Mr. Boffo
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|  #2 Posted on 24.11.10 2237.00 | Instant Rating: 5.69 | My biased opinion is that Axl Rose is a egomaniac. My understanding is that there was tension in the band for various reasons. Wikipedia mentions claims of Rose orchestrating the firing of their manager (against the wishes of some band members), and I remember a story about him flipping out and refusing to do anything unless the rest of the band give him all rights to the Guns N' Roses name. Slash's final straw was apparently when they released a cover of "Sympathy For The Devil" for the "Interview With The Vampire" Soundtrack, and Axl had overdubbed some of Slash's guitar parts with parts performed by someone else.
As to the second part, it really depends on what the agreement ways, whether it was in writing, and the like. If the article is correct and he's suing over Guitar Hero 3, that's a little strange because GH3 came out 3 years ago. At least he's not as late on this as he was with "Chinese Democracy".
The original Hollywood Reporter article that Yahoo links to is confusing. I think maybe when they say "When Rose found out that a Slash-like character and Velvet Revolver songs would be included in GH II", they actually mean GH3 there, because "Welcome To The Jungle" was only on GH3. "Sweet Child of Mine" was on GH2.
All in all, I don't think Rose has much of a case. I can't imagine that Activision would decide to make such an agreement with Rose and then renege on it, knowing how many lawyers must have been working behind the scenes to make sure that there were no legal concerns. |
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