yes he is

oh god..  

i hate how the media has him painted as the good guy in all this.   Just because Axl is silent and hasn't said much he's put in a position where he's made out to be a liar and an asshole by his critics in the media and even some of his own fans.   Axl has his side too all this.   All these guys have their sides and they are all going to be biased.

as to the rant, its one of the few times Axl has ever said anything publically about the old members.   I enjoyed it, and I wish he would talk more on his side of things.   maybe he doesn't want to tho.   I hope slash's book encourages him to tell his side in more detail.   Slash has said his share over the years and it looks like he's had plenty more to say in this book.

I think a lot of that is mostly because of a small but pretty vocal group of fans who feel the need to tell us everyday that the band isn't GNR without Slash, that Slash is the good guy in everything, that the guys in the band now don't hold a candle to him, etc etc etc.   I have nothing against Slash, as a GnR fan I love what he did for the band when he was in there..  It just sucks that on a board like MyGNR threads are over run with that,  pretty much every thread.    If it was possible to have discussions without Slash being brought into it, I think the bashing would die down.    i'm more anti some slash fans then i am anti-slash.

I just don't like how some people are taking this as the definitive GnR story.   I already see people using stuff out of this book to bash Axl.    It really sucks.   

I hope Axl writes a book one of these days.