Axl's hilariously funny apology letter where he blames Buckethead with Chaki comments

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its really hilarious
check this out
"The band has been put in an untenable position by guitarist Buckethead and his untimely departure. During his tenure with the band Buckethead has been inconsistent and erratic in both his behavior and commitment - despite being under contract - creating uncertainty and confusion and making it virtually impossible to move forward with recording, rehearsals and live plans with confidence."

its like dude.... ITS TAKEN TEN YEARS FOR YOU ALBUM TO COME OUT
way before Buckethead was in the picture!!
and
OFCOURSE BUCKETHEAD IS ERRATIC
its fucking buckethead
he goes on:
"His transient lifestyle has made it impossible for even his closest friends to have nearly any form of communication with him whatsoever. Last time I talked to Bucket, he called to tell me he had bought a bootleg DVD off EBay and how proud he was to be in Guns and how impressed he was with everyone's performance. Then, in February we got word from Brain that Bucket had called him and said he was back in Guns!?
Apparently, according to Bucket he had been "Gone" but had turned himself around and was really excited to do Rio-Lisbon and a European tour. Somewhere in the following month things changed once again. According to those who have actually spoken with Buckethead it appears his plans were to secure a recording contract with Sanctuary Records which I encouraged my management to make available to him, quit GN'R and to use his involvement in the upcoming Guns release to immediately promote his individual efforts...Nice guy!"

oh wow buckethead wanted to gain exposure for his career he had well before he even met your dumbass Axl!

There is not a member of this camp that is not hurt, upset and ultimately disappointed by this event, and more to the point - if not this individual, certainly this individual's choices. Regardless of anyone's opinions of me and what I may or may not deserve, clearly the fans, individuals in this band, management, crew and our support group do not deserve this type of treatment. We as a whole, definitely feel that we afforded Bucket every accommodation perhaps so much so that it may be that we or more precisely, I may have done Guns a disservice and unintentionally allowed Guns to be put in this position.

On behalf of Guns N' Roses and myself I apologize to the fans who planned to see us at Rock In Rio - Lisbon. The festival and its tradition mean a lot to me personally and I sincerely do not enjoy being robbed by one of our own of the opportunity to be the first artist to play it for the third time. I would also like to express my gratitude to those who chose to embrace Buckethead's role in Guns and support our new line up. We greatly appreciate Bucket's contributions and remain open to "discussions" as there are obviously several issues to resolve. In the meantime rather than dwelling on the negative, Guns will be moving forward and surprisingly (without giving away any details) this unfortunate set of circumstances may have given us the opportunity to take our recording that one extra step further. Regardless we hope to announce a release date within the next few months.

Sincerely,

W. Axl Rose

arnt you the fool that cancelled a whole tour because you wouldnt come out of a hotel room last year!? wtf

BUCKETHEAD YOU MADE THE RIGHT MOVE SON IF YOU CAAN WRITE ME BACK IM TAMERA CRANSEN 324 VAN NUYS BLVD

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:02 (twenty-two years ago)

What a baffling little man.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:11 (twenty-two years ago)

It not like he wasn't given advance warning - I mean, the guy IS called 'Buckethead'.

I mean, if someone comes into your life and their nickname is 'F***knuckle', you can't really complain if they subsequently turn out to be one.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I LOVE the idea of any human on Earth being actively in a feud with BUCKETHEAD, let alone Axl fucking Rose. Hilarious.

― David Allen (David Allen), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:17 (twenty-two years ago)

So how long until Slash, Duff and the usual cast of characters return?

― earlnash, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Buckethead just released an album with Viggo Mortenson. also, i dont think Axl really wants to mess with him...
http://www.bucketheadland.com/bucketheadscoop/snoopandbootsyeddie.jpg

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:32 (twenty-two years ago)

he wears a BUCKET on his HEAD!

― alan r. banana (alanbanana), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:36 (twenty-two years ago)

and makes really cool music!!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

A FUNERAL bucket!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:39 (twenty-two years ago)

(ps. I was hoping that Axl was going to write a letter using nothing but Chaki comments.)

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Axl should get his lawyer's to sue the pants off him -- the nerve of that guy!

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

A FUNERAL bucket!
-- Sean Carruthers

Has he kicked the bucket?

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 03:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Last time I talked to Bucket, he called to tell me he had bought a bootleg DVD off EBay...

how funny is this! guess there hasn't been a lot of money coming his way from the gunners' camp.

― Mil, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 04:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Has he kicked the bucket?

oh God you're gunna DIE for that one...

― Kingfish Hypercolor (Kingfish), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 04:48 (twenty-two years ago)

What I can't figure out, though, is the fact Axl seems to have encouraged (or at least allowed) Tommy Stinson to record a solo album and have the long-lost Perfect album released on Rykodisc. Axl is clearly insane, but -- from the outside -- it doesn't sound like such a bad job to be in the band.

― subgenius (subgenius), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 05:02 (twenty-two years ago)

When I saw GNR last year - the year before? - there were actually a number of fans wearing buckets on their heads. Which only enforces what I think we all knew to be true: Buckethead's the *real* leader of the band! I mean, I didn't see anyone with weird hair extensions.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Holy shit, Axl knows the word "untenable"!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I like that his nickname is 'Bucket', rather than 'Head' or 'Steve'.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

and that he had to contact Brain to find out whassup with Bucket.

It's bob the builder, aint it?

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 14:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Holy shit, Axl knows the word "untenable"!!!

After a decade of lawyers and managers using it in front of him in loud voices, it was bound to sink in.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

YO BUCKET FUCK A BUNCHA AXL DAWG GO BACK 2 DA ZILLATRON WURD HOLLA BACK

― kayne west (nickalicious), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

has anyone heard velvet revolver?

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Thursday, 1 April 2004 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Buckethead just released an album with Viggo Mortenson
WHAT THE fizzle? A joke, I presume?

and that he had to contact Brain to find out whassup with Bucket.
It's bob the builder, aint it?

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Richard Scarry to thread - or to band, even!

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Buckethead just released an album with Viggo Mortenson FEATURING HOBBIT MUFUCKAZ. This is not a joke!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

April 1st???

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

D'oh! I meant to say this is not a joke!.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

would've been great, tho.

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

"Buckethead and I were almost done with the record and planned on working one more day," Mortensen said of the enigmatic [ex-]Guns N’ Roses guitarist, who has collaborated on all five of Mortensen’s albums [!!!!!!!!!!!] and switched from his usual KFC hat to a witch's mask during the sessions.

brackets mine yo

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCKING HELL!!!!
(this is the best april's fool thing i've ever seen)

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

check the date of that article...

― Kingfish Hypercolor (Kingfish), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

here is the website for the album

― Kingfish Hypercolor (Kingfish), Thursday, 1 April 2004 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

in that snoop/bootsy photo buckethead reminds me of battlestar galactica for some reason. he looks like imperious leader or something.

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 1 April 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

holy shit, this IS real! does anyone have this on s15k?

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

OH MY GOD BEST PICTURE EVER!
http://www.tdrsmusic.com/billyandB.jpg
PIPPIN TOOK VS. BUCKETLESSBUCKETHEAD LUV SHOT

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 1 April 2004 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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