Former Guns N’ Roses bassist Tommy Stinson says there’s a wealth of recordings Guns N’ Roses made during his tenure that have yet to be released in a new Rolling Stone interview. “There’s some stuff with lyrics, some without,” he says. “We did a lot of stuff that was supposed to be on Chinese Democracy – the record was meant to be more than one disc, but after spending so much time on it we just had to put an end to it. There’s also stuff that was held over from [the original lineup] before they all disbanded, so there’s some stuff that should someday see the light of day.”
He also discussed what keeps him from committing suicide during tough times, when looking at a long, exposed walkway with a railing held up by wooden posts in his living room.
“At the hardest times, I’ve always looked up there and gone, ‘Yeah, I could put a fuckin’ noose around that fuckin’ pole right in the middle,'” the singer-songwriter says as he looks up at them, pausing briefly. “But nah, my kids would fuckin’ hate me. My friends would just piss on my grave.” He lets out a great big, sarcastic laugh. “In fact, I recorded a song, ‘Anytime Soon,’ right in this room and it has the line, ‘You won’t see me dangling from the rafters anytime soon.'”
