Not out of ego and I don't know exactly why in the sense of putting into words, but I think it has something to do with the global effect it has and how GUNS surviving in some way is sometimes inspiring to others around the world and in that there's a sense of obligation. Axl : "The details are that my attorney shit when I made the move.
He was very against it fearing long litigation but even then no one talked about brand names or individual interests in a brand name. I look back and have no idea why.
Not my people, not his people, no one. No one pressured me, everyone was afraid and no one including myself wanted to break up GUNS or the relationship. Which led to the trial period where Slash played the key bits of 'Fall to Pieces' but once I showed some interest that was over. Anyone who reads Slash 's book carefully can understand the kind of reckless lives they had been leading and that they were too fucked up and on the verge of an O.
Axl : "I get the part about reckless but it was more about strategy and underestimating how long I would stick with it. Q : Axl , you don't need to use that name to be recognized.
You're Axl Rose! People know who you are. Axl : "As far as people knowing me, this is a statement that in light of others decisions that I chose to pursue as GUNS N' ROSES and what some may feel is a different this or that may seem as if the arguments or disagreements are about the band or the style of music such as blues or influences on earlier GUNS has some relevance but, in my opinion, points more to deeper base elements I wanted to put forth for people in general.
Such as a more positive intent and instead of as self-destructive, more of healing. There's all kinds of things to help you die or be more negative.
I wanted to try and make as powerful a hard rock album as we could while incorporating beauty and an openness to other forms both traditional and more recent without going religious etc. I didn't attempt to make a party record or dance record, both elements consciously in 'Appetite'. I wasn't trying to purposefully appeal to the heartland or middle America in those ways not that I was trying to avoid them or have an issue.
What made you change your mind and do you think you would have kept the name if you and the former members broke up on better terms with each other?
Axl : "One man forced me to work with others. One man forced me to work with others to survive. And I can't say what would have happened on different terms. I say yes because it was agreed from day one. You have to realize we were on the street. It wasn't the first band. Whoever thought of the name kept the name unless he gave it up or moved on. Everyone was always having a new version of whatever their band name was.
I wouldn't have thought of using L. GUNS or any of Slash 's band names. We all knew that we could break up the next week. You had to have that stuff somewhat sorted between each other going in. It was a deal that we made. The issue becomes the value or perceived value now and the fans attachment and or acceptance.
Really weren't things we consciously considered even during the breakup. Do you feel that it is a vision? Q : Do you feel that if you hadn't have insisted on having full rights to the name would the band still be in its original lineup today? Axl : "The name and rights have nothing to do with the breakup. Now had what Slash said actually transpired then I'd say of course but in reality, no. What was 2 on the list when choosing the band's name?
I knew what I wanted when I knocked on Izzy 's window. I also knew I wanted Slash but we still had differences and Izzy wasn't down with it. To keep your current, at the time record contract etc. Axl : "I wasn't legally obligated but we probably would have gotten dropped and I would have been driven into bankruptcy.
Does the name mean anything symbolically to you outside its literal, namesake derivation? Have the name's deeper synonyms, eg. Axl : "I don't think about the dangerous bit or status or identification. I've always thought of the symbolism since thinking of the two words together. Q : Do what people some of the fans, ex-members of the band, etc. Is it because you think that this is what most riles the fans or this is the most pressing issue? Axl : "It's an issue that gets brought up a lot, especially in the media at all levels, and it gets really ugly.
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Keep it Legal Blog. There are 3 active U. Related posts: No related posts. Want to receive all the latest updates? Slash , born in London to parents who put their artistic talents to use in the music industry, landed in a show business environment in L. With houseguests that included David Bowie at one point his mom's boyfriend and the Rolling Stones ' Ron Wood, he began drinking regularly as an adolescent and was largely left unsupervised as he began exploring the Hollywood nightlife.
Slash and Adler crossed paths at Bancroft Junior High, the latter drawing attention after a particularly bad fall from his skateboard. They struck up a fast friendship, prompting Adler to invite Slash over to check out his electric guitar and amp.
Within a few months, Slash heard Aerosmith's Rocks for the first time, igniting the fire that would turn him into one of the premier guitarists of his generation. The two formed a band during their time at Fairfax High, though the school mainly served as a meeting point for them to talk music and get high.
Adler dropped out in 10th grade and Slash followed as a junior, his guitar proficiency already strong enough to earn him a spot in a band called Tidus Sloan.
Raised in a strict Pentecostal household, Bailey sang and played piano in church, with Elton John serving as a huge early influence. He and Stradlin soon bonded over their shared affinity for rock heavyweights like Led Zeppelin, with the emergence of punk in the late s energizing their ambitions to bang out music with their own bands.
Already rebelling against the constraints imposed at home and in their Midwestern community, Bailey began pushing the envelope upon discovering that his real dad was a man named William Rose. But I'd be lying to say I wasn't a little bit peeved at that.
It'd be one thing if I quit altogether. But I haven't, and the fact that he can actually go and do that without the consent of the other members of the band More on that in a minute. As usual, though, Guns N' Roses future--and its present--is uncertain.
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