I Always Loved Rock Guitar.

When That Band Started Out, I Was 18 Years Old. So That Was My Reality All The Way Up Until I Quit The Band. And Even Then, You Know, Guns N' Roses Has A Nasty Way Of Sticking Around.

The Last Time I Talked To Axl Was In 1996. That Was The Last Time We Exchanged Any Sort Of Words. There Was A Rumor That I Talked To Him A While Back [and Asked To Rejoin The Band]. I Did Go To His House One Night, And I Talked To His Assistant About Something That Had To Do With This Lawsuit That We Were Involved In. But It Got Turned Into Something Else. He Went Out And Made A Press Release That Said I Actually Spoke To Him, Which Was All Bullshit. I Was Really Shocked.

The Only Difference Is That, In The Last 10 Years, The Public Has Been So Affected By Reality Tv And The Internet. They Really Dwell On Entertainers' Misgivings.

People Want You To Produce Records. They Don't Care What It Took To Make It. When A Band Is Out Doing Concerts, The Fans Don't Want To Know About Equipment Difficulties. They Want Their Hour-and-a-half Release, And That's It.

Experiencing Yourself Out Of Context, Divorced From Your Usual Point Of View, Skews Your Perspective – It’s Like Hearing Your Voice On An Answering Machine. It’s Almost Like Meeting A Stranger; Or Discovering A Talent You Never Knew You Had.