Axl was forced to tour in '02 and '11.

The  '02 US tour was promoted by ClearChannel and contracts had been signed with Sanctuary and others in the preceding year. It was Doug Goldstein's idea to provide Axl with the necessary muscle to back up his comeback tour. They were set to promote an album, only Axl failed to deliver. What ensued was them having a contractual obligation to fill on half-full arenas with a disgruntled lead singer. Axl wanted to stay home. He was clearly insecure and had his own reservations.

The '11 US tour was motived by a lawsuit settlement; the need to pull the money together to pay Azoff. Axl was disappointed with the way the tour was put together. He wanted to be home, maybe tinkering on CD2 in his leisurely pace. He had done whatever he'd set out to do and was now forced to go back on the road. The boozing got out of hand far worse than in the previous year. It was perhaps a bit similar to the UYI tour, when Axl had times when he definitely should've been home and getting counselling, instead of submerging in rock n' roll excess on the far side of the world.

In '10, Axl had kept it together for all intents and purposes for the initial six months before cracks began to show. Remember the 'hacked' Axl tweet about the tour having been cancelled, the Reading/Leeds debacle, and the Dublin show, which led to Tommy writing One Man Mutiny. It was an attack against phonies who thought they were on easy street - it's plausible to imagine Tommy pointing the finger on DJ, or Ron. Tommy's line was clear - he's in Axl's band, so he fights for his own rights.

A few months later, Tommy did just that. "being pushed to the end of ones rope for so long will make you a good climber,or road kill. i'm gonna find a new tree." This was just before the Abu Dhabi show. Axl broached the subject in the Trunk interview, saying something along the lines that the band were really screwed in UAE. The tension that had been visible since August came to a head. Likely, in typical Guns fashion, everybody skadoodled and figured they'd iron things out the following year.

Next thing we know, Axl's out of shape, Ron's on painkillers and DJ's playing gets worse.

To me, it says something about the atmosphere in that band.

Particularly the interaction between DJ and Tommy. DJ stops him, physically. Tommy laughs out loud. He's got that look, 'You really thought I was going to punch you, right?' So Tommy.

Guns is an employer and everybody plays nice with the boss. The boss liked DJ, so DJ was in the band. Everybody smiled. But there's a good chance of animosity behind the scenes. Remember the cold shoulders Ron got on his way in.

There's a case to be made that DJ was the new Paul Huge, without writing an album, tho.

There are more ways of looking at it.

First off, she knew a different Scott Weiland. Her former husband and the father of her kids. Who was found unresponsive in his tour bus. All the screw-ups, all the close calls had built up to that point. Imagine what it might feel like when it finally hits you. He's gone. For good this time. That sinking feeling.

Memories roll in. All those moments. The good, the loving moments. The bad, the hideous ones. There must've been many. So much anger, grief and sheer frustration. Wondering about his final moments. What happened. How he was. Seeing him alone with a lifetime of choices behind him. Afraid.

So many people commenting on it. So few of them knew him. It's easy for them to miss out on the tragedy of his life. This may have been her intent. Who knows.

In Finland, the situation is hostile, to put it bluntly.

Several refugee centers have been set on fire.
'Close the borders' demonstrations are being held.

The social media is up to the brim with hatred.
Refugees are welcomed at border stations with signs saying, 'Go home, ISIS.'

On independence day this month, there was a far-right march in Helsinki.
Onlookers described it as a 'scary, pseudo-fascist rally'.

It's a sorry state of affairs, to be sure.