hipsters tend to like kings of leon.
they don't like axl or gnr.
it's how they've been trained.

dunno how sincere this post is meant to be taken but just a few notes on these points:
(A) he doesn't release shit out of spite, not integrity. tho his level of spite is actually perversely admirable, much more so than anything integrity ever got him or anyone fwiw.
& he does license to some dodgy stuff. big daddy is a funny show but it's some guy pissing on a wall while GnR play two versions of SCoM. & he seems to have a bit of a hard on for crappy ridley scott films - i actually haven't seen that body of lies one, it just looked so bad, in fact i think russ is the only person ive ever known who has mentioned it & he prob only bought it to have hd quality ITW..
(B) explain for me then OMG, Shacklers, CITR or Scrapped?
(C) axl's high road is all the weed he smokes. it's given him the mickey mouse voice & just made him even more paranoid than before.
(D) dunno about that. jeez i see american sports on tv & they use like 4 seconds of Jungle on a timeout break. yea slash was EVERYWHERE there a few yrs back (maybe i'd have more of an issue w/him doing the black eyed fuckin peas/fergie if he had actually still been in GnR) & i can see how that stuff could damage the credibility of GnR. but even still those appearances have their benefit for increasing the exposure of the brand in the long term, they do make some kind of sense.
& besides what's the rewards for axl's behaviour, the net result of his approach is we get nothing. it doesn't have to be all or nothing & @ this stage i'd be interested to see what the others would do if they had the power...

to be fair to ron it's gotta be embarrassing trying to answer these questions by this stage. it is some BS but at the very least it's not the inane jibber jabber of ashba.

he obv doesn't feel it's his place to give specifics as to why there's no movement (on anything). it'd be nice for him to have mor to talk to gnr fans about but sure what can you do.. it's not exactly his fault y'know?? (it's axl's fault!)

i do disagree w/him regarding albums.
it may well be that abandoning the traditional album format might be the best thing for axl/gnr. but it's not for me. the album still has a special place. like especially when i'm stoned.
the excuse that it's too much hard work doesn't wash either. it's not been exactly easy getting live shows released, there's nothing to suggest releasing individual songs would be the easier route/or worthwhile for that matter.
but maybe give it a go. at this stage it's really give fuckin anything a go. the ethos seems to be don't just do something, sit around instead..

yea & i'd love to see Axl do Money as good as John..