In a new extended interview with Adelaide Now, GUNS N' ROSES mainman Axl Rose reveals why the original lineup will never reform, and drops hints about when their follow up to Chinese Democracy will land.

Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Adelaide Now: Can we expect new music from GN'R in 2013 by chance?

Rose: "I can give you a definite maybe."

Adelaide Now: One interesting issue it raised was the question of the romantic idea of an original line-up reforming, no matter the reason behind them no longer working together. What are your thoughts on this?

Rose: "I understand the 'romantic' thing, the desire, the fantasy. Personally I haven't wanted other bands to reunite, or really enjoyed it when they have. For me generally something always seemed missing. But Guns is my life, not someone else's. For me there hasn't been a way to make any type of reunion work regardless of money (either talk or legitimate) without jeopardizing what I feel is the well-being and best interests of nearly everyone I'm involved with in the GN'R camp (including myself). People here have big investments of their lives in what we're doing. We've worked hard for what we have here now and continue to do so. I know what I went thru then. I know what I and all of us have gone thru since. People enjoyed the product and the entertainment our lives gave them back in the day, but they weren't the ones actually living those lives together. It's not somewhere I'd go back to or would want to go again. Life's too short."

Adelaide Now: A lot of fans were hoping for a 25th anniversary re-issue of Appetite - was that ever on the cards?

Rose: "I wouldn't mind remastering it sometime."

Adelaide Now: Is there anything left in the vaults from the Appetite sessions that could see the light of day?

Rose: "Not that I'm aware of but it's worth a look. There aren't any new or different songs but maybe a couple versions of things that we felt didn't quite make the grade, although most of that made it out as bootlegs back in the day."

Read the entire interview at Adelaide Now.