Agree. I don't blame Axl. He is what he is, whatever sad is that. I think Izzy could have gone (could go?), but for whatever reason he's likely to stay home. Maybe he is what he is, too, and too old to be different, even for this night.

I also agree on the reunion chances - I wrote it off years ago because of Axl, but as it seems, Izzy would be another roadblock of a true reunion. I had that dream (well, smaller than JFK...) of them standing next to each other, accepting the award, acting civic for 5 minutes, then that's it, the final chapter is over, they go serarate ways. Forever. Well, the latter will happen

But I find it ridiculous that some people now finally found a ground to side with Axl after the amount of bullshit was unbearable even for a lot of his hc fans in the past few days. This ground is that the others may DARE to perform without King Hysteria. What's the big deal? They won't call themselves Guns N' Roses. In fact, with a performance, they risk a lot, cause Myles is not Axl, for sure. Nobody is, except himself. So they can lose as much as they can win. So it's a ballsy move.

I don't know when they gotta know that Axl won't go. My guess is that after his letter. So in this case they had 3 days to find a singer, cause Izzy won't go either. For political reasons I would have chosen somebody else than Myles. But for artistic reasons he was the best choice. He knows the songs, he's been performing them for almost 2 years and he can sing very well. He's a trained professional and hits all the notes. Maybe doesn't have a rasp, doesn't have a strong stage persona, doesn't have the anger, maybe his voice is getting thinner in the higher register, but sings those songs properly. Prolific. Better than asking Kid Rock to sing PC, atlhough that wouldn't be a shock either.
I still hope though that there will be a song, maybe It's So Easy with only Duff, Slash and Steven (and possibly Gilby). That'd show the others that performing at an award show for 15 minutes isn't 'rocket surgery'. It's really so easy. If you have balls.

Maybe those have a problem with Myles singin', who support the idea of Axl continuing as Guns N' Roses with replacements of replacements playing the old songs night by night? That's the real double standard.

It's only one occasion. If Slash-Duff-Gilby-Steven-Matt-Myles tours over the world as Guns N' Roses, that'll be the same fraud, as accepting Axl N' Whoever Else as Guns N' Roses. (Not as bad though, as there would be more AFD and UYI guys.)

Anyway, it's only one show. They don't pretend to be Guns N' Roses, but they MAYBE play some Guns N' Roses songs. That's why you are using double standards and trying to act like the two situations would be the same. They are as far as they can be.

Axl had a chance to be there. He had a chance to perform. He refused both, and even the award. Now some other people who created AFD and the UYIs will likely play with some fill-ins. Booohoooooo. I totally support that those who have the balls and the respect for the fans and for their _own_ past to be there, play some songs. If Slash and Duff would be AWOL for whatever hack reasons, I'd FULLY SUPPORT the idea of Axl's new band playing. Now Slash N' Co will play, possibly. I hope they will. That'd be more rock and roll then not playing or sitting in a truck in Indiana, or watching baseball in Malibu.

So Gilby's in Cleveland, too... I think they wanna play. Gilby could take axl's award and all would by fine.

Agree. I respect his 'stay away from the bullshit' attitude, but in this case he generates more bullshit and drama. People talking about Axl cannot change - well, it seems that Izzy's stuck in his past, too. Wouldn't it be cool to meet your buddies, Slash, Duff, Steven (and Matt), talk some, and play 2 or 3 tracks? Then it would be about the music and not the drama.

'not planning' to go can mean a lot of things... for example expecting an Axl hissy fit and a no-show.