Slash ♥'s Axl

Philadelphia's WMMR radio has posted a podcast of the now famous interview Matt Cord conducted with Slash where he said that he heard that the long awaited Guns N' Roses album 'Chinese Democracy' would be released in March. In the interview Slash had nothing but positive things to say about his former bandmate Axl Rose and dispelled some rumors and media reports about a feud between him and Rose. In fact, he said that he has not spoken to Axl for about 10 years and also commented on the mistruths spread in the media. "I think the whole media scene has gotten to the point of being really over the top. Constantly making stuff up… it generates an audience," Slash said. "It's always based on negative stuff.. you find anything really juicy going on that's actually positive. It goes in one ear and out the other but if it's something, talk about dirty laundry then that sticks. They generate a lot of interest in that. It's sort of sad in a way. It's gotten to be really out of hand in this millennium".

Slash also dismissed claims that Axl was the one that had him barred from a Guns N' Roses New Year's Eve show in Las Vegas a few years ago, saying that he heard it was the building management that made the call. He also laughed off reports about Axl's reported cosmetic enhancements.