Axl Has Let GN’R Fans Down, Says Vince Neil
Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil has accused Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose of being… well, pretty useless, basically. Neil also claims GN’R’s hard-core supporters have grown sick of the band.
Neil’s scathing attack on the November Rain star comes after GN’R’s latest album Chinese Democracy, the band’s first since 1993’s The Spaghetti Incident, failed to live up to the hype its 10 years in the making generated.
The veteran singer believes GN’R’s loyal fans have finally grown sick of the band, thanks chiefly to Rose’s failure to turn up to rehearsals and perform live shows.
Neil said: “For it [Chinese Democracy] to fail was pretty crazy after so many years of being recorded. Then the tour got cancelled.
“A buddy of mine went to go play guitar for him. They rehearsed for three months and Axl never once showed up. Rule number one: show up!
“He’s been doing that for many years. Finally I think the fans just went: ‘Fuck it – can’t do this anymore.’
“You can’t be a fan when you can’t see the band.”
Despite Neil’s comments, there are unconfirmed reports that GN’R will tour Asia in December.
Taiwan-based booking agency Brokers Brothers Herald has published a GN’R concert date at Taipei County Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan on December 11.





It’s true that Axl does’nt make it easy for his fan’s, but who care’s what Vince Neil think’s anyway?, fuckin trannie.
Gotta admit, despite being a complete knob, Mr Neil is right on the money.
I am one of those who loves Chinese Democracy and would love to hear a few tracks live, but Mr Bailey has decided to hide in a cave instead. TWAT (not the song either)
Loved democracy, but I have to concur that Axl does take the piss with his fans, but he’s always done so – 3 hours late for a show, c’mon have a lttle respect for the people who pay money to buy your records and see your shows.
The thing that struck me about this story is the Vince Vs Axl thing – is it 1992?
! don’t consider either one vital but vince is a better musician/singer/frontman purely on attendance alone.
The two biggest tits in rock, apart from Natalie Banus obviously (anyone remember HER?), who gives a stuff anymore? Love GNR, always have, always will, but Axl takes more piss than Madonna and she drinks her own.
Vince Neil is a no-mark, talentless, fat, botox and surgery disaster area…………ask any Hanoi fan.
Axl ,Slash ,Duff , Izzy , Steven , all those guys let the fans down, without the fans they would have been nothing! Egos and money ruin most bands .
How does he knows, since he is not a hard-core himself? Mr. Neil, we are not tired of GnR, never will. Is true Axl hurts us a lot but our connection is so strong that nothing can ruin it, so please go take care of your own fans…(if you any). Axl is having a hard time and we are not going to abandon him. Insted of geting tired we support him even more.
I lost interest in Guns n Roses after Appetite for Destruction. One good album followed by a load of thinly spread tedious over-rated, over-hyped and overblown crap. Rose is up his own arse.
Vince Neil, you’re quite right.
AXL is a jerk who doesnt deserve to be a rockstar.i love gnr. but i think axl needs to go back to the days of life in the jungle.maybe then he might be a little more thankful to gnr fans.I think hes forgot where he came from .sad.
I agree with Dr. Rock 100%! That new album sucked too!
I’m a huge GN’R fan – seeing the Paradise City video when I was 10 years old was a real life changing experience and started my love affair for all things rock. I always wanted to see the original band live, but I was too young to go on the Illusion tour (plus they didn’t play Scotland) and by the time I was going to gigs they’d all but split up.
I got tickets to see the new GN’R when Axl threatened to tour around 99-2000 I think but then he cancelled claiming he’d never agreed to a tour.
I finally got to see them a couple of years ago at the SECC and musically the y were excellent, but coming on really late and being a dick about it “if you need to get the last bus then fuck off – I’m going to be here singing” when you’ve paid 50 quid for a ticket as well as generally farting about for 10 mins between songs really rubbed me up the wrong way.
Then he brings out Chinese Democracy – a hard listen, but once you get into it, a rewarding one. Its not a GNR record though. But then he’s a TWAT abou it as well – no promotion, no interviews, no tour!
Vince is, IMHO, correct – he has hit the nail on the head. Axl has made an arse of himself and let me (I’ll not speak for all fans cos I cna’t) -a lifetime fan – down repeatedly.
Slash was always my favourite anyway and I’ve seen him loads over the years. Thought his gig in Norway covered in CR sounded excellent – can’t wait for his solo album.
honestly, i love axl and all, i’m the biggest gnr fan, but i double vince, i think that i’m giving up on the guy, he’s wasting everything there could ever be. sad.
That’s cool. Next we would all like to hear Don Dokken’s views on Metallica.
Dont care about Vince Neil and his opinions – We all got them……just like a**holes
I don’t agree with Vince , I like Motley Crue, good band with some great songs, but Axl Rose is truest rock star ever. For me rock n’ roll was about doesn’t giving a fuck it was the thing Rock N’ Roll was built on. And Axl Rose doesn’t give a fuck about fans, press, critics and aboce all about money. He is true artist , estranged and crazy but he is. Tom Zutuat said that Axl Rose is the only artist he has known who doesn’t care about money at all.
waited 15 yrs and this is the best axl can come up with!!! shit album vince is right. crue rule.
Getting slagged off by a wife-beater is like being unpopular with the BNP. Who gives a fuck? Shurrup, no-talent Crue bastard.
Vince is a blowhard douchebag for sure, but ol Axl Rose sucked back in the day and he sucks now. Shitty songwriter with a shrill, whiny voice that sounds like two cats fuckin’ and poor attitude to boot.
i dont`t agree,axl rose is the best frontman ever. he has amazing vocal range its crazy…hes great live,an amazing songwriter….rock history wuldn´t be the same without him,so wuldn´t gnr
now don’t get me wrong, I’m a massive Motley Crue, but I have to admit to thinking Vince is being slightly hypocritical with this comment:
“A buddy of mine went to go play guitar for him. They rehearsed for three months and Axl never once showed up. Rule number one: show up!”
considering quite a bit of The Dirt is the other members of Motley having a moan about Vince… not showing up.
I love gnr, AXL he’s a nutter, saw him few times, no doubt he’s one of the greatest rock icon of all times, unfortunately he doesn’t seem to appreciate the fans, been there for him and supported him all years long. chinese democracy: great album, i wish AXL start aknowledge the fans as whom they buy he’s albums and pay money to come and see him, he has lost respect of a lot of hard core fans, he won’t survive that long if he carry on the way he is.
I’ve gotta agree with the comments. When you think the album took over a decade to make it has been such a letdown, if you’re gonna put all that time into making the album there should have been a HUGE world tour organized to coincide with the release, and they should have released singles/videos. Im a huge G n R fan and will still go and see them WHEN they tour, but I can totally understands fans losing patience, maybe that song was a premeditated warning to all G n R fans!
i agree with Vince. people waited for ages for this CD to come out and its rubbish! i only love old, original GNR not this sucky new one. i used to think GNR was the best band in the world, then Motley Crue. but now, after hearing the new CD, i have to say that Motley’s better.
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im really sick of people calling chinese democracy a bad album. Chinese Democracy Rocks Man!
Now GnR are touring Asia, lets just hope they go expand that tour!
Axl Rose 4ever!
Vince has hit the nail on the head….Axl is nothing but a douchebag….and for the poster who said that Axl is the only true rock star – get your head out of your arse….out of the 2 – Vince is the true rock star….