Axl Rose Posts Another Open Letter Regarding Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame - Read Now
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Guns n Roses star Axl Rose has continued his on-going battle with the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, after posting yet another open letter to fans following the ceremony last Saturday (April 14th).
The induction of Guns n Roses into the Hall of Fame has been a huge talking point amongst fans, who originally hoped that the most infamous line-up of the band would reunite for the show. But, a couple of days prior to the show, Rose revealed that he would be snubbing the whole event – and ended up with the crowd booing every mention of his name. Now, he’s posted another statement – thanking the fans who supported his decision not to attend the ceremony.
“To Cleveland, Ohio, Guns N' Roses Fans and everyone who's shown support for my decision regarding the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame,” Rose wrote. “I seriously didn't plan on or expect the overwhelmingly positive response and public support for my decision regarding the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
“With such a generous outpouring of solidarity from fans, media outlets, writers and other artists, I'm truly humbled, blown away and unbelievably relieved! To be honest, I thought it would go the other way and was just hoping to weather the storm. As I said, I sincerely didn't want to disappoint anyone. It gets old being the outlaw even if 'it's only rock and roll'.
“I still don't exactly know or understand what the Hall is or how or why it makes money, where the money goes, who chooses the voters and why anyone or this board decides who, out of all the artists in the world that have contributed to this genre, officially "rock" enough to be in the Hall? This isn't an attack. These are genuine issues I don't have enough verified information on to have more than rough ideas.
“I would like to apologise to Cleveland, Ohio for not apologising to them beforehand for not attending [the ceremony] in their city. Now that the smoke's cleared a little, any desperate, misguided attacks have been just that, a pathetic stab at gossip, some lame vindictiveness, the usual entitlement crap, he's obsessed, crazy, volatile, a hater. I once bought a homeless woman a slice of pizza who yelled at me she wanted soup. We got her the soup. You can get your own.”
What do you think of the whole incident and Roses’ decision to not attend or even be inducted into the Hall of Fame? Let us know in the comment section below.
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