dando Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 It's probably something that everyone in the band already has. DJ probably didn't get one and so Axl sent him his personal one as a gift to say "you are important to this record and this band" Rather you agree or not is up to you. Maybe DJ wrote an awesome song recently and Axl wanted to thank him. He buys guys in his band stuff all the time though. Idk all the merchandise is being moved out of the GNR store, the touring has seemingly come to an end, and now he's giving away his personal trophies from the album. Is Axl moving on from Chinese Democracy after 6 years?6 years ? Since 2001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padme Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Are we sure it is for DJ? I mean maybe a friend or relative of DJ wanted something signed by Axl. And DJ just asked Axl. And he go it for someone else. Yea, it says DJ on the top and DJ says he will hang it in his house.Well then both of them are the ultimate narcissists 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I don't see anything wrong with Axl giving a present to a fellow band member.For Christmas, I received tons of presents from my boss, company and co-workers. I have given out presents to them as well.It's a normal thing among people who work together- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 It's probably something that everyone in the band already has. DJ probably didn't get one and so Axl sent him his personal one as a gift to say "you are important to this record and this band" Rather you agree or not is up to you. Maybe DJ wrote an awesome song recently and Axl wanted to thank him. He buys guys in his band stuff all the time though. Idk all the merchandise is being moved out of the GNR store, the touring has seemingly come to an end, and now he's giving away his personal trophies from the album. Is Axl moving on from Chinese Democracy after 6 years?6 years ? Since 2001Oops...you're more accurate. I'm assuming that from 98-06 Axl was working on 3 albums and then I started the clock on the albums release date. Truth is Axl has been working CD for 16 years. That brings up another topic though. I don't believe Axl worked every day on the album. I honestly feel like he only worked on it for two weeks out of each year. In my opinion he was lazy in terms of creating from 98-now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I don't see anything wrong with Axl giving a present to a fellow band member.For Christmas, I received tons of presents from my boss, company and co-workers. I have given out presents to them as well.It's a normal thing among people who work together-"fan" forum where the glass is half-empty... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Those platinum/gold/diamond records are useless to some artists. On an episode of some toy hunting show on TV, Gene Simmons signed one of his framed gold records (thinking Love Gun's) to the host of the show and gave it away.I'm guessing once ChiDem hit the mark, the label shipped Axl a box full of them to pass off to the band members that contributed to the album. Obviously Finck, Bucket, Brain and others likely never got theirs, so Axl shipped one off to DJ to get rid of them.Remember to always be thinking of Ashba when you hear those riffs and solos on ChiDem. Each and every one of them is retconned to being Ashba now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsys Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Aw that's sweet. Axl signed something for a fan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Aw that's sweet. Axl signed something for a fan.DJ will sell it on eBay and buy some makeup. Writing fans in quotes should not be allowed in this forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I just don't understand how anyone can worship Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I wonder, if other (ex) GN'R members, who also weren't on Chinese Democracy, also recieved such a nice gift from Axl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkuk04 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Is that a million in the U.S?That's social media for you, if there was no social media we wouldn't know about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Can someone answer a couple questions for me?1. What, in fact, is the gift?2. How many of them are produced? By whom and given to whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) maybe Axl gave him his copy...... or maybe there was an extra one? Edited January 16, 2015 by gunsguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrieL_TiT Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I love this solo he did on that record and it's impresive how good he can play it live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) I am speechless for the first time in forum historyI dunno man, that Velvetgirl incident left you pretty tongue tied too Edited January 16, 2015 by Facekicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkuk04 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Why do you guys have to maker a parody of everything? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Why do you guys have to maker a parody of everything?Because we're fans of Guns N Roses in 2015. Self explanatory.Besides, I asked a couple of serious questions a few posts ago. Care to contribute to constructive discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yeah, go proudly hang that on your wall but never forget you didn't write one single note on that album. Not one single note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER PT Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Nice gesture from Axl ... I know the album isn't exactly a LP guitar and DJ isn't Joe Perry, but ... at least DJ didn't need to beg for it ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 K... A little context is needed.Assuming this an official gold album award, it would have been issued by the RIAA. Album sales plaques not produced by record labels or the artists, but by the industry association that's responsible for tracking sales and protecting rights holders. They're also awarded to individuals or companies that were involved in the album's creation. Each award includes the name/person of who it's been awarded to. Generally, they're fairly liberal about who receives one, especially on albums that involve a lot of people. This means that anyone who has a songwriting credit or is included in the liner notes received their own award in their name. Yes, this means Bumble, Frank, Brain, Buckethead, Fortus, Tommy, Dizzy, Freese, and anyone else who contributed to the album would have received theirs years ago when the album went gold. DJ is only getting one now because Axl gave him one (who knows, perhaps Axl requested one be made that's dedicated to DJ, or perhaps he just gave an extra one he had on hand but it wouldn't include DJ's name). People need to calm down about these sorts of things. Didn't get the sense that DJ was bragging, more along the lines that he was appreciative of the gift Axl gave him. EDIT: On closer inspection, it looks like DJ's name is on the award. Guess Axl did some lobbying on DJ's behalf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks for clearing that up, downzy. Everyone seems pretty calm to me, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks for clearing that up, downzy. Everyone seems pretty calm to me, though. lol Your signature is the dumbest thing I have read in my entire stance in this forum. So damn stupid is actually funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkuk04 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Why do you guys have to maker a parody of everything?Because we're fans of Guns N Roses in 2015. Self explanatory.Besides, I asked a couple of serious questions a few posts ago. Care to contribute to constructive discussion?Axl gave DJ a gift. Ashba shared the info on instagram. The end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks for clearing that up, downzy. Everyone seems pretty calm to me, though. I'm not going to suggest that all criticisms of DJ are unfair, because lord knows his persona isn't for everyone. But it's getting a little tiring and predictable that anything DJ does instantly becomes fodder for disdain and ridicule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Who cares what the reason was?Axl gave it to DJ as a gift simply because he is a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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