DoubleTalkingJive wrote:

Mikkamakka wrote:

I guess he means that Axl is acting like he'd be the same huge rock star he used to be.

Axl has the legacy behind him.  So in essence he most certianly his a huge rockstar.   How can one argue that.   He isn't Jani Lane or Bret Michaels, he is Axl Rose and that name alone holds alot of clout.  When he comes out on that stage and you look up at him, it's amazing.

Exactly.

While we're on the subject, I'd like to mention how funny it is to me that these guys always seem really upset about not meeting Axl. So much so that they have to attempt to insult him in interviews over it.

Mikkamakka wrote:

Since most of the opening bands tell the same weird stories about Axl, don't you think that he's that crazy? I'm sure he is. It doesn't make him a better or worse frontman, but he's not a down-to-earth person for sure.

As I stated in my post earlier, he definitely has his quirks for sure and his way of doing things but what this band is claiming is definitely embelished and far from the truth about how they don't hang with Axl.   As far as the security guard issue, I am sure he did push him up against the wall but that is what you get when you do a foolish thing like that, knowing how Axl is as far as security goes.    No artist would deal with a drunken mess coming up to them and putting their hands on them.

yeah exactly...i have no issues with them missing the match 6th date....but its the failure to supply any form of new target date that gets me. Or if its an issue that doesn't easily have a known end date (like litigation) then come out and say what the delay is caused by. This could be done in broard terms (disagreement with the record label etc)

But to miss the date then say nothing for the rest of the year does kinda suck a bit. To be honest I find it rather unprofessional. Axl is an amazing artist and that shows from the fact that he is able to keep a fan base throughout all the bullshit over the years. But immagine how many more fan there would be if the fan base had been kept in touch with as other artists do.

Still, its always been axls way (random no-shows and the like) and we have to take the bad with the good, and theres a hell of a lot of good in the beautiful songs he writes.