After nearly twenty years of not talking to each other, Slash recently said he and Axl Rose are back on good terms. Of course, this prompted everybody to assume that maybe, just maybe, Guns N Roses might be plotting a reunion. And, it seems nobody is more excited about this than Slipknot's Corey Taylor. Taylor, a huge GNR fan, almost joined Slash's sequel band, Velvet Revolver and dude is a bonafied GNR fanboy, so much so, that he feels he wouldn't even be able to tour if the classic lineup reunited.
Talking to Las Vegas Review-Journal, he said:
"I will believe it when I buy the ticket, let's put it that way. I mean, because nobody gets more excited about the thought of the Appetite For Destruction lineup coming back together… That would be … I mean, there you go. I mean, dude, I would retire from touring, because I wouldn't want to go up against that. You know what I'm saying? And then I would follow them like I was a Deadhead. Like I would just go to every show. But that's only if it's the Appetite lineup — or even if it's those guys with [drummer Matt] Sorum [instead of Steven Adler]… Because I know that Steven has some physical issues, but he can still play, man. I've seen him play. He can jam, dude. That dude knows how to pound."
He continued: "[Appetite For Destruction is] top to bottom … yeah, it's one of those albums that you cannot listen to and not go, 'Holy shit!' Like you put it on, and you feel it, even if you're not into the music, you feel it. There's something so dirty and so raw and so amazing about that album. And the songs are amazing. You know, people like to talk about the production or the attitude … those fucking songs are ridiculous! It was the one album that all my metal friends, all my skater friends, all my punk friends, all my hard rock friends could agree on."
Taylor went on to say that seeing GNR open for Aerosmith in 1986 was one of the greatest concerts he ever saw in his life, and he manages to take a swipe at Axl's current iteration of the legendary band: "They were the … they were my Rolling Stones. You know, they were my rock 'n' roll band. And they always will be, even as Axl tries to kill the name."
So there you go! If GNR does reunite, please be sure to be waiting outside Taylor's door with pitchforks to make sure he sticks to his promise.
[via Blabbermouth]
