Axl will be inducted anyway

[That 70s Guy]

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Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose made headline this week when he issued an open letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and stated that he would not attend the induction ceremony and asked that he personally not be inducted.

Axl wrote in part "I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf. Neither former members, label representatives nor the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should imply whether directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported induction of 'Guns N' Roses'."

The Los Angeles Times reports a Rock Hall spokesman responded in a statement that said, "We are sorry Axl will not be able to accept his Induction in person." So it appears they plan to go ahead and induct him against his wishes.

 

[Lavender10]

Im not an axl rose fan AT ALL, but there has to be some legal statute axl will be able to use to make sure he isnt inducted. At least he has the balls to say no.

 

[Vehicle]

Hopefully he'll show up and make an ass of himself trying to stop the induction GnR into the hall.

I mean, let's face it. Axl is a full 20% of the original lineup. Certainly a majority. Oh, wait, that's 51%.

Everyone should be scared, all atremble because Axl is unhappy. After all, he's shown how tough he is by beating up his girlfriend.


Pro wrestling has less drama than Axl.

 

[Death on Credit]

I kind of doubt that he really expected not to be inducted...I assume that part was a bit of hyperbole to make a point.

 

[METALPRIEST]

This should make him flip out royal

 

[Tarn]

This should make him flip out royal

yep! almost can't wait ha ha

 

[Phil B.]

Axl Rose Booed, Ignored at Rock Hall of Fame Inductions | Stop The Presses! (NEW) - Yahoo! Music

Axl Rose's former bandmates in Guns N' Roses took the high road during their acceptance speeches at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday night. The crowd? Not so much.

The ex-GNR members declined to mention the singer by name. But Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong had to, of course, in his introductory speech, and the audience at Cleveland's Public Hall responded with a round of boos, as they had early in the evening when Rose's visage first appeared on the big screen.

"Let's see--who am I missing?" Armstrong said, after discussing every original member of the band but Rose in detail. After the audience responded with raspberries, Armstrong broke in. "Shut the [bleep] up!" he said, in a not-too-admonitory way that made it clear he knew why the crowd was upset. "Shut up. This man's a bad-ass [bleeping] singer--one of the best frontmen to ever touch a mic."

Despite Armstrong's implicit plea for forgiveness, it was clear that Rose has, for this week, at least, become the kind of villain rarely seen outside a superhero movie. In his open letter declining the honor earlier in the week, Rose wrote, "Unfortunately I'm sure there will be those who take offense... God knows how long I'll have to contend with the fallout"—and more prophetic words were never spoken.

In his introduction, as if to offer an apologia for the MIA singer, Armstrong broke into an imitation of Rose singing a lyric about being "crazy." "Most singers are crazy," the Green Day singer added, describing it as a vocational hazard. "I can vouch for that right now."

When the band members came forward to speak, there were no specific references to Rose, but the musicians did use their allusions.

"The fans are the ones who made it possible for us to get together tonight with all the adversity and everything that was going on," said Slash. He particularly thanked his wife, saying, "When all this drama was going on, I was like [bleep] it, but she said 'Go and do it with the guys,' and I said 'You're right.'"

 

[Lavender10]

"Let's see--who am I missing?" Armstrong said, after discussing every original member of the band but Rose in detail.

That made me a tad red faced