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Re: ok...lets try this then
What what do you think of Belfast during your trip here?
What's your favorite "Halloween" film?
...And what's the first song you learned to play on guitar?
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Re: ok...lets try this then
What does Axl think of the Social Network soundtrack
Can i ask why you ask that, is there a connection I'm not aware of? That was by trent right...does it involve robin or something? Or are you just interested.
Re: ok...lets try this then
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTACTING BUMBLE... Reply with quote
Hey all!
I've always enjoyed corresponding with each of ya in the past, reading and answering every email personally. But after exceeding hundreds of emails a day, spending 6 hours a day doing it, the typing caused numbness and pain in my hands and started to affect my ability to play guitar. I've had this problem in the past, and need to back off on typing before the damage gets worse, and permanent. When rehearsing, recording, or touring, I stay off the computer as much as possible, and stay focused on bizz.
(Anything written below is there because I've been asked a few too many times...)
*I will not answer questions about Guns N' Roses' business - that includes album releases, tour dates, setlists, future plans, other band members, leaked songs, promo/marketing questions, etc. GNR's bizz people will give you confirmed information about GNR when they decide the time is right, in the way they want to announce it - it's not my place to step on their toes, you won't hear any GNR breaking news from me. If you don't hear confirmed info directly from GNR, it's probably just a rumor.
*I can't read minds, predict the future, or tell you what someone will decide to do in the years to come. If you want to know what will happen in the future... (Will an ex-member return to GNR? Will a live DVD be released? Will we play a festival 2 years from now?) ...I can't answer that, only time will tell.
*I can't do personal interviews, or interviews for school projects. Simply not enough time.
*When doing interviews, I'm obnoxious and sarcastic half the time - take it lightly as it's meant. My interviews are not GNR interviews, they're interviews about what I'm doing. When it comes to GNR, there are no hidden messages or hints, no conspiracies or secrets. I'll talk about anything regarding my own bizz, but with GNR there are other people involved that may not want their business being discussed, I respect that and let GNR's bizz folks handle news and announcements. Please don't ask personal questions about other people's appearance or personal lives, I don't gossip.
*I can't give you free merch. By 'free', I mean you expecting me to pay for the manufacturing and the shipping expenses. Too many people ask for me to accommodate and give everything away, and I don't have time to pack merch and make runs to the Post Office. I can't get you other people's autographs either - it's not my place to make this kind of merch available.
*Other than attending a meet-n-greet, if you want autographed merch it's available at the Bumblefoot store where a portion of the proceeds goes to medical research. I'm not doing it any other way. (Unsolicited snail mail will not be opened or returned, please don't mail anything...!)
*I won't fetch other bandmembers out of their hotel room and interrupt them Skype'ing their families so they can take a photo with you in the lobby. If you see them yourself, ask them yourself, and if they want to take a pic or sign something they will.
*Please don't ask me to pass along your personal messages to Axl or anyone else. I am not going to introduce you to Axl. Not you, or the other 1000 that asked. I'm not anyone else's messenger, I don't set up anyone else's 'meet n' greets'.
*I will not give you anyone's contact information. I will not give any travel information. It's a security risk - if some nutbag shows up at the hotel and makes a problem, security will ask 'Who told anyone our info!?', I'll say 'I told one of the 50 people that asked me for the info on Facebook & Twitter & said << I promise not to tell anyone >>', and I'd be part of the cause of whatever damage was done.
*No, I can't call you, you can't call me, we can't Skype chat, we can't make plans to hang out together, any of that. I barely have time to see my own family - if I had time it would be with them.
*I can't get you a job or intern position on the crew with Guns N' Roses or any other band. If you don't have experience as an instrument tech or driver or lighting guy or video guy or pyro guy or production assistant or stage carpenter or any other touring job, get 20 years of it somewhere else and prove your competency and ability to work well with others. At that point the band's stage manager will know of your existence and ability on his own.
*If we haven't spoken since age 10, please don't ask if I can get your cousin's friend's wife's co-worker's neighbor's son free tickets and backstage passes for all his friends to next week's show. There are security issues, plus you're asking me to strain my relationship with everyone in the group by being responsible for people I don't know and have them hang where other members need their privacy and space to prepare for the show. I can't get you backstage passes to other bands' concerts either. Whatever it is you're asking for, please understand that 20 people have probably just asked me for the same in the last ten minutes.
*Please don't ask me to wear your company's shirt on stage, it feels like I'm being used as an opportunity for you to promote your own interests. I need to wear what I'm comfortable wearing, what I choose to wear, from my clothes.
*Please don't send me your company's shirts in the mail along with a request to take photos wearing them - I'm not a walking billboard, I can't be putting time into making photos for your company's promotion.
*I'm unable to donate to every charity and organization that comes to me. I will not promote any charity event or organization unless you can provide 100% proof that everything is legit and that the proceeds will go where they're supposed to.
*I'm not giving one-on-one guitar lessons. With the recording and touring schedule as it is, I have only a few months to fit a year's worth of life into, can't do it all, schedule's too unpredictable, had to stop teaching private lessons. If that changes, I'll post an announcement.
*I'm not looking for an intern at my recording studio. If that changes, I'll post an announcement.
*I am not the official NYC or LA tourism board. Please Google the travel and nightlife information you're looking for.
*Too many people ask me to reply to Tweets and leave comments on their Facebook pages for me to oblige, can't get to it all. MySpace Top Friends is reserved for close friends and people I make music with, only.
*I will not post and promote links to your site. Too many people ask me to do this and I need my posts to be my own. If I post everyone else's sites and links for them, my own messages will be lost in the 50 other postings I make for other people.
*I prefer not to post or answer messages on YouTube, Twitter, or any forum/community sites other than the BumbleForum. Every time I respond I'm damaging my hands and am taking time away from makin' music - please keep this in mind before sending a 'How are you?' message followed by a 'Why haven't you answered me yet?' message 6 hours later, thanks.
*I AM NOT GOOGLE. Once again, I - AM - NOT - GOOGLE. Do your homework on whatever information you're looking for about music gear, the weather, cutlery, skydiving apparel, whatever it is you're looking for. Don't ask me to do this work for you when it's something you can and should do yourself.
*My wife is not a free online medical advice service - I will not pass along your veterinary questions to her. If you have a veterinary question, ask your vet, or if you need a second opinion, find a local vet who can do a physical exam and access the patient's medical history.
*It takes a lot of time to write out guitar parts for your favorite songs - I just don't have enough time to do it. I don't know why your guitar isn't working right, I can't diagnose the problem and fix it through emails. I can't give everyone personal advice on how to improve on the guitar, not enough time.
*I can't be your band's semi-manager, setting up a business plan and giving contacts and continued advice. I can't get you an audition for a band, or submit your demo to a label. I can't be your band's booking agent either - I can't help you get gigs, I don't know where you should play when visiting the US.
*I can't be a guest on everyone's album that contacts me. Time is so scarce, I have to be more choosy than I'd like to be. Also keep in mind, I do this for a living and would need to be compensated.
*I can't get you free or discounted musical equipment.
*I can't be your therapist. I'm not qualified. I can't give you daily motivational messages. It's not my responsible to keep you happy, I don't even know you. Don't dump on me.
*I will not raise your children in the event something happens to you. I will not be a godfather to children I've never met, for people I don't know. Enough people have asked these things to add this to the list. I care and appreciate the honor, but those responsibilities should be trusted to people that know you and your family personally.
Thanks so much for your understanding.
bbf
Re: ok...lets try this then
he thinks axl's jealous..
trent's career & credibility have gone from strength 2 strength & now he's been feted by the ultimate in america's entertainment status quo.. axl's very much an outsider with talent that could have seen him reap similar prestige..
