Agreed, it's definitely something a bandmember said to him in the past.  I just hope he doesn't hold a grudge too long!

While polluxlm makes some interesting points, it is sad to say that this sort of thing really is happening, and in many parts of the world people are being repressed in horrendous ways, such as this story, which disgusts me utterly.

Whether we are doing the right thing to combat it is another story.

One thing I love about the album being released is that all that shit is over. We'll all get the songs, soon enough! 

Anyway, why would you complain about the fans bashing the leaks on the one site that is open and honest about it?  There's great people here, even if we are all GnR fans!