In a recent interview with BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai about his new album Below The Belt, Toronto rocker Danko Jones discussed his band's January 2010 support slot on the Canadian leg of GUNS N' ROSES' Chinese Democracy tour. An excerpt is available below.

“Axl Rose has got a bad reputation but he treated us really well,” Jones reveals. “He was nice to me and we hung out for hours. He had his own thing going on, but I personally think a lot of that has to do with the fact that even though Chinese Democracy is almost two years old the band has only really started touring on it. The Canadian tour that we were on was actually only the second leg after four dates in Asia, so I think Axl was trying to get his grounding back. But honestly, of any of the big tours that we’ve been on, Axl Rose was one of the most accommodating, nicest guys I’ve ever toured with. It’ll strike people as odd for some people to hear that but it’s the truth. He’s a really nice guy and it’s too bad not enough people see that side of him.”

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Jones also discussed fellow tourmate Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW): “Sebastian is the kind of guy that’s always kind of worn everything on his sleeve, and it’s awesome. I think people can really identify with that part of his personality. I’d always wanted to meet him, and I told him that on the second last night of the tour. We watched Guns N’ Roses together every night. He was really nice, and it’s great when it works out where people you admire turn out to be as cool as you imagined.”

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Jones recently announced a string of Canadian club shows in support of his new album, Below The Belt, which is due for a May 14th release. Dates are as follows:

May

10 - Burlington, Ontario - Boston Manor
11 - Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club
13 - London, Ontario - Call The Office
14 - Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Du Musee Juste Pour Rire
15 - Ottawa, Ontario - Mavericks Bar
17 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canad Inn Garden City / Silverados
18 - Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite Room
19 - Calgary, Alberta - The Republik
21 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue Nightclub

In other news, Jones has issued a behind-the-scenes clip from the filming of forthcoming 'Full Of Regret' video. The video itself features guest performances by Elijah Wood, Selma Blair, Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD) and Mike Watt (MINUTEMEN, fIREHOSE, STOOGES). The video is directed by the Diamond Brothers.

Jones' updated festival schedule for 2010 is currently as follows:

May

30 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop

June

5 - Helsinki, Finland - Helsinki Live Festival
13 - Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield
18 - Schessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
20 - Neuhusen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival

July

31 - Karlskoga, Sweden - Putte I Parken

August

7 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Rock On The Range Canada 2010