Why izzy left gnr

That's life, sometimes things don't work out. For the better part of two years, Stradlin left answers about his absence up to rumor and speculation. His only comments to the press regarding the reunion were to confirm that he was not involved. Axl Rose in pleaded ignorance as to why Stradlin never agreed to take part in the tour, suggesting that based on his conversations with the guitarist, he thought Stradlin was on board.

When a fan Tweeted at Stradlin's unverified Twitter account some time ago about why he wasn't part of the reunion, the account replied that former bandmates Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan didn't want to "split the loot equally. Former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven said earlier this year that Stadlin came close to appearing with the band, but walked out of soundcheck before one of its shows.

Many believe the walk-out was due to the "negotiation process," Stradlin referred to in the above statement — namely that he was insulted by the contract offered to him. Niven told Alternative Nation that he didn't know why Stradlin was unhappy. I would think right now he is probably a little pissed off. Bands not paying members equally for live performances isn't unusual in the world of arena rock.

So Germany has been awesome. It was funny when Slash came up with the title for that. I think it was more of a tongue-and-cheek comment on what was going on.

When we made the record in Los Angeles, where we recorded it, we spent a lot of time watching CNN and it might have been poisoning our brains. It is a blessing to play music. To have a band that everyone gets along and we enjoy the lifestyle is fantastic. That sounds like living the dream. When I moved to Los Angeles, that opened up some opportunities to play with those people.

But at least I got to work. We tried to make it work, but it just didn't. And in a situation like this you're really in it, man. You either get on it or you don't, because the train's moving forward. The good thing is, Slash really likes playing with Richard Fortus [ GN'R guitarist since ], and Slash is somewhat picky about that kind of stuff. They get on great as far as a two-guitar player relationship goes.

He continued: "To be honest, I haven't taken a lot of time to go back on the Izzy thing because we just move forward, and things are so good. And as I've found out many times in my life, things are supposed to happen as they happen.