I didn't get into the EP i must say. But I'll give this a listen..as duff is a good guy and generally makes great 'real' music.

I think this was duff using commomn sence when dealing with the media. They asked him about Axl. If he said he didn't want to be in GNR and wasn't in contact with Axl then the media would transform the whole article into "Former GNR basist tells singer to suck his dick".

So i think he just called it as it is for him - he would go back to GNR under a certain situation - but he doesn't wait around with his life praying that will happen as he knows it isn't likely - and he and Axl were friends for years and went through a lot - so he doesn't appriciate media trying to stir up a hate fest.

I have a loose online friendship with her. After jarmo pissed her off she posted at ROV for a while then gave up on forums all around.

She began dating the lead singer of "Guns 2 Roses" (a huge GNR coverband in the UK) and went touring the world with them. This has allowed her to meet all the members of both the old and new GNR at various festivals and through various contacts. She's more of a party girl than ever before it seems and is basicly always posting shots of her patrying with the G2R guys.

She's now engaged to the singer and madly in love. I still chat to her occasionally, but she's well and enjoying her life anyway

Who knows if there even is a right or wrong in this situation. We're talking about a lot of stress on these people, growing up on the streets, drugs, superstardom...it would have been insane.

Interesting post james and I'd say that's true...the only problem is....to be fair to Axl...reuniting with the ex members of New Guns doesn't really seem to be an option.

I'd say he could have made a reunion with old gnr work by now if the desire was there (which it clearly isn't from his posts) - but slash and co would have strong reason to rejoin GNR despite whatever bullshit goes down - as rightly or wrongly - the media will always see them as GNR members in some regard...getting back in the band for them might be a tough sell cos of the eventual drama...but it would come with a fat pay check, and a sence of belonging mentally by going back to their old friendships, the joy of the thousands of fans of the old band and acceptance from the press.

This isn't the case with Robin and Bucket. What do they have to gain from being back in GNR? I mean other than the obvious coolness of working with talented dudes like Axl..but they arn't going to be getting the same kind of pay check that an old reunion would, they arn't going to be getting media acceptance (if anything probably more heckling), the fan base is divided stronly between loving them and wanting them gone....I'm just saying...bucket seems like a strange guy who does his own thing anyway, robin is in a big band doing tours of the world with less drama...I'm not sure it would be easy to lure them back to GNR. So we may have to consider...Axl might want to reunite the Chinese lineup - but actually not be able to do it.

So we bring in new people. Now I agree that everytime a newbee comes in it adds to the revolving door and the "this isnt a band" comments...but then again...its nice to see the band doing something, and I think a lot of those comments also come from the periods of apparent inactivity in the media between years of action.

Another thing to consider, is that perhaps finding the 'right' guitarists to fit in would be accepted a lot better than people thing. I'm not saying if this kid is right or not as I havnt really heard more than a few seconds. But I think a lot of the Slash guys hate fink because he plays the old solos in a very different way...and a lot of people love fortus because he doesn't.

There are of course a proportion of people who will never be satisified without the old band. But I do feel...if GNR could assemble an arsenal of guitarists....who were technically beyond reproach in terms of clear overwhelming guitar ability, then hold with that line up for a number of years, tour behind it and put out some music with it...then acceptance could finally come. But thats a lot to ask.