‘My drum kit was set up in the studio for five years’
With the release of Guns N’ Roses’ hyper-delayed Chinese Democracy set for November 25, drummer Bryan ‘Brain’ Mantia has provided a remarkable insight into the album’s painstaking/painful recording process.
‘Brain’ should probably be in the Guinness Book Of Records for The Longest Time That A Single Drum Kit Has Been Set Up In A Recording Studio.
“I think it was five years that my drums were set up at the Village Recorders in Los Angeles,” ‘Brain’ divulged.
“It was five years and it went through three different producers. It went through Sean Beaven, Roy Thomas Baker and then I guess Axl is the producer now. Five years my drums were set up.”
‘Brain’ also revealed how more than $300,000 was spent over a seven-month period redoing drum bits note-for-note after Josh Freese left the band.
We’re don’t know for sure don’t know if ‘Brain’ is still a member of the GN’R touring band. You might recall that Frank Ferrer was drafted in as a replacement when ‘Brain’ took time out after he became a dad a couple of years back… apparently management sources claim both drummers are still involved in the GN’R set-up.
Anyhow, you can see the full interview with ‘Brain’ on EQTV here
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Coming soon – Chinese Democracy: The Story of How Axl went for a Piss one day…
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Oh dear where do I start, I was meant to write this letter, four months ago, But I couldn’t be bother. LOL. I went to see Def Leppard and Whitesnake. But what caught my eye was listen to Black Stone Cherry, man they rock, so I bought their album and it rocks it is really worth buying.
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oh, i’ve already sent him a t-shirt in the mail. it says ‘you’re so very silly’ on the front, and then as soon as the inside comes in contact with skin it goes up in a blaze…
poor guy.
ps. Tony Martin
20/10/2008 “Coming soon – Chinese Democracy: The Story of How Axl went for a Piss one day…”
that was both hilarious and called for, i’m so sick of hearing about chinese democracy. its woeful anyway.