Axl Gave Guns N' Roses Guitarist Job Just For Showing Up
. (Classic Rock) Guns N' Rose guitarist DJ Ashba has recalled how he got the gig with Axl Rose's band - just by turning up for his audition. He joined in 2009, and reports they're preparing for a busy year of live shows while they continue work on the follow-up to 2008 album Chinese Democracy. Ashba tells Rock Reflected: "I got a call and Guns was looking for a guitar player on the down-low. They wanted to know if I would be interested. I went down there - and I didn't know, but evidently Axl called management when I was coming down and said, 'If he shows up in the room, he has the gig.' It was kind of like that." He finds it difficult to choose which GNR songs he enjoys playing most. "I love playing the solo in This I Love," says the axeman. "I change the solo up a little bit from what's on the album. I love Shackler's Revenge - of course, all the old stuff. It's a blast to play. "There really isn't a song I don't enjoy playing because it's so high energy. The crowd is what makes it over the top - it's a lot of fun out there." Read more here. Classic Rock Magazine is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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