Who's Apologizing Now?
Rocker Axl Rose here:
Plenty of people have been talking lately about when, if, how or whether the long-delayed Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy will come out. Axl Rose hasn't been one of them. But in an open letter posted Thursday on GunsNRoses.com credited to the enigmatic lead singer, Rose announced that the band would be canceling four upcoming West Coast shows in January, that he'd split with longtime manager Merck Mercuriadis and — oh yeah, that the album will be released ... on March 6.
...In explaining the cancelation of the four dates — three in California on January 10 (Sacramento), January 11 (Bakersfield) and January 16 (San Diego) and one in Nevada on January 13 (Reno) — Rose said the shows were sacrificed in order to ensure the proper eight-week setup time for Democracy by the band and its record company.
"Due to the schedule of these particular shows valuable time needed by the band and record company for the proper setup and release of the album Chinese Democracy would be lost," he explained. "Rather than delay the album yet again, all involved have decided to remove these shows from GNR's schedule."
...In explaining the cancelation of the four dates — three in California on January 10 (Sacramento), January 11 (Bakersfield) and January 16 (San Diego) and one in Nevada on January 13 (Reno) — Rose said the shows were sacrificed in order to ensure the proper eight-week setup time for Democracy by the band and its record company.
"Due to the schedule of these particular shows valuable time needed by the band and record company for the proper setup and release of the album Chinese Democracy would be lost," he explained. "Rather than delay the album yet again, all involved have decided to remove these shows from GNR's schedule."
