SLASH On GUNS N' ROSES - "Looking Back, The Struggle Up Was The Best Time; There's Just That Hunger, And I Enjoyed That"
February 3, 2011, 13 years ago
Gerry Gittelson at Daily News Los Angeles recently caught up with guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES). Following is an excerpt from the story, with Slash discussing his G'N'R days and the chances of a reunion:
"When Guns N' Roses got really big, we went from supporting AEROSMITH to headlining stadiums on our own, so once it happened, it happened really fast," Slash said. "But looking back, the struggle up was the best time. There's just that hunger, and I enjoyed that. That sweaty, real intimate feel when just a select group of people love your band, and you're building and touring. That's rock and roll. I mean, when you get to the big-time, that's great, but the scrappy climb to get to the top, that's the part I still appreciate. We had such a good time, even if we didn't know it at the time."Slash has been asked a million times about his thoughts of a Guns N' Roses reunion with all the original members — he and Axl have not been on good terms for many years — but when a reporter put it to him in a different way, Slash was taken by surprise: What if Axl Rose called your cell tomorrow morning and apologized for everything and promised to do whatever it takes to make a reunion work?
"All things considered, that would be a call I would be surprised to get," Slash said. "If that really happened, I would have to clean out my junk drawer, too, but I don't see it happening. But if it did happen, I would do whatever it takes to at least have a conversation about it."Click here for the complete story.
Remaining dates on Slash's current tour supporting OZZY OSBOURNE are as follows:
February
4 - Grand Ronde, OR - Spirit Mountain Casino5 - Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, WA
8 - Pepsi Center - Denver, CO
10 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
12 - The Palace of Auburn Hills - Detroit, MI
13 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
14 - i wireless Center - Moline, IL
16 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
17 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
18 - St Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
20 - BankAtlantic Center - Fort Lauderdale, FL
22 - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena - Jacksonville, FL
