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monkeychow

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Re: STEVEN ADLER's Mother To Release 'Sweet Child Of Mine' Tell-All Book -

monkeychow wrote:

I'll read it.

I actually find 3rd party perspectives interesting, although I take them with a massive grain of salt - in that they inherently are either profitering of their former association with the band or have some other ax to grind - so I don't take them as gospel or anything. But it's interesiting to get the views of people who arn't in the band too - as they're usually leading more 'normal' lives and it's interesting to see how they respond to their interactions with guys like Slash and Axl who walk the path less trodden shall we say.

For example Mick Wall does make some interesting analysis of the situation, but then he also clearly has a HUGE anti axl bias. It's facinating to read slash's account of his youth and then steven's. Kinda like watching the same TV episode from another camera angle.

Steven's moms version might be interesting if it covers steven's book's areas except from the POV of a person who wasnt badly addicted.

I'd dearly love to hear Axl's account one day. As I think that would be the key to understanding all his decisions over the years and his general POV. From his interviews and his songwriting he always comes across as very intelligent and with a really unique way of looking at things, which to some is inaccurate but to others is really correct.

I've always felt both Slash and Axl feel they tell the truth of the situation but the way they view the world is so different that they probably think each other are huge liars. But really it's all perspective.