GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

February 16, 2010

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below.

When asked in a recent interview if he feels GUNS N' ROSES' latest album, "Chinese Democracy", was unfairly criticized, Thal said, "I think that people definitely judged 'Chinese Democracy' without listening to it a lot of the time, and I think they based their ideas on what they thought of GN'R's current situation, or on their opinion of Axl and things like that. I think that definitely biased some people, but not all. I think with any album, people are gonna love it, people are gonna hate it, and some people will just be indifferent, and it won't mean anything either way. With the amount of expectation for the album though, I think that it definitely changed the way people viewed it, and they went into listening to it with ideas already in their heads. It's hard not to with an album that took longer than usual to be released, but then sometimes albums take time."

Regarding some disgruntled GUNS N' ROSES fans' opinion that the group's current lineup isn't GUNS N' ROSES but is actually Axl Rose's solo project, Thal said, "They're right in their own mind if it isn't GUNS N' ROSES as they define GUNS N' ROSES. If you don't like calling it GUNS N' ROSES, call it GN'R, and if that makes you feel better, then good. That's what I like to call it — GN'R. If you feel GUNS N' ROSES is so strongly defined by the members that were on its debut album, fine, call this GN'R and find something else to cry about — something worthwhile. There's bigger problems in the world than what a band is calling itself. Jesus, it's fucking rock 'n' roll. We're just going out there, playing, and having a good time. Call it GN'R and enjoy it, that's all. That's my suggestion if the name's really a problem for anyone — if you wanna listen to GUNS N' ROSES, put on the 'Appetite' album, be happy, and if you wanna listen to GN'R, put on 'Chinese Democracy' and come to a show."

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal interviewed on "The Metal File" (click on player below to launch audio):

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