Slash Slams Axl Rose’s GNR Lawsuit
Ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has sounded off on Axl Rose’s allegations that his former manager Irving Azoff, who heads Front Line Management, plotted to “sabotage” the singer’s “new” version of the hard rock band.
Earlier this week, Rose filed a $5 million dollar countersuit against Azoff, claiming the industry honcho was “devising a secret plan to set up Rose and the band for failure so that Rose would have no choice but to reunite with the original Guns N’ Roses’ members,” a move the dreadlocked singer staunchly opposes.
Rose’s suit also fires back at Azoff for allegedly abandoning his manager duties on the eve of a major tour, and for filing a lawsuit in March seeking $1.8 million in commissions from the band’s run of tour dates through Asia, Canada, and South America in support of their 2008 comeback album Chinese Democracy.
But Slash doesn’t buy it. “I don’t know where Axl is coming from”
Slash firmly supports Azoff.
“I know where Irving is coming from — he’s looking for commissions for a tour that he booked,” the top-hat-sporting rocker added. “[It's a] pretty reasonable kind of thing. Axl’s countersuing, so I’m not sure exactly what the merit is that he’s countersuing, exactly.”
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rose claims that Irving — whose Front Line Management was recently acquired by Ticketmaster — has gained too much power in the music industry, which he uses to punish artists and harm their careers if they don’t follow his orders. Adding to Rose’s anger: Azoff filed his suit against William Bailey, the singer’s real name — something that “carries significant emotional damage from Rose’s childhood.”
What do you think of the lawsuits? Team Axl … or Team Slash and Azoff? Tell us in the comment section below!
jerry moore Said,
May 25, 2010 @ 2:47 am
Always have Axl’s back he is truly the best at what he does and doesnt take crap from no one, even slash.
Aleks Bracetti Said,
May 27, 2010 @ 2:20 pm
backng slash up on this one. C’mon, Axl really expects us to believe in a conspiracy against him to reunite a band that is never gonna get back together? Axl’s a crybaby, dont get me wrong he’s still Axl freakin’ Rose but he’s gotta grow a pair, Azoff hasnt gotten paid from his work and it doesnt matter if he’s rich, if he works for it, he gets paid. Last but not least, dude its a lawsuit, i think it’d be better if they used you’re REAL name…
Andrew Said,
October 29, 2010 @ 6:14 am
I feel pretty torn on this I usually side with Slash but Axl also might have a point for what was done. I think what I really support is to get over yourselves and back together. They used to be mabey the best known friends in America hell, the world. I also understand that they have some boundries but the past is the past just let it roll have them together even if its just a coffee and a conversation over the point of reconciliation and we can see where we go from there.
monserrath carrillo Said,
June 6, 2011 @ 2:58 pm
i think the best band in the hard rock its gun´s and roses the vocalist an gitarist are the number one i loved……