Axl Rose Sucks, Part 35

[KevShmev]

https://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/21058/axl-roses-hatred-of-slash-results-in-20-million-guitar-hero-lawsuit/

Eager to become the talk of every music fans' Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, Axl Rose has just issued his most insane lawsuit yet, suing "Guitar Hero" makers Activision for $20 million for featuring Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" in "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock." Axl initially signed off on "Jungle" being used in the game, but on one condition: Do not put any music by Velvet Revolver, which boasts guitarist Slash (Rose's former bandmate and mortal enemy) in the game. Well, not only did "Guitar Hero III" offer a bunch of Velvet Revolver songs, they crowned Slash the game's spokesperson, featured him on the game's cover and made him a playable avatar. Cue Axl's lawsuit.

"[Activision] began spinning a web of lies and deception to conceal its true intentions to not only feature Slash and VR prominently in GH III but also promote the game by emphasizing and reinforcing an association between Slash and Guns N' Roses and the band's song 'Welcome to the Jungle,' " Rose's lawyer Skip Miller writes in the $20 million suit. Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" featured in "Guitar Hero II," and "Shackler's Revenge" from Axl's long-awaited "Chinese Democracy" actually debuted as a game-ending challenge in "Rock Band 2," so Rose isn't opposed to the use of his songs in music video games. This comes down to, once again, Rose's undying hatred of Slash.

"There's zero possibility of me having anything to do with Slash other than by ambush, and that wouldn't be pretty," Rose said in 2009. "In a nutshell, personally I consider him a cancer and better removed, avoided." Rose also sued his former manager Irving Azoff, the CEO of Live Nation Ticketmaster, accusing Azoff of conspiring to assemble a Guns N' Roses reunion tour that included Slash. That legal tiff is likely the reason why Axl's GNR hasn't toured the U.S. on its "Chinese Democracy" trek (although a February tour is rumored).

Why would Axl's lawsuit arrive three years after the release of "Guitar Hero III"? The Amp likes to imagine that during a brief hiatus in the GN'R tour, Rose headed to his local Best Buy to get a jump on some Black Friday shopping. While pushing his cart down the discount video game aisle, he saw the box for "Guitar Hero III" with Slash on the cover and got perturbed. After purchasing the game along with the new deluxe "Avatar" DVD and Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday," Axl drove back to his home in the Hollywood Hills to see if GNR's music was in fact in the game, only to discover that he bought an XBox 360 copy of "GH3" and he only owned a Playstation 3. Down but not defeated, Rose then realized that he could simply go on Wikipedia to see the game's track list. And then he called his lawyer.

[Adami]

Awww what a cute little penis.

[faemir]

Sigh.

[orcus116]

Well it's not like he waited three years to finally strike.

[MetalManiac666]

*shrugs*

[Sigz]

lol

[ACID_FOX]

only to discover that he bought an XBox 360 copy of "GH3" and he only owned a Playstation 3. Down but not defeated, Rose then realized that he could simply go on Wikipedia to see the game's track list. And then he called his lawyer.[/i]

 

[ZKX-2099]

See shirt.

[glaurung]

In Axl's defense (probably the only time I'll say that), if it was in the contract then they really shouldn't have included it.

[skydivingninja]

Technically, Velvet Revolver wasn't included with the game, I believe it is DLC.

[Gadough]

Technically, Velvet Revolver wasn't included with the game, I believe it is DLC.

Hopefully that there loophole will be sufficient enough for the lawsuit to be dropped.

[lateralus88]

Axl Rose should start a reality show titled Appetite for Attention or Sweet Lawsuit O'Mine.

[Jakartabassplayer]

Axl Rose should start a reality show titled Appetite for Attention or Sweet Lawsuit O'Mine.

[Adami]

Loser Delusion.

[tri.ad]

Not surprising...

[Zook]

What a maroon.

[King Postwhore]

Axle, destroying his career since 1993.

[rumborak]

Heh, the thing he can't live with is that Slash is still a generally revered character, whereas the term "Axl Rose" has now almost become the textbook definition of washed up rockstar.

rumborak

[yeshaberto]

is this the same guy who wrecked a car and hurt someone while under the influence?

[TAC]

is this the same guy who wrecked a car and hurt someone while under the influence?

You might be thinking of Vince Neil, whose passanger Razzle, drummer for Hanoi Rocks, was killed around 1983.

[yeshaberto]

oh yeah, that's right.  thanks mr rock-n-roll encyclopedia 

[Orbert]

Technically, Velvet Revolver wasn't included with the game, I believe it is DLC.

DLC?

[glaurung]

Technically, Velvet Revolver wasn't included with the game, I believe it is DLC.

DLC?

Downloadable Content.

[Gorille85]

I wouldn't sell my daughter to Axl Rose. In fact, I wouldn't sell my daughter to anyone! What an atrocious idea!

[Orbert]

Slow down a minute.  How much are you asking?

[ZBomber]

Heh, the thing he can't live with is that Slash is still a generally revered character, whereas the term "Axl Rose" has now almost become the textbook definition of washed up rockstar.

rumborak

I thought that was "Bret Michaels"?

[chaotic_ripper]

Heh, the thing he can't live with is that Slash is still a generally revered character, whereas the term "Axl Rose" has now almost become the textbook definition of washed up rockstar.

rumborak

I thought that was "Bret Michaels"?

Nope it was Vince Neil, he was driving a Pantera I believe. Saw it on behind the music.

[LCArenas]

8 years of success
15 years of degrading your already degraded image


Way to go, Axxhole.

[Gorille85]

Slow down a minute.  How much are you asking?

OK fine. Just something to eat maybe?? Like a fruit or anything...

[Orbert]

Nah, too steep.  Thanks though.  I'm sure she's hot.