"It doesn’t bother me unless it’s being done at my expense and or to keep him associated as in Guitar Hero. Him being Guitar Hero’s fine but not when Activison in using Jungle, having Yahoo use Sweet Child unauthorized, claims no involvement with Slash, his or anyone’s image or VR or anyone or anyone’s music in either camp in promotion or commercials etc. I wasn’t broadsided. I read about it as it moved along but Activision continually denied it right up to the release. That’s some low life chicanery on all their parts.
Yes Slash was in Guns and on Jungle (and the whole I came to him for his riff is as much crap as him saying he brought Locomotive and Coma in as complete songs) and he has rights to perform it but not to be represented in this context in association with Guns. And since they weren’t granted the license it’ll take some sorting.
Universal has Guns under contract but I own the name.
I don’t have problems with whoever doing the songs but film or video gets into sync rights and I don’t have an interest in anyone new, old or whatever trying to sell themselves as GNR under another name that way."
I don’t have problems with whoever doing the songs
It's pretty simple what he said. He owns the Guns and Roses name, so therefore nobody can play/make money under that name unless he gives permission to. Slash can play any GNR song he wants, as anyone can play anyone's song, but once he plays it under the GNR name it's not legal. It'd be like if Dave Grohl started touring and making money as the band "Nirvana".
He owns the Guns and Roses name, so therefore nobody can play/make money under that name unless he gives permission to. Slash can play any GNR song he wants, as anyone can play anyone's song, but once he plays it under the GNR name it's not legalYeah, but you're not understanding that like if Slash does then the band isn't what the contract stated in the name Guns. I think not therefore I am not, y'know? It's like when McCartney did Fields except he wasn't involved in Guitar Hero where all these inferior beings in tinfoil hats taking potshots at Axl's big belly. Fuck Jack Thompson.
It's pretty simple what he said. He owns the Guns and Roses name, so therefore nobody can play/make money under that name unless he gives permission to. Slash can play any GNR song he wants, as anyone can play anyone's song, but once he plays it under the GNR name it's not legal. It'd be like if Dave Grohl started touring and making money as the band "Nirvana".