Axlin08 wrote:

It's a great read (thanks Russ), but I really think Slash kind of puts his foot in his mouth here.

And here's why, he basically admitted (if you are to believe Alan Niven) that he performed on Axl's UYI epics "for the money". He also let Doug Goldstein run wild, and played the game with Doug, to "keep things going".

Tis true.

It's not a black and white world, and many GNR fans would do well to appreciate this. Axl has his flaws, had his lapses of reason, his poor judgment, whatever. Asking Slash to man up a little and take responsibility for his own actions shouldn't take anything away for anybody else.

But it's better to be the victim and the media darling. Better not to admit he personally contributed to the sour times of both GNR and VR by escaping the band issues to his own drug world. Even a levelheaded person would have a hard time working with someone like that, and when you have Axl & Goldstein on the other end, you'll obviously get the heat.

I respect Slash as a musician and as a GNR member, but I've come to dislike his character all the more as years've went by. The pattern that is emerging is that of a man who sees problems and goes the other way. The latest example is Corey Taylor as opposed to Myles Kennedy.

And before Slashers go for my throat, I'd like to say I am more than aware of Axl being less than a saint, and my point is not to lower one person in order to elevate another.

My point is that while it seems ok (in the media and on the more open-minded GNR communities) to bash Axl for this, that and the other, saying a bad thing about Slash still feels a bit like a taboo.

I'm disillusioned, yeah. Neither VR or GNR is releasing anything soon, and only one of those situations can be attributed to Axl. I'm peeved at Axl because of his non-band, but I'm also peeved at the other person for the same reason.