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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.

What Does Surprise Me, Though, Is The Amount Of Attention This Band [guns'n'roses] Has Garnered 11 Years After The Original Lineup Broke Up. That's An Interesting Phenomenon. It Was Even Interesting Back In The Day. I Mean, [we Were] This Glorified Garage Band. It Was A Great Band, But It Was Not The Kind Of Band You Expected To Become What It Has.

Axl [rose] Is Not The Type Of Person To Make Something Up. So I Was Sort Of Shocked That He Went That Direction. That Caused Me A Lot Of Problems.

You Know, When You Really Connect With The Instrument And Everything Just Comes Out On An Emotional Level Very Naturally Through Your Playing. That's, You Know, A Great Night. And I Think The Reason I Love Touring So Much Is You're Chasing That High Around All The Time, Trying To Have Another Good Night.

When I Was A Kid, A Lot Of My Parents' Friends Were In The Music Business. In The Late '60s And Early '70s - All The Way Through The '70s, Actually - A Lot Of The Bands That Were Around Had Kids At A Very Young Age. So They Were All Working On That Concept Way Early On. And I Figured If They Can Do It, I Could Do It, Too.