Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose has become notoriously reclusive in the past two decades, giving no interviews and generally keeping out of the public eye when not on stage with his bands. So it came as some surprise when Axl showed up on last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, in what has been the most high profile non-musical appearance for the singer since the mid 1990s.
During his appearance on the chat show (which can be viewed below), Axl made self deprecating comments about his notorious tardiness, telling Kimmel of the band's upcoming residency in Las Vegas: "We'll probably really go on at about the time we're supposed to really go on. As soon as I find out what that time is, or as soon as it's been negotiated."
The host also revealed a plaque taken from the singer's home which reads "Punctuality is the thief of time." Axl explained that it was his favorite Oscar Wilde quote.
The singer also revealed that he would not be voting in the U.S Presidential election. He did, however, state that, were he voting, he would vote to re-elect president Obama. Rose's support for the incumbent president mirrors that of fellow rocker Bruce Springsteen, who announced that he was backing Obama last week.
The endorsement from the pair comes after a number of celebrity reactions to the second presidential debateappeared on Twitter.
Rose recalled working in Tower Records during the mid 1980s with other members of the original line-up of Guns N' Roses and stated that he likes to leave the stage before solos saying that he "feels like an idiot standing at the side."
The singer also had a burger truck parked outside the studio and provided the studio audience with vouchers to use it. Two pairs of tickets to a Guns N’ Roses show were also given out during the interview.
Exactly my thoughts!...Good interview and I liked Kimmel's candid way of handling him ...but Axl sort of avoided the question as to 'why make an appearance/interview after so long?'
I hope all the trolls actually watch the interview before flaming him. Through all the negativity his creates, he will go down as one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. Now Axl, sort out a reunion. Please?
Naaaa just don't come to often. I spend more time playing my guitar than posting on the forum. But some good tips from here time to time which is why I come back. But some of these articles are hard to ignore.
they even had an article on this site i do believe naming him the greatest frontman as well so pretty sure his comment is quite correct..and really it all comes down to opinions really you cant really say whos the best
Trolls? I don't see how you can call someone a troll for not liking Axl. He has brought most of the negativity towards him on himself through his actions. He is an arrogant dickhead. One interview doesn't change that.
This is not his first TV interview in twenty years. He was on That Metal Show with Eddie Trunks a year or two ago. It seems more valid to say this is his first network TV interview in twenty years...
This was promoted as "live" as in, "in front of a live audience". TMS interview was just the few of them in a closet with DJ Douchebag drooling next to him after waiting for hours.
I'm just saying sometimes UG's headlines are a little skewed as we all know... not disagreeing with them being locked in a closet with DJ Douchebag. Ha ha.
He almost only says "yes" "no" to every question... Not a very interesting interview, I'm sure Jimmy Kimmel had rules to follow, not to ask about some subjects, such as a reunion, or slash and stuff
I liked the fact that Kimmel didn't ask about Slash or the others. To me, it one ups Slash. Remember when Slash went on Letterman and talked about that 'Axl on his grandmothers couch' thing?
Yeah, the headline is wrong, but they did mark it as his first 'live' interview in about 20 years - not instantaneously live on tv, but filmed in front of a live audience. The one for That Metal Show was done in the middle of the night on a closed set with nobody else there.
You all hate him until he says he would vote for your president. He's proof that 90% of people voting for Obama are living in a bubble and don't know what he's actually doing.
I made this decision based on the thousands of people ive come into contact with during my life. Also your ignorant if you think this is site is evenly split politically. You sound like us republicans when we say fox is fair and balanced now!
Celebs for the most part, have to publicly support Obama. Look on this site...the metal world is FULL of Liberals. I'm one of very few metal heads that carries a successful full time job, wife, kids and doesn't have an addiction or live with mom and dad.
replyPGilbertposted on Oct 25, 2012 08:35 am #
I hope all the trolls actually watch the interview before flaming him. Through all the negativity his creates, he will go down as one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. Now Axl, sort out a reunion. Please?
He may be your FAVORITE Vocalist but BUT NO MEANS IS HE THE GREATEST. Good an original but greatest VERY FAR FROM THAT.
Once again, read the post before you reply. He said one of the greatest. He is leaving room for you to debate who your personal "greatest" vocalist of all time, but instead you flame.
just cuz he makes gay slurs doesnt meaqn that he cant like the band..i know someone that doesnt really approve of gays either and queen happens to be one of their favorites
"First TV interview in 20 years" What about the interview he did on That Metal Show in 2011? I realize it was a live interview but it was still an interview on TV, which qualifies it to be a TV interview
He's really mellowed out over the years and seems like a cool, down to earth old rocker. Makes you wonder why the original members and him can't get along.
He's had Duff and Izzy on stage and gets along with both of them. I am sure if he and Slash ran into each other everything would be fine as well. It's not that, that stops the reunion, it's that he doesn't want to do it and by the sounds of it none of the other guys do either.
Axl Rose seems like a really pleasant and cool dude to be around.
The problem is that we only ever hear opinions of him from business/professional angles as opposed to actual views of him as a person.
Not to mention the media loves hanging onto negatives since it brings in the views and whatnot. It just overall gives us this perception of Axl as a complete c**t when he probably isn't.
Despite your opinion on him, however, you have to admit that musically he's truly brilliant.
I really admire this guy, sure, a lot of things he's done in the past are disagreeable, but that's the same for most rock stars, Axl just got picked on more often about it.
I saw it last night Axl Rose looked calm and relaxed. I was anxious that he'd have a meltdown and get bent out of shape about something, but he looked like he was having a good time.
I think he gets a bad rap sometimes and people like to exaggerate because its so easy to pick apart a guy that has a reputation for not putting up with bullshit.
The more I've read about GNR the more I realize ALL of those guys were egomaniacs, not just Axl Rose. He was just villianized the most because he was the one who felt like he needed to control and maintain a group of maniac heroin junkies. He had his own faults for sure, but everything in the media is always magnetized.
Unfortunately there'll never been a reunion and since GNR was never really ment to explode so hugely like they did, perhaps thats the way it needs to be...
Hes really not that bad. Seems like a pretty cool guy to sit and B.S. with. He just works a little differently than others. I thought this was a really cool interview and you didn't have to hear about the usual stuff. He gets way to much criticism and some people just like to jump on the bandwagon and hate on him because its cool. Hope to see him on there again some day in the future.
Axl Rose looked calm and relaxed. I was anxious that he'd have a meltdown and get bent out of shape about something, but he looked like he was having a good time.