's wrong on many levels. You never know how karma will get back at you. I can take jokes, but once when someone makes a remark about my disability, I go into attack mode.

I'm glad to read that Slash put his brother in  his place. His brother was a moron for making those comments.   

[D-GenerationX]

This whole situation is totally bizarre.

The brother's post reads like the equivalent of a drunk dial.  I guess this is him sobering up.

But, just for a second, let's assume these rantings of a clearly unstable man are true.  And let's say Axl is taking this time off to get back in kickass performing shape.

Is that actually better news than working in the studio?  Think about it.  If there is going to be a tour in some capacity, new songs or no, isn't it more important that he's ready to kill it? 

[Princess Leia]

This whole situation is totally bizarre.

The brother's post reads like the equivalent of a drunk dial.  I guess this is him sobering up.

But, just for a second, let's assume these rantings of a clearly unstable man are true.  And let's say Axl is taking this time off to get back in kickass performing shape.

Is that actually better news than working in the studio?  Think about it.  If there is going to be a tour in some capacity, new songs or no, isn't it more important that he's ready to kill it? 

I can?t believe what you just said. Yes! Axl?s health and well being is by far much more important than any album. What if during some routine medical examination the doctors found out that something was wrong?

Axl could be on a strict diet because of some health problem. I hope that?s not the case but we can?t rule out anything

[DeN]

good news are the camps are apparently communicating/stay in touch, and Axl is taking care of his health

[Ringoturtle]

I don't get the uproar. Slashs brother was annoyed by people who were asking him about a possible reunion. so what?! it wasn't a press statement in any shape or form. he was just commenting one of the many reunion questions. sure, he shouldn't have get offensive against Axl but maybe he wasn't to fond of Axls cancer-comments or whatever...some people bear a grudge.
all these comments like "he's unstabil", "he wants to put himself into the limelight", "him and his stupid clothing line" (just paraphrasing) are f'n laughable. you don't know the guy. lots of people didn't even know he existed. he's just running his fashion label without using his well-known brother to promote himself. that's all and that's cool.

[Axl4Prez2004]

I don't get the uproar. Slashs brother was annoyed by people who were asking him about a possible reunion. so what?! it wasn't a press statement in any shape or form. he was just commenting one of the many reunion questions. sure, he shouldn't have get offensive against Axl but maybe he wasn't to fond of Axls cancer-comments or whatever...some people bear a grudge.
all these comments like "he's unstabil", "he wants to put himself into the limelight", "him and his stupid clothing line" (just paraphrasing) are f'n laughable. you don't know the guy. lots of people didn't even know he existed. he's just running his fashion label without using his well-known brother to promote himself. that's all and that's cool.

Perhaps Slash could take 5 seconds to throw a "shut the fuck up asshole!" to his brother next time?  Nip shit in the bud.  It's like these people never learn.  Don't let shit fester.

[C0ma]

This whole situation is totally bizarre.

The brother's post reads like the equivalent of a drunk dial.  I guess this is him sobering up.

But, just for a second, let's assume these rantings of a clearly unstable man are true.  And let's say Axl is taking this time off to get back in kickass performing shape.

Is that actually better news than working in the studio?  Think about it.  If there is going to be a tour in some capacity, new songs or no, isn't it more important that he's ready to kill it? 

I can?t believe what you just said. Yes! Axl?s health and well being is by far much more important than any album. What if during some routine medical examination the doctors found out that something was wrong?

Axl could be on a strict diet because of some health problem. I hope that?s not the case but we can?t rule out anything

I might be misreading your statement (so sorry), but I think you are reading his statement incorrectly if you took it as being in the studio is more important. What he's saying is the most important thing is that Axl is in shape... He without question (fact not opinion) performs better when he is in good shape... just look at the differences between 06-10 and the times before and after that. He appeared to peak physically in 2007 and his performances and voice were better for it.

[Axl4Prez2004]

This whole situation is totally bizarre.

The brother's post reads like the equivalent of a drunk dial.  I guess this is him sobering up.

But, just for a second, let's assume these rantings of a clearly unstable man are true.  And let's say Axl is taking this time off to get back in kickass performing shape.

Is that actually better news than working in the studio?  Think about it.  If there is going to be a tour in some capacity, new songs or no, isn't it more important that he's ready to kill it? 

I can?t believe what you just said. Yes! Axl?s health and well being is by far much more important than any album. What if during some routine medical examination the doctors found out that something was wrong?

Axl could be on a strict diet because of some health problem. I hope that?s not the case but we can?t rule out anything

I might be misreading your statement (so sorry), but I think you are reading his statement incorrectly if you took it as being in the studio is more important. What he's saying is the most important thing is that Axl is in shape... He without question (fact not opinion) performs better when he is in good shape... just look at the differences between 06-10 and the times before and after that. He appeared to peak physically in 2007 and his performances and voice were better for it.

On average, I think you are right.  There are exceptions though.  Think back to the performance at the VMAs.  Axl was in great shape.  That said, I will agree with you, he's needed to get in better shape for a long time...but as all of us know, easier said than done when we're used to eating poorly.  A look back at GNR's riders over the years showed low-cal. healthy eating was not high on Axl's list of priorities.
And I don't see it through the prism of "appearance" so much as I see it as "hey Axl, give yourself another decade of life!"

He's always struck me as the kind of guy who works out hard, and eats what he wants.
That lasts while you're a teenager and into your early 30's.
After that, you've gotta watch what you eat.
Axl seems pretty resolute.  If he wants to do it, he'll do it...the question is, will he make his health a high priority or not?

[Virolec]

I don't think he is in serious danger vis-a-vis his health, but Guns put on a pretty energetic show, and if you're going to be running around the stage for that long and you're not fit, you'll be out of breath and unable to sing properly. 

[LIGuns]

This guys seems unstable.

He's not a celebrity or somebody in the public eye... He just happens to be related to a very famous person, so I'm sure that can be tiring...if people constantly badger you about a family member's life.

Anything he says... I don't care.

Other than designing Slash's Snakepits debut 1994 album this his claim to fame...As for "being tiring" I'd bet he's taken full advantage of being Slash's brother over the past 30 years...