What ever happened to Paul Tobias? The guy who saved GNR?>

[ayolevski]

I mean where is he? What happend to him...im just curious cuz i dont remeber why hes gone. In RIR3 while Axl was introducing everyone (well really he ONLY INTRODUCED PAUL TOBIAS) he said that without Paul Guns N Roses woudl not be there. So if hes so important..where did he go???

[adrian]

hes doing crack and beating hookers

[traciiguns]

ayolevski wrote

I mean where is he? What happend to him...im just curious cuz i dont remeber why hes gone. In RIR3 while Axl was introducing everyone (well really he ONLY INTRODUCED PAUL TOBIAS) he said that without Paul Guns N Roses woudl not be there. So if hes so important..where did he go???

fair point. I think he probably was supportive and inspirational to Axl in the background through all the shit years.

I think Axl said it was only his fourth gig or something ? Axl needs someone who is not totally in the public eye to give him some sense of normality. Paul is prob still around (and still an important cog in the GNR machine)

Thanks for kickin Axl's ass Paul !

[ycagwyw]

he's a good friend of Axl

[Agno]

It feels like someone has died  

[CoMa]

Paul was one of the guy's kicking his butt into gear, making him actaully do something, Paul got the ball rolling and Axl ran with it.

[bucketheader]

 very true

[mooney]

so, who's gonna hold up a sign at a show saying, "where's paul"?

[bucketheader]

 ill do it at hammersmith

[RyanRose]

Paul left at the end of 2001 early 2002 becasue he was fed up with delays with the CD album. 4 years later still no sign of the album......

[Lucky]

yesterday, during the show when the band was in front of me, I was shouting "where's paul"  but they ignored it:)
also, I guess I was the only guy ever on a GNR show to be shouting "CHRIS PITTMAN!!!"

[Lucky]

Paul left at the end of 2001 early 2002 becasue he was fed up with delays with the CD album. 4 years later still no sign of the album......

not true...

[bucketheader]

in fact he`s part of the publicity entourage and was at all five NYC shows in some elements

[RyanRose]

Paul left at the end of 2001 early 2002 becasue he was fed up with delays with the CD album. 4 years later still no sign of the album......

not true...

Any posting what ive read;

"The new lineup played another two shows in Las Vegas at the end of 2001. In 2002, rhythm guitarist Paul Tobias left the band because of his frustrations with delays in the album's recording. He was replaced by Richard Fortus, formerly of the bands The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love."

From various WWW sources and the book  "The band time forgot"