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Guns 'n Roses had so many great former band members, you could make a memorial out of all of their contributions, how they shaped it up, and why Axl Rose is two Thorns in the Ass to work with. Every one of them has something to say about how much they hate him and why they couldn't take any more crap from him a that particular breaking point.
It was called Guns 'n Roses because Tracii Guns (the guy before Slash) was supposed to be the Guitar Solo we all know and love after he merged his band LA Guns with Hollywood Rose. But in his words:
>That fight stemmed from a girl named Michelle Young not being put on a guest list at three in the afternoon before even sound check, and we did two shows after that argument and then I left. It just wasn't fun anymore. I was probably 19 then and I thought Great band, and I love these guys, but they're not worth the headaches.' Even at that age I didn't want to deal with it.
When you know Rose is an asshole even before you lay a foundation with him, you're wise enough to understand that house is not worth building…
Let me lay out some of the other ones:
Slash:
>My decision to leave the band was not based on artistic differences with Axl Rose, but on Rose's constant lateness to concerts, the manipulation he used to gain control of the band; and the departures of two of my good mates (Steve and Izzy).
Steven Adler:
>"I was told that every time I did heroin, the band (Axl) would fine me $2,000. … What these contracts actually said was that the band were paying me $2,000 to leave. They (Axl) were taking my royalties, all my writing credits. They (Axl) didn't like me any more and just wanted me gone.
Izzy Stradlin:
"Since Steve left, it was… yeah, a big musical difference. They were written with Steve playing the drums and his sense of swing was the push and pull that give the songs their feel. When that was gone, it was just…unbelievable, weird. Nothing worked. I would have preferred to continue with Steve, but we'd had two years off and we couldn't wait any longer. Rosey just thinks he can do whatever he wants, well so can we…"
Matt Sorum:
>"Me and Axl were having some differences in the musical direction. In '97 I got into an argument with Axl about the state of the band. He'd brought in another guitar player, Paul Huge, and none of us really wanted to play with him. Axl really wanted him in the band and we didn't really want to play with the guy. Me and Duff were showing up, trying to be professional and get the work done but it just didn't seem to be going anywhere, and obviously it still hasn't…"
And it goes on and on like dancing in September…
Do you have any juicy examples yourself?
