Axl Rose Continues To Be An Anal, Self-Centered Knucklehead

[binnie]

The players he's using aren't sloppy - if anything, the problem is the opposite.

They play everything dead on: there's no groove, no danger. It feels like a tribute (at least when I saw 'em).

[fryingdutchman]

Axl Rose flips off Hall of Fame induction

Well, we all know how fucked up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame can be...and how disingenuous the whole process appears these days. By way of example, allowing Sammy Hagar to be inducted as a member of Van Halen....but I digress...

Anyway, the Hall is inducting Guns 'N Roses...but Axl wants no part of it. He's taking a page out of John Lydon's book. Read on....

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Axl Rose sent a "Thanks, but no thanks" letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for its induction of Guns N' Roses in Cleveland next weekend.

Bad blood between Rose and several former band mates from the original 1985 lineup is apparently at the center of his decision.

The Guns N' Roses lead singer wrote that after being "polite, courteous and open to an amicable solution," he concluded that the induction ceremony "doesn't appear to be somewhere I'm actually wanted or respected."

"Of course I realized as things stood, if Guns N' Roses were to be inducted it'd be somewhat of a complicated or awkward situation," said Rose, who tours with a version of the group that includes none of the original members from 1985.

Rose expressed frustration with what he called "a seemingly endless amount of revisionism and fantasies" from former bandmates "for the sake of self-promotion and business opportunities masking the actual realities."

He singled out original drummer Steven Adler for giving "interviews filled with reunion lies" five years ago.

"Until every single one of those generating from or originating with the earlier lineups has been brought out in the light, there isn't room to consider a conversation let alone a reunion," he wrote.

I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia

Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses lead singerAnd don't even try to induct him into the hall without his approval, he wrote.

"I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf," Rose wrote. "Neither former members, label representatives nor the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should imply whether directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported induction of 'Guns N' Roses'."

"We are sorry Axl will not be able to accept his Induction in person," said Lauren Bishop, a spokeswoman for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Slash, the original lead guitarist who left the band in 1996, will attend, his rep told CNN.

Duff McKagen, the original bassist, has tweeted his intention to be there.

Rose closed his letter saying, "as ironic as it may seem, I'd like to sincerely thank the board for their nomination and their votes for Guns' induction."

[binnie]

Does this mean that the band cannot be inducted now? Or just Axl?

If there was an award for holding grudges, he'd win every time.

[Mr Walker]

Good for him!
Fuck the hall of fame... it's gay and it's a joke.
Edward should have sent them the same type of letter... that would have been awesome!

[DLR Bridge]

Good for him!
Fuck the hall of fame... it's gay and it's a joke.
Edward should have sent them the same type of letter... that would have been awesome!

I like the sounds of it too. Definitely a less sloppy way to put the kabosh on the whole thing than the way things went down in VH land.

[Panamark]

Is anyone actually surprised ?

[Mr Walker]

Does this mean that the band cannot be inducted now? Or just Axl?

If there was an award for holding grudges, he'd win every time.

Just Axl, I think... this prevents them from going up there and saying phony shit about him... the way Sam and Sauce did when they professed their love for Ed during their embarrassing induction speech.

[adena dodds]

Hey with a name like Axl you just might as well expect to get the ax at any given time! He did write a pretty professional letter describing his feelings toward the whole event. If it's one thing Axl did do was show up in Pittsburgh in 2002, I think it was then, when he went on tour. He was an hour late and we were all on pins and needles since he was known to not show up at all most of the time on that tour. He came out wearing a Steeler shirt #36. I was going to wear the same one that night, Jerome Bettis, but it was a cold November rain/snow so I went for a velvet shirt instead. He said, "So I see we have some gamblers in the audience tonight?" "Who here thought that I wasn't gonna show up?" Then they did put on one hell of a performance and Axl even stood on top of his piano jumping off of it at times. Axl is cool. He's a recluse and I don't blame him. I had heard that later on he even cancelled the whole the last leg of his tour that ended up out West. I think that says alot for my home town of Pittsburgh, Pa. where down here we're pretty damn proud! Any Steeler fan is a friend of mine...we know no other team...and quite frankly we don't want to! You go boy! How about Bucket Head...Who is he? KFC. Anybody?

[Mr Walker]

I was reading another article and Axl delivered one of the greatest non-DLR rock n roll quotes ever...

"Life doesn't owe you your own personal happy ending"

Fucking awesome!

[ELVIS]

Good for him!
Fuck the hall of fame... it's gay and it's a joke.
Edward should have sent them the same type of letter... that would have been awesome!

He did, but he put it in a bottle of Smookin' Loon and they have yet to receive it...

[Oolith]

"I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf," Rose wrote. "Neither former members, label representatives nor the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should imply whether directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported induction of 'Guns N' Roses'."[/i]

[TJMKID]

Good for him!
Fuck the hall of fame... it's gay and it's a joke.
Edward should have sent them the same type of letter... that would have been awesome!

I'm not a big fan of any Hall of Fame --- since every one seems to have glaring omissions that frustrate fans.

However, I do think the induction ceremony is the one time where you can publicly honor your legacy that helped change history. Not many people are in that position.

How hard is it for Axl to show up and say a few nice words about what he and 4 other guys accomplished in the late 80's? It doesnt have to be a love-fest --- just say some respectful things about something you were a part of.

With the passage of time ---- I'm becoming more and more ashamed I was ever a GNR fan. Sad, really.

[twonabomber]

Does this mean that the band cannot be inducted now? Or just Axl?

it doesn't mean anything. they'll have someone up there holding the statuette that they would have handed to Axl, and Axl will get pissy and throw a tantrum, wherever he happens to be that night. and the world will go on.

full letter is on GNR's Facebook page.

[twonabomber]

I'm not a big fan of any Hall of Fame --- since every one seems to have glaring omissions that frustrate fans.

i am all for frustrating Moody Blues and Jethro Tull fans. :D

[TJMKID]

i am all for frustrating Moody Blues and Jethro Tull fans. :D

Yeah fuck 'em right to Hell ---- couldnt give 2 squirts of piss about 'em.

But no induction for KISS or Rush? I dont care for either of those bands ---- but their place is rock history can't be denied. Lots of retards on that induction committee.