Surprise Surprise: We were all positive it would never happen, says Slash
Guns N’ Roses guitarist says reunion coming along fine
Slash said the whole coming together of the band seems surreal to him. PHOTO: FILE
With the ‘classic era’ Guns N’ Roses back on the road for the North American leg of their ‘Not in This Lifetime’ trek, Slash phoned into Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer’s radio show to offer some brief insight into the state of the band.
“Everyone’s playing great and playing nice,” Rolling Stone quoted the iconic guitarist as saying.
Following the initial run of the band’s reunion dates, as well as Axl Rose’s stint fronting AC/DC, the band reconvened on June 23 in Detroit for the opening US date of ‘Not in This Lifetime’ tour. As Slash told Kramer and Boston’s WZLX, those positive vibes from Coachella and the early reunion gigs have carried over to the current leg.
On the highway to hell
“Everybody’s getting along, everybody’s playing great. We were all pretty positive that it would never happen so it’s still sort of blowing our minds,” the guitarist added. “It seems so surreal to me, but everybody’s really getting along great and I think everybody’s come a long way and it’s all cool.”
Before Slash could expound on any more questions regarding Guns N’ Roses, including what’s in store for the future of the band, he deftly shifted the conversation to ask Kramer how the drummer likes living in Austin, Texas.
Earlier, Rose temporarily joined AC/DC as a replacement of long-time vocalist Brian Johnson, who was forced to quit the tour abruptly on the risk of a “total hearing loss”. The announcement was made by AC/DC member themselves, who said that Rose will join them as a vocalist for the remaining dates of their ‘Rock or Bust’ world tour, before Guns N’ Roses own summer tour kicks off.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2016.
“Everyone’s playing great and playing nice,” Rolling Stone quoted the iconic guitarist as saying.
Following the initial run of the band’s reunion dates, as well as Axl Rose’s stint fronting AC/DC, the band reconvened on June 23 in Detroit for the opening US date of ‘Not in This Lifetime’ tour. As Slash told Kramer and Boston’s WZLX, those positive vibes from Coachella and the early reunion gigs have carried over to the current leg.
On the highway to hell
“Everybody’s getting along, everybody’s playing great. We were all pretty positive that it would never happen so it’s still sort of blowing our minds,” the guitarist added. “It seems so surreal to me, but everybody’s really getting along great and I think everybody’s come a long way and it’s all cool.”
Before Slash could expound on any more questions regarding Guns N’ Roses, including what’s in store for the future of the band, he deftly shifted the conversation to ask Kramer how the drummer likes living in Austin, Texas.
Earlier, Rose temporarily joined AC/DC as a replacement of long-time vocalist Brian Johnson, who was forced to quit the tour abruptly on the risk of a “total hearing loss”. The announcement was made by AC/DC member themselves, who said that Rose will join them as a vocalist for the remaining dates of their ‘Rock or Bust’ world tour, before Guns N’ Roses own summer tour kicks off.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2016.