Guns N’ Roses have shared a photo of the original lineup promoting their Spotify catalog, just a week or so after Spotify had previously changed the band’s profile photo to the band’s logo rather than a photo of the original lineup. This promotional image shows that team GNR are still proud to promote Steven Adler and Izzy Stradlin as part of the band’s legacy.
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Ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal defended Axl Rose in a new XS Rock interview.
XS ROCK: So tell me about what happened at the end between you and Guns N’ Roses? Were you let go?
Bumblefoot: No. It was me. I was really burned out. I felt like I had contributed everything that I possibly could as a performer, but my heart was in more things where I was creating, writing, producing and teaching. All of things that I was doing before the heavy touring of GNR. I really felt that it was definitely time for me to go. I felt like I had taken it as far as I could and I was reaching a point where I was stressed and unhappy. And that’s not good for me and it’s not good for them. So in early March of 2014, we were rehearsing for the next 3 months of touring. The first thing that I told the band when I walked in was that this is going to be my last run. I finished out the shows and I did try to recommend people to take my place. I didn’t want to stop them from moving forward or anything like that.
XS ROCK: So is Axl Rose as difficult of a guy to work with as people make it sound in the press?
Bumblefoot: He’s a human being and he has a big heart. The press doesn’t give him the same consideration that they would some other people. You know, they try to hold him to a different standard, where he’s always supposed to be happy and smiling, nothing should ever be wrong and he’s always supposed to be in a good mood and do the right thing and that’s stupid. It’s bullshit. It perpetuates a lot of negativity and incites a lot of negativity that isn’t deserved. He’s dealt with a lot of that. I had a great, great time working with him. Is everything perfect? No. I’ve probably pissed him off more than the other way around, but he’s just a human being.
XS ROCK: So have you spoken with him since you left?
Bumblefoot: No. The relationship is over between me and them. They’re doing fine and I’m doing fine and that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I don’t regret leaving. I wish it could have smoother on a personal level. I’m happy to see what they’re doing now and I’m glad I was able to be part of their world that makes people so happy at the shows. It was a gift. I’m grateful and I thank them for it.