Axl Rose bans Slash shirts at G N’R gigs
Hmmm..that kind of looks like a top hat on that T-shirt, Axl. Photo credit: Robb D. Cohen
Don’t show up to a Guns N’ Roses gig wearing a Slash shirt, or Axl Rose will make you strip.
That’s apparently what happened at the band’s recent gig at London’s O2 Arena, as at least one fan was told to remove his Slash T-shirt or risk removal from the show.
An article in England’s NME magazine quotes a member of the O2’s security team as saying, “We were told by the management not to allow anyone into the O2 Arena who is wearing a Slash T-shirt and we are asking anyone who is to remove it and if they refuse they will be turned away.”
Stay mature, Axl.
There were also complaints about Rose continuing to disrespect his fans by showing up hours later than the ticket time for the shows. Anyone who saw this version of GN’R stateside, including a November show at Philips Arena and a last-minute appearance at The Tabernacle in March, can relate.
A couple of weeks ago, Slash visited the Howard Stern show on SiriusXM and was forthright when Stern asked about the ongoing rift between the top-hatted guitar legend and unpredictable G N’R singer.
Slash, who performed at Center Stage in 2010 (AJC Buzz got the scoop that he enjoyed a hearty Southern breakfast at Spice Market), recounted that when he and his wife went to see a G N’R show in Vegas, security was instructed to keep them out.
Stern asked whether Slash could ever compartmentalize his mutual dislike for Rose for the sake of a massive paycheck.
“How much money do you think would be on the table if you had an original Guns N’ Roses tour?” Stern wondered.
“They’re in the multi-million [range],” Slash said of the offers, then barely paused before continuing. “It’s just not gonna happen. It’s not worth it.”
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Bob In Sandy Springs
June 5th, 2012
11:34 am
1st
Joey M
June 5th, 2012
11:37 am
Axel will always be a colossal waste of talent.
Dawg Fud
June 5th, 2012
11:38 am
Axl is such a dork now.
fairburn1
June 5th, 2012
11:38 am
Man… I really want to see a true Guns and Roses concert with alx and slash! It would make going to a poison or bon jovi concert lame!
Dawg Fud
June 5th, 2012
11:38 am
Almost as dorky as writing “1st”….
Special K
June 5th, 2012
11:40 am
Axl is a nut job. Stay away Slash, for you own piece of mind.
Macmel
June 5th, 2012
11:43 am
Going to a GNR show would be just as lame as a Poison or Bon Jovi concert…
Michelle
June 5th, 2012
11:46 am
I could have gone to see them cheaply a few months ago, but I knew it would be 2:00 in the morning before I got out of there, and I had to work the next day. Axl doesn’t care about his fans any more than he does about his former band mates.
Class of '98
June 5th, 2012
11:51 am
GNR sucked in 1990 and they suck now.
Nina
June 5th, 2012
11:52 am
Someone needs to tell Axl that being more sensitive than a 6yr old girl, isn’t very Rock N Roll.
Ric Flair
June 5th, 2012
11:53 am
Gee, way to be up on the news there AJC. This happened a good 2 weeks ago, and none of the shows afterwards have had any issues.
jarvis
June 5th, 2012
11:54 am
Axl can’t handle that Slash is as known as a face for GNR as he is. Plain and simple he can’t deal.
P.S. Current incarnation sux.
jarvis
June 5th, 2012
11:56 am
@Nature Boy, by no issues do you mean all of the shows have started on time?
Fari
June 5th, 2012
12:03 pm
Has anyone noticed that Axl’s voice sounds terrible ? Did he have a secret surgery on his vocal cords due to all those years of chain smoking ? He has clearly lost his deep raspy voice and now sounds like he is singing on helium. Axel knows it, and is probably too ashamed to sing with his former band because of that.
Scotty
June 5th, 2012
12:04 pm
Slash made Axl, not the other way around. One of these years Axl will figure it out. Bottom line – if you had to choose Axl’s current G N R thing or the G N R w/ all members but Axl, which would you choose? I am going to see Slash, Duff, etc.
Rick James
June 5th, 2012
12:09 pm
Velvet Revolver all night long……
Dan
June 5th, 2012
12:12 pm
Not sure why they are referencing Axl being late for the Phillips Arena show in the fall. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. GNR took the stage after less than 45 minutes from Buckcherry finishing. And they rocked the house!
Bobo
June 5th, 2012
12:17 pm
I have a theory that seems to continually be proven right. All great rock/metal bands have 7 years and/or 4 great albums and after that, it’s pretty much over. Check it out:
Led Zeppelin….smart enough to get out when Bonzo died
Van Halen……..more than 4 great albums, but only strong from 78 to 84
GNR……………..only really lasted 3 years, but had 4 good albums
Def Leppard…..from 81 to 88….everything after Adrenalize has sucked
AC/DC…………..exempt from the rule because they’ve written the SAME song 300 times.
Tag Hunter
June 5th, 2012
12:18 pm
Money allows you to be a spoiled brat!
Michelle
June 5th, 2012
12:18 pm
Couldn’t agree more, Bobo.
Bobo
June 5th, 2012
12:18 pm
By the way…..also see Kiss, Pink Floyd, the Doors, or any other band you care to name.
Axl should pretty much be on a maximum dose of anti-psychotic drugs and have someone watching him. He is clinically insane.
What A Douche
June 5th, 2012
12:23 pm
This guy is a collossal DOUCHEBAG. The fans made you and you act like this all the time. GNR sucks.
Ralph
June 5th, 2012
12:37 pm
Bobo, what is your take on Iron Maiden or Judas Priest? They have at least 30 years in and more than 4 good albums.
Spanky
June 5th, 2012
12:41 pm
Bobo, even though I agree with most of what you posted, the media is dry-humping the “comeback theory” because the bands you mentioned are the last of the great concert bands….and the new music now-a-days sux a$$ thru a coffee straw!! (Reference this passed Super Bowl Half-Time Show)
blkshepherd
June 5th, 2012
12:48 pm
One of my Major reasons for not giving this band the time of day or any of my attention is because of that idoit of a Lead Singer.
I have seen and grew up with Many Rock n Roll bands. Axl cant hold a candle to Any of the lead singers who front Rock N Roll bands..Steve Perry, David Lee Roth..both out perform and Sing circles around this drugged out deadbeat who has his own head stuck so far up his ass he stays in a daze.
I would not got to a GNR concert if they picked me up in a Limo, PAID me, and Gave me free tickets to any concert I requested. I cant stand Axl Rose. Never liked him from day one. Why? Because he craps on his fans and is drunk off his own worthless self. Talent? I have seen bums on the corner sound a million times better with out even half trying. Give your money to this idoit that dont give a rat’s ass about no one. Not even himself..Sad waste of air.
RealTalk
June 5th, 2012
1:04 pm
Axl is Rock n Roll and is GNR period. All you losers and haters probally listen to Justin Bieber. Best Rock Out!! I went to both Shows and they were Both Incredible. Let the Haters Hate!
Slash is washed up and a sellout!
RealTalk
June 5th, 2012
1:11 pm
GNR Sucks? What a Laugh! Some of the Best Music ever written.
Macmel, Bon Jovi or Poison? You are so ignorant. Bet you don’t even listen to actual Rock Music.
Drunk & Worthless
June 5th, 2012
1:14 pm
Axl Rose is a big old tampon with no wear to go
Call It Like It Is
June 5th, 2012
1:24 pm
No matter who the band is, why would anyone purchase a ticket to someone who doesnt respect you enough to show up on time and start on time? Axl is a complet d-bag who could care less about his fans. Hell give me ZZ top, they were rock’n before Axl hit puberty, there rock’n now and will be after Axl is found dead OD in some cheap hotel. And they sure as hell care more about their fans.
good band gone bad
June 5th, 2012
1:51 pm
GNR had a few good songs but were no where near as big as Axl’s ego. Would have liked to see the original line up but didn’t go to the recent show thinking he’d stand up the audience for hours. Very few bands are worth that and a reincarnated wannabe GNR without Slash is not one of them.
Mike Tramp
June 5th, 2012
1:55 pm
All of these blows at Axl.. come on – the man is a musical genius and one of the greatest front men of all time. His new band is great, and the album Chinese Democracy was great. He was always more talented than the likes of Vince Neil, and those dillweeds. He’s still “got it” and he still rocks.
As for showing up to the shows late, you can tell this board is full of old farts. I mean, isn’t that rock n roll? Stumbling onto a stage an hour late and then rocking some faces off the front row?
Don’t be such Rocket Queens people
Anyone seen Izzy?
June 5th, 2012
2:02 pm
Anyone who has listened to Chinese Democracy and Apocolyptic Love knows the true rock n roll talent left G N R years ago. There is no comparison between the music the two of them make now. Slash was and always will be G N R. Take the original lineup (or get Matt Sorum on drums) and hit the road with Kennedy on vocals. This assumes one can find Izzy. THAT would be a show!
Real Hip Hop
June 5th, 2012
2:04 pm
I heard the figure was up to 8 digits to get Slash back onboard and he turned it down…. Thats how much of a douche Axl Rose is…someone turns down an 8 digit payday because your that bad to work with.
RealTalk
June 5th, 2012
2:12 pm
musical Genius. Chinese Democracy is awesome.
Slash sings with Fergie. VR had potential but was a snor….. Slash is a sellout…
Appetite is the Best Rock Album in History.
Axl is the Man.
Hey Man, Did you hear that new Bieber song or some other pop or fake rock band. Bet some of you listen to Justin Timberlake. You all have no Taste.
Billy Hill
June 5th, 2012
2:14 pm
Axl, Slash…who named these people….Sarah Palin?
Real Hip Hop
June 5th, 2012
2:20 pm
Traci Guns should sue Axl to get his name removd from Guns n Roses. That way we all could le that control freak smell himself, by himself.
Contractor
June 5th, 2012
2:25 pm
Axl Rose is a tittie baby. Someone must have gotten the other’s momma or wife pregnant or something, because this is beyond any normal level of hatred. I wouldn’t even figure jealousy would be this bad.
Bobo
June 5th, 2012
2:52 pm
I haven’t kept up with Iron Maiden since I was a kid, but I did hear one CD in early 2000s that wasn’t very good. Did they get their mojo back? I also haven’t kept up with JP, since they seemed to change line-ups and start/stop every year. Are you sure they are at their best or are they just putting out passably decent technical albums that lack much creativity….like Megadeth for example.
Someone mentioned ZZ Top, but I have to put them in the AC/DC category of being exempt from the rule, since they also sound exactly the same on every album. I can’t tell Tubesnake Boogie from Cheap Sunglasses from Sharp Dressed Man. Same 3 chords and same guy grumbling through a 3 foot long beard….Not that it doesn’t sound good for a couple songs…but not after an entire album.
As for the 7 year/4 album rule….it’s kind of like any scientific theory….there are always exceptions to the rule, but it usually does describe reality in 99% of cases. How about the ultimate example…Metallica. 4 Insanely killer albums and they’ve been trying to figure it out ever since….which leads me to my next comment about the industry, since they are a perfect example of a truly talented band that sold out to the industry.
I also agree with the comment about the media killing arena bands. American Idol and the Voice and other such trash are just a barometer of where the music industry is. True talent is punished rather than rewarded and idiots like Justin Bieber are selling out arenas. I’m afraid rock may be dead, not because of lack of talent, but because the industry just won’t allow it to develop. Trade secrets aren’t passed on, people forget great musical styles, and suddenly it’s a lost art. It’s like every metal band hit its peak in the 80’s or early 90’s and thanks to grunge and alternative, the next wave never arrived, because it got squelched.
C'mon man
June 5th, 2012
3:31 pm
Most Rock and Roll is guitar driven. Singers in these bands often overestimate their importance. They think fans love to hear them sing. Fans love the music. Singers are interchangeable for the most part. Crank the guitars!
Plus, Axl is a douche…
Axlrules
June 5th, 2012
3:43 pm
@ C’mon man
“Singers are interchangeable for the most part”. How stoned are you? SIngers make the band. Guitarists are interchangeable – there are a million good players out there. I have seen GN’R with Slash (the sell out, cancerous leech that he is) and without and the new guitarists are better live then Slash is.
Axlrules
June 5th, 2012
3:46 pm
@ What a Douche
Yes you certainly are.
As for “The fans made you”, the fans made squat. Bands put out albums and people buy them because they like the music. Bands don’t owe the fans anything.
timthebrave
June 5th, 2012
4:02 pm
Guns N Roses didn’t show up late to Phillips….they played late which is what they always do….and it was a good show….Wish they could just get along and reunite
Cry Havok......
June 5th, 2012
4:14 pm
Slash management should hand out free Tshirts to all the GnR fans before the shows. Maybe a Pic of AXL with a red SLASH thru it.
OTP
June 5th, 2012
4:17 pm
Slash rules!!!
crackbaby
June 5th, 2012
4:34 pm
@Bobo – GnR had 4 good albums… ???? !!!
Say whaaaat? One hit wonder with Appetite. That’s it.
Axl is the white TO. Totally self-absorbed. Severe personality disorder.
creative
June 5th, 2012
4:34 pm
or as dorky as having Dawg in your name to set you apart from the other million people with dawg in their name.
Daniel
June 5th, 2012
5:46 pm
This only makes Slash look Good!
Jeff
June 6th, 2012
12:16 am
I think perhaps music fans across the world should “ban” Axl Rose. He is a small-minded, selfish, petty, narcissistic, no-talent hack who is way past his prime musically. He abused his voice and his body, he burned bridges everywhere, he never appreciated the fans who provided him with the fame and fortune he has grown accustomed to, and he never really produced anything of substance without his G&R bandmates.
I say people everywhere “ban’ this clown by refusing to patronize him — don’t go to his concerts, don’t buy his albums, don’t purchase a keychain, hat, book or bandana by him. Let him go clean swimming pools or flip burgers or shovel snow for a living…. if he treats his bandmates and friends like this, and he craps on his loyal fans by being unprofessional at every turn, why the heck are people supporting him? Just tell him “Axl, your 15 minutes are up, and so is your usefulness. Unless you want to be a MAN and act like a big boy and put your differences aside and reunite with your orginal G&R guys, then we don’t care to see you any more. Buh-bye.”
G&R had some great songs 20 years ago, but Axl’s bitterness and immaturity and selfishness destroyed what was a good band. To see how real professionals handle themselves in the music business, check out the musicians that stay around for 30 or 40 years or more — Rush, Bon Jovi, The Who, etc. I wish Slash the best, and I look forward to the day when the answer “Axl Rose” is just part of a trivia question that says “Name something that has no freaking relevance anymore whatsoever.”
Matt
June 6th, 2012
1:48 pm
Is Howard Stern that old lady from the talent show?
R0218
June 6th, 2012
3:08 pm
Fat boy would have to roll off the stage a tear it off of me – just sayin’ (and just try it).