This is correct. Axl was talking about Brain, not Brian May.

Well, it's right here in plain black and white. After what Axl just said, it's quite apparent it's about ex-GNR members and other folks who pissed him off...

You tell them stories
They’d rather believe
Use and confuse them
They’re numb and naïve
The truth is the truth hurts don’t you agree
It’s harder to live with the truth about you
Than to live with the lies about me*

Nobody owes you
Not one god damn thing
You know where to put your
Just shut up and sing**

* This verse is about ex-gnr,press member, ex-managers,other people,etc telling the fans BS about GNR. We are the "Numb and Naive" and the "Used and Confused" in this song.

** This verse obviously applies to Axl's recent comment where he says Slash and others said "I was specifically told no lyrics, no melodies, no changes to anything and to sing what I was told or [explicative] off."

That pretty much explains it.

see Axlin08 and others, "Sorry" is NOT about the fans, as I said many times before. I hope this statement is enough to have you agree with me.

On Slash's book, which largely puts the blame at what's characterized as Rose's unwillingness to compromise as the downfall of GNR: "Then you have the mind twisting equally as true [explicative] in Slash’s book but I have the rehearsal tapes. There’s nothing but Slash based blues rock and he stopped it to both go solo and try to completely take over Guns. I read all this if Axl would’ve put words and melodies on it could’ve… That was denied and I didn’t walk till several months after having 3 to 4 hour phone conversations nearly every day with Slash trying to reach a compromise. I was specifically told no lyrics, no melodies, no changes to anything and to sing what I was told or [explicative] off."

He didn't hire Azoff for nothing imo...

No evidence, just no real evidence he's not touring. It's my feeling he will be back