Here is some comment from Sorum about the whole thing.

Seems like he has also picked up the vibe in the past that a lot of GNR fans think he's a muppet

http://www.thevine.com.au/music/news/gu … 11208.aspx

If we are being technical wasn't it actually Axl that left.  He left the original partnership agreement then set up a new one, called it Guns N' Roses and offered Slash and Duff to join it as paid employees?

Seems to me that the RNHOF is recognising everything that those involved in the original partnership agreement (plus Dizzy and Sorum) achieved and contributed to the landscape of rock n roll.

Seems a pretty clear cut delineation between two eras to me.  Yes the new entity Axl set up he decided to call Guns N' Roses.  Yes the current version is kicking ass and has very talented musicians, but this new entity called Guns N' Roses has done nothing  to leave an impact on the Rock N Roll landscape compared to the original entity.  I hope they can, because as fans thats a win for us. 

Yes they are still touring and people are attending, whilst we can debate how many, I can also suggest that the majority of those people attending wouldn't be going if they weren't playing the hits from the AFD and UYI era as part of the show.

I think that's where the induction lies, on the strength of those albums and what was achieved during the time those albums were released.  Sure the entity lived on in some capacity, but not to the same impact on the rock landscape.

That's it, you can look at this thing as a time to finally put the old band/reunion thing to bed. Get up with the original guys, play some songs then that's it. He can then carry on with the current lineup up if that's what he chooses to do and hopefully then there will be a little less baggage for him to carry around.

I agree they may have been warned off certain topics but even so I also blame the crap interview on TMS.  There was some topics and things Axl bought up that were interesting and they just bloody cut him off when he was speaking, or they failed to ask follow up questions.  Can't blame Axl or his handlers for that.

Adler's so funny to listen to (I mean in a laughing at him not with him type of way).  As others have said at least he's brutally honest, he just blurts out whatever is in his head without even thinking.  A bit like Homer Simpson, I'm sure he says things then later on he goes "did I just think that or did I actually say that"?  He certainly would never make a diplomat.

Seems like he's buried the hatchet with Sorum too, shame he didn't bury it in the back of his head , as a person I have always found Sorum to be an ass hat.

I had to laugh too at Adler's comment of "I've been working on my speech for 3 weeks", then the interviewer goes "didn't you just find out yesterday"?  I'm sure his speech would be just a insightful as his book.  The guy really is STILL just like an excitable teenager.