Today, April 22nd 2008, Axl Rose and Axl Rose alone is Guns N' Roses. There are no members and there is no one under contract. It is Axl and Axl alone that is negotiating the agreement to release a new Gnr cd. A CD that has literally been in the works since 1994 with over a dozen musicians involved at some point. I now don't give a shit who shows up and tours after a cd is released. I am not even sure I care if they tour at all. Give me the CD first, and then I can form an opinion as to who should be in the band. Give me Chinese Democracy or Give me Death!:haha:

I always use this Geffen statement from the GH lawsuit...simple and to the point. As of May 1st 1998, Axl and only Axl is Gnr.
"In the other May 1, 1998 amendment, see Hoffman Decl. Ex. A, Axl Rose agreed, among other things, to deliver that new studio LP (which was even then long overdue under the Recording Agreement) no later than March 1, 1999 and received a substantial advance from Geffen in return. Hence, although other individuals have joined Axl Rose in performing under the name 'Guns N' Roses' since 1998, Rose is the only principal in the band. Id."

ps 5-1-98 is the formal day that Duff and Slash contractually left Gnr in the eyes of the recording agreement and Geffen.

Always a good day when Guns and the Mats are at the top of Billboard news at the same time!

Sorum is a jerk off and has since made a few shitty comments. I think chances are better for Frank or Brain before either Matt or Steven. Just my opinion of course. Those two guys just continually say stupid shit.

James, Robin will get publishing money for the stuff he wrote and is credited for no matter what (he obviously knew that the recordings were done and that Axl wouldn't erase his stuff for the album now).....BUT, he won't get royalties from album sales because he is not a part of the recording agreement (only Axl is). The touring money right now for NIN would be more than Gnr. Also, NIN is not bound by a recording agreement and can create and release music whenever they want. They are not bound by the clusterfuck that is Gnr's business wranglings. Simply put, like Mysteron said, he is taking an educated gamble and seems to think NIN is a better business proposition at this juncture.:peace:

anybody can play Robin's parts.....