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Reunion? No!
I don't know where this comes from, but here it is:
GUNS N' ROSES: No Reunion With SLASH, DUFF - Apr. 1, 2006
A representative for GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has shot
down persistent rumors that former GNR members Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Duff
McKagan are in talks with Rose about taking part in a "reunion" tour this
summer. The rumors gained strength a couple of days ago when unconfirmed
reports surfaced that Slash had picked up his gear from VELVET REVOLVER's
rehearsal studios after allegedly announcing that he was leaving the band.
Rumors of trouble in the VELVET REVOLVER camp have been swirling
around the group for the past few months, with several reports suggesting
that much of the strife between Slash and the rest of the camp stems from
Slash's wife Perla's alleged involvement in the band's business affairs. The
situation allegedly came to a head last week after an attempt was made by
attorneys to mediate in matters related to the lawsuits filed by Slash, Duff
and Axl over the rights to the old GNR songs.
Slash and Duff, who left GNR in the 1990s and are joined in
VELVET REVOLVER by ex-GNR drummer Matt Sorum and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
singer Scott Weiland, had filed suits in 2004 and 2005 seeking the rights to
the early GNR material, accusing Rose of killing deals that would have put
their songs in a half-dozen movies, including "Old School" and "Black Hawk
Down". Rose filed a counterclaim last month asking a Federal Court to
confirm his ownership of his "creative works" and defending his decision to
choose when to license the music and to whom.
At press time, there has been no official comment from the
VELVET REVOLVER camp regarding any of the rumors currently making the
rounds. It is also not presently clear if VELVET REVOLVER will go ahead with
their previously announced plans to enter the studio on April 10 to begin
recording the follow-up to their double-platinum 2004 debut, "Contraband".
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