Gilby Clarke Comments on 2016 Guns N' Roses Reunion & He Sounds Unhappy (Interview) |
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Gilby Clarke Guns N' Roses Reunion Interview
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gilby-clarke-on-guns-n-roses-not-in-this-lifetime-tour-i-dont-know-if-you-can-really-call-it-a-reunion/?utm_campaign=Contact+SNS+For+More+Referrer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=snsanalytics During a brand new interview conducted this past Saturday (August 20) at the first annual Pistons & Pin-Ups Car Show N' Concert in Chatsworth, California, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was once again asked for his thoughts on the reunion of long-estranged GN'R singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash for the "Not In This Lifetime" tour, which kicked off in April and is scheduled to last at least through next year. Clarke, who was not an original member of the group, said (see video below): "The reunion that happened is really just Axl, Slash and Duff [McKagan, bass]. Basically, Slash and Duff have joined Axl's band. So I don't know if you can really call it a reunion. So, myself, Matt [Sorum, former GUNS N' ROSES drummer], Izzy [Stradlin, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist]… it didn't happen as a reunion for all of us to join. So I think if the time was right and the situation was right, I think everybody would come back and do it." He continued: "Look, first of all, everybody gets along great and stuff; it's great music; GUNS N' ROSES is a great band and has a great legacy. I think everybody just wants to see it done right. And when it's time, we'll do it." Clarke replaced founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin in the GUNS lineup in 1991, during the "Use Your Illusion" tour, and stayed with the band for three years. Gilby is currently recording a new solo album that will feature guest appearances by drummers Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION) and Matt Starr (ACE FREHLEY) along with members of Clarke's solo band, EJ Curse (bass/vocals) and Troy Patrick Farrell (drums/vocals). "It has been a long time since I've put out a Gilby Clarke solo record," Gilby said on Saturday. "So I just thought it was time. It had nothing to do with GUNS N' ROSES. It was just... I noticed when I've been talking to people out on the road that I haven't made a record in a long time. So it's time. And I finally have a good collection of songs that I really like, and I think they should be out. So I'm working on that. Hopefully the end of the year is my goal to get it out, by around Christmas time. So let's see what we can do. I hope it works out." Guns N’ Roses 2017 Tour Dates: 01/21 – Osaka, JP @ Kyocera Dome * 01/22 – Kobe, JP @ World Arena * 01/25 – Yokohama, JP @ Yokohama Arena * 01/28 – Tokyo, JP @ Saitama Super Arena 01/29 – Tokyo, JP @ Saitama Super Arena * 02/02 – Wellington, NZ @ Westpac Stadium 02/04 – Auckland, NZ @ Western Springs Stadium 02/07 – Brisbane, AU @ QSAC Stadium 02/10 – Sydney, AU @ ANZ Stadium 02/11 – Sydney, AU @ ANZ Stadium 02/14 – Melbourne, AU @ Melbourne Cricket Ground 02/18 – Adelaide, AU @ Adelaide Oval 02/21 – Perth, AU @ Domain Stadium 02/25 – Singapore, SG @ Changi Exhibition Centre 02/28 – Bangkok, TH @ SCG Stadium 03/03 – Dubai, AE @ Autism Rocks Arena 05/27 – Dublin, IE @ Slane Castle 05/30 – Bilbao, ES @ San Mames Stadium 06/02 – Lisbon, PT @ Passeio Martimo De Alges 06/04 – Madrid, ES @ Vincente Calderon Stadium 06/07 – Zurich, CH @ Letzigrund 06/10 – Imola, IT @ Greenfield 06/13 – Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion 06/16 – London, UK @ London Stadium 06/20 – Gdansk, PL @ Stadion Energy Gdansk 06/22 – Hannover, DE @ Messe 06/24 – Werchter, BE @ Classic 06/27 – Copenhagen, DK @ Telia Parken 06/29 – Stockholm, SE @ Friends Arena 07/01 – Hämeenlinna, FI @ Kantolan Tapahtumapuisto 07/04 – Prague, CZ @ Letnany Airport 07/07 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France 07/10 – Vienna, AT @ Ernst Happel Stadion 07/12 – Nijmegen, NL @ Goffert Park 07/15 – Tel Aviv, IS @ Hayarkon Park 07/27 – St. Louis, MO @ The Dome At America’s Center 07/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium 08/02 – Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High 08/08 – Miami, FL @ Miami Marlins Stadium 08/11 – Winston-Salem, NC @ BB&T Field at Wake Forest University 08/13 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium 08/16 – Buffalo, NY @ New Era Field 08/19 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau 08/21 – Ottawa, ON @ TD Place Stadium 08/24 – Winnipeg, MB @ Investors Group Field 08/27 – Regina, SK @ New Mosaic Stadium at Evraz Place 08/30 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium 09/01 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place Stadium 09/03 – George, WA @ The Gorge 09/06 – El Paso, TX @ Sun Bowl Stadium 09/08 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gilby-clarke-on-guns-n-roses-not-in-this-lifetime-tour-i-dont-know-if-you-can-really-call-it-a-reunion/#F6XjdHhCBrtr60Uh.99 |