I agree.

But...Perhaps there is a method in the madness.

I'm going to speculate wildly. And for the record i'm totally making this up as a daydream...

Maybe he puts this album out there, he get's his $14 million from best buy - so financially he doesn't need the album to peform well, by not giving interviews he not only doesn't have to go through the stress that interactions with media causes him, but he keeps an aura of mystery in his image which allows for promotion to the hardcore fan base of future products and also maintains an element of a mental "escape hatch" escuse if GNR crashes.

You don't have to worry that people might have judged your songs badly if you can say to yourself that they didn't buy the record because you didn't promote it. It gives ownership over the unownable mentally. (for the record I think the songs are great. I'm just saying - working at something for 14 years then being told its good or bad would be scary).

Meanwhile he could take a break to celebrate, find a replacement for robin, continue work on other works in the vault. And then make a media splash in 2009 or 2010 (or latter if with new material) with a new variation of the new lineups and just re-boot things. The media can then treat him like they did in 2006 as a "crazy recluse goes public" type stories that while a little "axl is odd" were generally excited and favourable about his return. The poor sales of CD would be a throw-away tag line at the end of an article - the same way any current article in 2006 or now says a line like "Axl who is controverisal front man and the last remaining member of the original GNR" type lines that are always in stuff.

The media loves a good comeback story. Imagine this in 2010..something like "GNR who's last album Chinese Democracy suffered disapointing sales results after making fans wait for 15 years, made a surprise apearance on (insert TV show) last night. Controversial front man and notorious recluse Axl rose,  who hasn't given an interview in 3 years said the band will now (insert whatever)".

I'm not saying it will happen. But there isn't really any reason it couldn't.

It seemed to me, as an outsider, that Scott got onto drugs again, and sort of got on a STP ego trip towards the end of VR. It was clear he was interested in a STP reunion months before it happened, he kept making refrences to it. Now, perhaps having got it out of his system, he might be more co-operative in VR. Then again, I doubt the VR guys would want to eat humble pie by returing with him, but perhaps once sufficent solo album type water under the bridge passed.

I just want to see some form of VR continue, or more particularly Slash and Duff and matt working together as they have so much chemistry. While he is no axl, I can't deny scott was written some good songs, and is a decent front man - so i'd welcome his return over the hiring of a scott-imitation front man. However, I'd also be VERY interested to hear VR with a Sebastianbach/Axl style front man - who would push them in a more intense direction. Obviously it wont be Axl or Baz - but if they could find the "next" guy like that....wow.

yeah but if you are a celeb on stage you should know better than to make a small remark like that. He isn't at home in his lounge room.

Thanks

It's really odd that he would do so IMO too. I mean he really needs to get over it. Without getting too much into the Axl > Scott fanboy debate...just on anylevel - what is his issue with Axl? The VR boys are not currently playing with Axl. And scott is not in VR anymore. He currently has no connection to Axl or to anyone who used to have a connection to Axl. So move the fuck on already.

Actually I guess he's sensitive about it because the VR guys likened his bad behaviour to Axl at one stage...but it's just really lame of him. Just makes him look weak IMO.