Originally posted by old hippy guy:
the BAND are decent enough guys but Axel Rose is a GIT,
he canceled a gig at maine road at the last minute in the 80s, THOUSANDS of fans came from all over the country for nothing, he said "its ok I will come back at the end of the tour keep your tickets",
NOT to mention WE had spent 2 weeks building a stage setting up the lighting sound system and set, plus preparing the arena for a gig,...and on a whim,..he calls it off,
it ALL gets pulled down again,
weeks later they come back as promised, it ALL has to get built again and made ready again fans come from all over the country again,(including my friend with his disabled son)
show day comes, the arena is packed with fans ALL cooking in the blazing sun,
while their are MAJOR ROWS going on backstage, MR Rose has decided he doesnt want to DO the gig afterall,
the band have been there hours, the punters are cooking in the heat, many needing medical attention, but still the wrangling goes on backstage, right up until the promoter tells Rose that if he DOESNT go on he is gonna go out n TELL the fans EXACTLY whats happening,
so he goes on, he does just over an hour DOESNT SAY A WORD to his loyal fans who have been waiting all day for him, walks off stage without even speaking to the rest of the band gets in his limo and leaves, now THAT is an asshole,
I saw fans burning their T shirts,