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What does other people say about Guns N' Roses? "Uh,
nice record..." "In A
lot of ways they remind me of the way we were when we were just starting
out. They have the choice of how they want to do things though, and there's
enough people around for them not to fuck up."
"What
do I think of Guns N' Roses chances of surviving? Hey, it's not my gig
to weigh up other people's chances of living or dying, baby... that's what
people do to me. I used to be Number One on the list of the next guy to
turn into a zero, so I wouldn't dream of doing it to them. I ain't gonna
judge 'em... I wish 'em all the luck in the world. They're good guys. What
can I tell you? I really feel for those guys right now 'cos it ain't the
Baby Doll Lounge they're playing anymore. Where they're dealing from, it's
like Jaws out there every night." "A part
of me is really pulling for those guys to come through because, Goddammit,
right now rock n' roll desperately needs at least one resonably young,
genuinely charismatic band with real talent, a real sense of what's going
on around them and how to express it right, real guts... and who look good.
A band who can move the reality of rock n' roll away from this MTV-era
obsessed with ritualised, coified bullshit and bring it back home and make
it genuinely exciting again." "To be
honest I can understand exactly what Guns N' Roses are doing. They just
do what they want to do and they don't give a shit about what the rest
of the world thinks. That's the kind of rock n' roll band I understand."
"Touring
with Guns N' Roses is like touring with Michael Jackson... although I think
I've seen Michael Jackson more times on this tour than I have Axl."
"I'm
getting more and more confused about who's in Guns N' Roses and it's blowing
my mind. There's Dizzy and Iggy and Lizzy and Tizzy and Gilby and Giddy...
shit man, onstage now there's a horn section, two chick back-up singers,
two keyboard players, an airplane pilot, a basketball coach, a coupla car
mechanics..." DO
YOU CARE IF THERE IS ANOTHER GUNS N' ROSES ALBUM? "My curiosity if strong enough that I would be interested to see what kind of record they would turn out. It's probably been four years or so since they wrote the songs for the last record and I think it would be interesting to see how the current trends in music and writing has affected them. It's not that big a deal to me but I would be interested." Keith Caputo, Life Of Agony "What
a silly question! Of course I want to hear another Guns N' Roses album!
Especially with all the crap floating over the airwaves these days! Axl
is one of the best singers around, and Slash and Duff rip as well! I hope
they hurry up!" "I have
never been a Guns N' Roses fan, so I personally don't care if there is
not another Guns N' Roses record. However, I do have some close friends
that are Guns fans, who I am sure looking forward to one, so I hope there
is, in fact, another Guns N' Roses record solely on their behalf."
"I just
hope that the do, because they're an incredible band and I know they'll
make another awesome record" "I would
be deeply shellshocked at the thought of there not being another Guns N'
Roses album. I would imagine that immediate psychiatric treatment would
be required at even the thought of not hearing another LP from Slash and
company. However, really I couldn't give a monkey's ass. Could anyone?"
"I hope
they don't release another album, but more importantly I hope Axl Rose
doesn't die and get made a hero. They'll probably turn out like Bon Jovi
- always there to annoy people." "Not
really, because I won't be buying it! I don't really like their music very
much but I guess they're alright. As long as they're not hip hop, that's
okay." "Only
in the sence that it'd hopefully be a big rock fuck-off to all tedious
and tiresome 'alternative' nonsense that's taking over. At least you can
laugh at the band members kicking big fucking lumps out of each other.
Whether they can still capture people's attention though - after Slash's
exterior endeavours went down like a cup of cold sick - is anybody's guess!
I can't say I'd lose any sleep over being deprived of their music, or Axl's
wailing, for that matter." "Not
if it's like the last two albums - 12-minute songs get quite boring after
one listen. And after watching their three-hour special in Tokyo, I became
convinced that they were the worst!"
"I love
Guns N' Roses. There should be a hundred more albums! Are they looking
for a new singer?" "No!"
"Well,
Slash is reliable enough and I'm sure he'll manage to get them all together
to do it, even if it's just for the money. I just wonder what it will be
like. All the stuff they've all been doing separately will probably have
had its effect, and I suspect there'll be more ballads too."
"I couldn't
give a fuck! I loved 'Appetite for Destruction', it was amazing, but they
should have let it lie after that."
"Not
really. It wouldn't affect my life one way or the other."
Sources:
Guns N' Roses -"In Their Own Words" by Mark Putterford, Metal
Hammer (November 1995)
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