Axl Rose slams Activision for use of tracks in Guitar Hero
- Posted December 18th, 2008 at 08:56 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 26 Comments
Guns N’ Roses front man Axl Rose has suggested that he may be seeking legal action against publishing giant Activision, alleging the firm included his group’s tracks in its popular Guitar Hero franchise without permission.
Rose, 46, stated in a message to fans that he has no qualms with former guitarist Slash appearing in the music simulation title, though claims the tracks ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Sweet Child ‘O Mine’ were featured in an “unauthorized” state.
“Slash being in Guitar Hero is fine, but no when Activision in using ‘Jungle’ unauthorized,” said Rose. “I wasn’t broadsided. I read about it as it moved along but Activision continually denied it right up to the release. That’s some low life chicanery on all their parts.”
“Yes, Slash was in Guns and on ‘Jungle’ and he has rights to perform it, but not to be represented in this context in association with Guns. And since they weren’t granted the license, it’ll take some sorting.”
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jigglespsu
- 9:16am GMT - December 18th, 2008
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@1 Chinese democracy? Keep taking the tablets the docd gave ye man. Also the washed up has been has a point. Companies like Activision take the proverbial all the time. Hope he gets a good settlement out of it. All rock band ever did was steal a generation of people who may have learned a real instrument only to flood the world with cheap plastic to damage the environment.
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Acid-Hippie2007 |
Acid-Hippie2007- 9:18am GMT - December 18th, 2008
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I agree # 1, just another washed out musician trying to get his cut of the pie. It's really sad, look at what happend to Metallica when they tried to sue Napster back in early 2000 or before. They lost alot of respect of their fans after that, I should know I used to be one.
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Rafaelcbf12 |
Rafaelcbf- 9:40am GMT - December 18th, 2008
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@1 Please, GnR was not just Slash's bad @.$.$ guitar skills, it was also Axl's voice, what you should have said was, since Slash left AND Axl lost his voice. Btw, I still listen to GnR on a regular basis... AT THE STRIP CLUB.
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Taylor1981 |
BaggyPants- 12:22pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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Axle Rose is a Rock GOD!!!
He has the right to be miffed if he wasn't consulted.
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Taylor1981 |
BaggyPants- 1:12pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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@ 10... When you grow some pubic hair you may then start understanding what great music is and start giving artists respect. Even chinese Democrasy is a very good album for today standards. What's santa got you for xmas? High School Musical? Bet you can't wait!!
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predator10
- 1:15pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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@ 9 and 11 - Axl was cool , nowdays he sucks just like the new GNR , the latest album sucks major balls , its just like one or two songs that are cool , thats pretty much about it. GNR is nothing without Slash, but Axl was allways crying about something... And because of his crying Slash, Duff and Matt left the band, cause of Axl's greedyness.
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Taylor1981 |
BaggyPants- 1:47pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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@ 12... Sure Axle is a Drama queen, always has been, always will be.... but to say right out he 'now sucks' and 'the new albums sucks' it just your opinion of which many other would disagree. I hope he releases more albums, a bit quicker this time tho! BTW... I saw Velvet Revolver live this March and Slash is without doubt, a Guitar Hero, one of my Heros. Best gig I've been to!
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pizzamonkio
- 2:33pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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axl probably blew all the money he made with chinese democracy on crack. he probably needs more money for crack. he smokes crack.
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gameoholic |
Demented007- 2:34pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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Axl Rose is a looooser! Always has been, always will be, especially when he treated his band members like sh** in the original GNR. PSN ID- Demented007
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Ocelot1987 |
METSTM- 4:40pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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Number 13 is right. Axl Rose is a rock legend and he is far from washed up. I saw him in concert with his new band about 2 years ago and he sounded great. His voice is still strong and he is almost 50. He owns the rights to the GNR name so he should have a say in the song being in the game. Chinese Democracy didn't suck too it is way better than most of the garbage bands release today. Sure its not AFD but it is still a nice CD. Better, This I love, Shackler's Revenge are really good songs. IRS is great too.
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ohshutyourmouth |
ohshutyourmouth- 4:43pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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axl rose is gay. kurt cobain would kick his ace
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cdx000 |
cdx00- 5:16pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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I bet about 75% of the Guitar Hero palyerbase would have no idea who GnR are, let alone Axl if it weren't for that game. I don't understand all of these self-proclaimed 'Rock Legends'. Without their music being passed down to other generations, there legacy ends. Axl took to many drugs up the nose so that all of the words he spews out come from the depths of his old, washed-up butt. Be grateful that some tool at Neversoft found your archaic music fitting for their game. Be thankful that you received a shred of free advertisement. GnR being on GH has been the most exciting thing to happen to that band in 20 years.
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Russy1980 |
Russy1980- 6:04pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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Hmm, sounds like a bunch of trendy kids here. Sure Axl Rose acts like a ****, but he isn't 'trying to suck publicity', he never has. He's released an LP that took nearly 20yrs of his life to make, and has done NO pr, NO interviews, NO music vids, NO tour. The only thing he has done is go on a couple of gn'r fansites and enter the forums and talk to fans gor a while about his lp. WTH?
Also, GN'R is owned by Axl, always has been, he came up with the name, if a game features the name, they surely have to ask him, right?
And his voice is still great. I must admit it, it sucked from 2000-2005 but it returned, **** knows how! ChiDem is a cool LP.
As for 'all the kids don't even know who gnr are if it werent for guitar hero', what the **** are you smoking? they're like one of the most important rock bands we ever had and any genuine rock fan must surely own at least Appetite for Destruction.
In this day and age of watered-down unambitious poprock if Rose is considered washed up, then I can offer you a sea-view apartment in Central London.
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Bingepurge_99
- 7:58pm GMT - December 18th, 2008
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oh great axl is up to his BS again, knew it was only a matter of time, frig off a die axl, he's unhappy with the failure of his new album 15 years and 15 mill, pfft who cares the album blew chunks, is he gonna sue Rock band too for using the crap song "shackler's revenge" off chinese dem. someone assasinate him already
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ps34lifesukaz
- 10:32pm GMT - December 19th, 2008
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what an egg slash gave the rights and since slash wrote the songs on guitar hero then it should be allowed
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