Ex-Guns N’ Roses Member ‘Had To Make Sure They Weren’t Stinking It Up’

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Former Guns N’ Roses bassist Tommy Stinson discussed seeing his ex-bandmates in a recent CD 102.5 interview.

“Yeah, no I had a good time. I got to see all of my buds, they’re still in that band, and all that. I wanted to check it out, make sure they weren’t stinking it up, you know.”

“They did a great job, it was a fun show. Tons of people loving it, and the vibe from the crowd was great. It was a cool experience for me.”

Former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott recently discussed Guns N’ Roses on WRIF.

“[Appetite For Destruction] was huge, man. Before Pantera got a record deal, that album came out, and we covered just about every song on that record, man, and it was before that band blew up. We were such fans of the music. And it took that record about a year before it caught on, and then it caught on. Man, it’s one of my all-time favorite records. To this day,[ the song] ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, you hear it in front of every football game, in front of [every] hockey game; it won’t go away. And that’s a great thing, man, when there’s a song that has that kind of life. And then, of course, they’re back doing it and they’re touring. I saw them the other night at the big, gigantic [AT&T Stadium] here in Dallas, and I thought it was amazing.”

“I would really love to see them be able to get [Steven] Adler [drums] back in the band and, of course, Izzy [Stradlin, guitar], but, you know, seeing Slash and Axl and Duff up there together was pretty amazing. And those songs… People go because they wanna hear those songs; those are some of the greatest rock songs ever. And I think I kind of equate it to when the people that were older than us came up with The Beatles or Led Zeppelin in the ’70s, Guns N’ Roses was that band for us. So I love that record, man.”

He also discussed GNR’s 2016 tour. “I’ve seen Guns many, many times, and I’m telling you, man, this is the best, I think, I’ve ever seen Axl, man,” he said. “He’s really spot-on, and he’s really singing great. And Slash doing his solo thing for so long, he’s always had his chops up to par. So it’s great to see those two really at their ‘A’ game with these songs again in 2016.”