Axl Rose is an icon. Like Matt says, he might have been hard to cope with, but the concerts sold out all over the world. You can't deny his success, nor find someone who matches his anti-hero charisma, original.

Hahahahaha! Matt wishes he was working for Axl again. Hahahahaha!

"I said a couple of bad things about Axl and I think probably have come back to bite me in the ass.." Yep, not a part of Guns now that both Slash and Duff has joined again.

Gotta say Matt Sorum tells it like it is. Seems to be the most diplomatic of all the GNR members too because he would actually approach Axle Rose during the in fighting where as the others would just walk away. One thing though, I really really love Velvet Revolvers first album Contraband. Scott Weiland's vocals just fit and the over all sound is just an all rock punk smash your face in. This is my favorite album after Appetite (by Slash and Duff). It's too bad once again the band couldn't have stuck around.

@MrMotherfuck123

9 жыл бұрын

sireel70 Matt Sorum is a Chump. All he talks about is how he likes the Money.

@darkf8304

9 жыл бұрын

+MrMotherfuck123 That's right...That's the differences he's bringing up-the money. I understand that money is important but, when you're in the business of producing beautiful art, I believe that your hunger controls the outcome and if it's for the money, then the product is going to reflect that. And I think that's why I could never get into VR..

"The thing I know about Axl Rose, as much of dick he was at times, the stadium was usually sold out.... I'm talking 50,000 ".

Sorum is an adequate drummer and he looks pretty cool doing what he does. I don't understand how he could compare Axl and Weiland in terms of how much of a crowd they draw. Axl was in GUNS N ROSES! You can't compare GNR and VR that way. It's a very douchey move.

I can't help but laugh along with Matt. 😆

matts great i met him backstage on there last tour he is such a nice guy

hes right, coz axl, stadium was sold out, and its same nowdays.

"Yeah, haha, no no, I mean, you know, but you know. "

One question Matt - How many stadiums would you fill if you were upfront?

It will be up shortly. Thanks. -- The Artisan News Service team

12 years later: Guys I dont understand why I am not part of this reunion

And then the guy says (the interview is somewhere here on youtube) it was like being in someone else movie. Wtf??That pisses me off, he should be grateful for the chance Guns gave him, and not ditching Axl for that.

even though axl does have a sore attitude at times he's a fuckin amazing performer and no one will ever be able to recreate his voice or his persona or the enigma that IS axl rose and he's an idol of mine and always will be. I don't give a shit what any of these rock critics have to say. As axl once said "get in the ring and i'll kick your bitchy little ass punk!!

By the way, it has just been announced that Appetite for Destruction is the SECOND BEST ROCK ALBUM EVER! Believe it or not, millions of people voted! (...in Finland)

This is Artisan News Service's interview with Matt Sorum, not someone else's. I'm sorry that you're more in tune with the video we use for b-roll rather than our interviews. That being said, We do thank you for the feedback vergilg2. It is appreciated.

how many did you sell out? because im pretty sure STP sold out 50k and VR sold out.. 50k

Seems like quite an unpleasent man. He snidely laughs throughout the interview and I love the way he boils their personalities down to ticket sales. A shame, he seemed like a reasoned human being in Slash's autobiography

Yeah Mellowbuzz1974 I'm talking about Axl! Get your facts straight, he wasn't a junkie! He was never addicted to heroin, they all had their times with booze and sorts of drugs, but AXL was never a junkie that is my point & a fact! If you don't know what you're talking about then don't be so quick to think you're right ;) just a little thought!

yes, he is a rock star, and we love for that, come on go and cry in somewhere else.

Rolling Stone article where Matt is commenting about the argument he and I believe it was Paul that if he wouldn't of got into it with him about saying something about slash and starting an argument and getting himself fired he would still be with Guns today. I never read anywhere that Axl had any intentions of letting Matt go until then.

Well, last time I checked, Axl sold out nearly everywhere he toured while Velvet Revolver, well, did not. A fest here and there, but a lot of clubs. Matt fucked up, and he knows it.

I know Matt regrets ever saying anything about something he had no idea about because he would be with Guns today.

He's not wrong.. Scott Weiland was a junkie whose stupidity and addictions were a pain in the ass for the rest of the band. Axl might be a bossy control freak but he never let his addiction interfere with his work. Weiland on the other hand was very unprofessional. I lost even the slightest respect I had for him when he was bashing Axl Rose on the Velvet Revolver concert I've been to, as well as people from the crowd with GnR t-shirts. His talent didn't justify his massive ego either, he was a mediocre singer at best, unlike Axl who's one of the most talented rock vocalists of all times!!!

@tanner3285

7 жыл бұрын

ARIS NIKOLAOU What did he say to bash axl? I'm really curious. What did he say? lol

@arisnikolaou5204

7 жыл бұрын

Tanner Sandell It's been some time and I don't remember the exact words he used. The one thing I remember clearly is that when he was singing "It's so easy" he paraphrased the lyrics saying "I see you standing there, with Axl Rose's t-shirts, so why don't you just fuck off!!" to the fans in the crowd who were wearing GnR t-shirts.

@tanner3285

7 жыл бұрын

Wow lol

@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543

7 жыл бұрын

+Tanner Sandell There's quotes in the GnR forums from that concert. If You Google it, it'll come up. I remember it but can't remember what it was exactly. He was really sarcastic about Axl though

@mikeskinner7595

5 жыл бұрын

yup

could this mean a guns n roses reunion tour

I almost wrote the exact same thing, but skimmed the comments and you said it first. And um, to blame Weiland for the lack of success of VR? Um, the industry has changed since the early 90s...

Back in the early 90's you mean. Axl isn't playing stadiums anymore except overseas. The recent GNR tour of Canada in Jan and Feb 2010 averaged 7000 fans per show

The talent Scott had overrides all the crap

axl isn't a junkie lol he was so against it that he didn't go on stage until slash apologised to a whole audience for doing heroin back in the day. slash isn't a junkie any more, nor duff or izzy or matt. read up before you make assumptions bro.

Scott Weiland is such a bad ass, does as he wants, doesnt give a fuck if its good enough for you. Thank you Sorum for re-assuring me of why im a STP/Weiland fan :)

i want to see the orginal lineup get back together, with Steven Alder

that is awesome i hope there will be another gnr

if showing up 4 hours late to a concert only to stomp off like a whiny baby when people arent kissing the ground you walk on is what you mean by legend

@adamgriffith-smith9106

6 жыл бұрын

Steamy Wonder you clearly don’t know anything about Axl

I don't appreciate what Matt says. Having not enough success is not only one person's fault or accomplishment. You can't compare the V.R's songs with G'n'R's songs. And this has to do with everyone's inspiration and evolution. Matt should just take his own responsibility and not blame the others, even if they have their share also

In you tube?... well yea with Darling Stilletos... I'm not really sure during the time when he's with Guns... Anyway, he's a cool drummer

Matt Sorum is as camp as a row of tents :-) Still, a great drummer. He and Adler have their own styles and neither is better than the other - both played great drums on different albums. And Sorum thinks Scott Weil*nd is a twat, so he's alright in my book. I find it offensive that he can even be mentioned on the same page as Axl Rose, who is the greatest frontman there ever has been or ever will be.

Sorum is absolutely right.

Well, the interviewer is asking him about the past. I gotta say though, if playing sold out shows is what matters to him, he can go back to Axl.

AXL ROSE RULES

Ahhhh....Matt replaced on GnR reunion tour by Ferrer. Looks like you wont be packing any 5000 seats shows either buddy!

Hey do u have the copy of the follow up to this video about what he was gonna say about the replacement?

ya kno axl did do drugs but he was not as jacked up as the rest of the band and he wasn't truely addicted to drugs he just did it to get high...he promised himself he would never rely on drugs and he never did...

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It's true what he says, people chose to see Axl & friends rather than a Velvet Revolver gig.

Matt's laughs...

what are you talking about? have you read the g n r biography? Axl was a COMPLETE junkie, he did a shit load of heroin. When they were recording appetite for destruction he said: "After we've recorded this damn album I'm gonna lock myself in a room for two weeks and do heroin." Atleast you got the part right that they're clean now.

y el solo lo compuso izzy o slash? no sabia que la cancion estaba ya echa

He did it only as a joke. Look, I also personally liked a bit more Steven's style, but at the same time I liked Matt's style very much as well, and I'm G.n'R's fan since the age of 9. And I never used words like you did, to insult any member of this band, having absolute respect to what they did and what they still do.

You know how and who is Axl , if you don't like, just don't go. We will be sad but, we can live with that!

i like both bands - G n'R and VR and I thought that Matt's comments - he sounded like he was trying to be honest and fair !

That sounds more like a get together, not a reunion.

I think you mean that he wrote the lyrics to those songs except "november rain and estranged" in which of the songs you've listed, are the only ones he was involved in writing the music.

Matt is my fave

If I read things right, Matt isn't going to be the drummer for VR anymore. Did anyone else hear about that !

not to point fingers. there is a common denominator in both G'N'R and Velvet's breakups. both were successful bands. in both situations there was some type of issue especially with the lead singer, even though both breakups happened at different times. Coincidence, i think not?

VR was a pre-band before the great reunion of original GUNS N ROSES

yea its great,you find out about slash's life and how he and gnr/velvet revolver as well as other bands prior to those got started

THX KEEP ME POSTED

hmm STP stands for stone pilots right?

What is that video of an angel falling? Is that from a movie or a song vid?

@horaceholloway

8 жыл бұрын

+BluesLicks101 It's the video from "She builds quick machines" by Velvet Revolver

Damned, youre 27 too, just like me :) And I used to have the word "stradlin" in my web nickname too , I once ran a site dedicated to Guns - "Guns N' Roses NIGHTRAIN", it once had a huge traffic to it, so fuckin' Yahoo! closed it, for it was free and I didn't pay them any money :) It was during 1998-2001, maybe you visited it sometime? Anyway, peace man :) Youre from Spain, thats pretty cool, do you know the band "Rags To Riches"? Once I used to be a pen-pal of theirs. They're influenced by GNR.

Dude Axl was an asshole, he wouldn't let any of the other guys have any input in the music or anything. I do wish GNR would get back together. Could you imagine how fast a GNR reunion show with Axl, Slash, Izzy, Duff, and Matt would sell out? It would be crazy to get tickets to!

WHAT APPENED TO MATT??? TO HIS FACE? HE IS BETTER THAN HE WAS YOUNG!!!!!!! GREAT MATT!!!!

I completely agree with that mate. Axl is much better. But I dont agree with wht Matt has sayed. He was/is a part of the same band which played to 5000 ppl. He cannot blame everything on the singer for not being a great band!

Is this guy high?

Matt ur the man about time someones say the right things about Axl rox.

what is STP?

hell yeah, STP > VR

That was so funny when he said that as much as Axl was a dick at times the stadium was at least sold out! And that was 50,000 not 5,000! I like his laugh when he laughs it makes me wanna laugh

that's just it, it wasn't complicated, it wasn't even worth posting! My point is no one cares about the figures! no one lost interest, people just downloaded the music. Did you go to one of their gigs? even a few days before they lost scott they tore the place up. i can't believe i'm even trying to explain this

Has anyone else noticed the strange similarity to Liberace! The teeth, the smile, the laugh, the accent. How come he and Duff slimmed down so much?

WHAT HE SAID ABOUT IZZY?? QUE DICE SOBRE IZZY??

lmao he laughs after every sentence..

I saw STP at the PNC ARTS Center in NJ a couple of weeks ago and I have to say it was a bit of a let down. We left way before the encore. One of the opening acts, "Cage the Elephant", I thought outdid them. Their lead singer is a cross between Iggy and Jim Morrison. He was great.

What song is that?

what a tripper.i love this guy. fucken cool dude.

I think he's a good guy he just says what he thinks especially when it's about Diva's behaviours... well in fact Adler had a stroke in 1996 so 6 years after he left the band, I dont know if he can play, he speaks slowly but there's video about his actual play and he sounds kinda great but could he handle a whole tour... even a whole show? I DOnt Know but even Axl is not as good as he was so...

ty matt

It maybe sound crazy, but I liked him after Duff most all the time during the gunner days. :) And that's mostly about he kind behavior and nice laugh.

hes one of the great philosophers of our time, you know?

Matt Sorum is a great musician and a cool guy! perhaps he should not have been so personal about his former Co-workers (lead singers) but such as life and despite anything these guys Matt sorum, Slash, Duff have had great careers through Guns and Roses and Velvet Revolver.

It's pretty sad the Velvet Revolver barely can get 5K people at a show and Axl still gets all the things he mentioned in the video. No actully it's not sad. VR doesnt deserve 50K people, they suck. GnR still rock.

Go watch where zack wylde tells the story where Matt is a smart ass not knowing Axl was behind him with a shotgun saying you can get the fuck outta here 😂 it’s hilarious

ok please keep me posted when it's up

thats cuz axl is the man!

Great that Matt is not a frontman, keep him quiet behind her drums :/ or was it his drums....

well tbf we dont know the extent of how bad scott was do we, or do we? but in anycase he has a better insight than most and to be fair he kinda has a right to pull off that "hot shit rocker" routine, hell who wouldnt when your drumming with slash and duff and the other dude who is pretty cool fair play to ya man

Yeah, I found new vids of GN'R's vids from their Taipei, Tawain concert they did today with DJ Ashba on board. Go to search::Guns And Roses 2009 12 11 Taiwan:::These vids are just a few hours old.

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RE-UNION! RE-UNION! ( you know like the opening of the use your illusions tour, I hear thousands of people screamin reunion in my head like the audience used to shout GUNS and ROSES lol) for fuck sake!

Amen to that Matt

thats so lame saying 50000 vs 5000. I mean he is also in the same band. Thats crazy. That means you need axl to sell your albums.!

Wanna know whats ironic... G n Fn R broke up 'cause of the spagetti incident (axl-matt fight) and now Velvet Revolver who Slash, Matt, Duff all thought would last... Nope. GnR's next tour is gona be epic get your tickets ppl:P

lmfao how high was he?

matt sorum is so funny dude makes me laugh you people have no sense of humor

yes man you're absolutely right.

LSD: Lead Singer Disease

They all just need to sit down with Izzy and Axl and just say fuck it, lets make some fucking awesome music. Axl just doesn't sound write with other musicians behind him and for Slash, Duff and Matt there music sounds week without Axl. Not to mention Scott kind of ripped of Axls style here and there Military hat with Cop sunglasses and leather pants. First time I saw Scott like that, I thought they cloned Axl.

good observation..