RICHARD FORTUS to play with X JAPAN later this month

[CD06]

According to a posting on the GUNS N' ROSES fan site Here Today... Gone To Hell!, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus will joining reactivated Japanese rockers X JAPAN for their three shows at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan later this month:

March 28 - Night of Destruction
March 29 - Night of Madness
March 30 - Night of Creation

Richard and fellow GN'R guitarist Robin Finck played X JAPAN's "Endless Rain" as part of their guitar duet during some of GN'R's Japanese shows in July 2007.

Also scheduled to appear with X JAPAN at the Tokyo shows is former LIMP BIZKIT and current BLACK LIGHT BURNS member Wes Borland.

X JAPAN's new song, "I.V.", topped iTunes' daily charts upon its release on January 23 in both Overall Sales and Rock categories.

X JAPAN is the first Asian artist to chart high worldwide on iTunes and the Billboard music site Billboard.biz.

[ShePoutsHerBest]

Cool and at the same time lame

[GnrJanus]

why lame. let him.
He doesn't have anything better to do....

I say cool he's out there again. doing shows. 

do u also think it's lame. Brain puts out a dvd? Tommy plays solo? Frank? Bbf?
that's lame.

[Bono Vox]

atleast he is doing something, unlike someone else...

[ShePoutsHerBest]

why lame. let him.
He doesn't have anything better to do....

I say cool he's out there again. doing shows. 

do u also think it's lame. Brain puts out a dvd? Tommy plays solo? Frank? Bbf?
that's lame.

Why the fuck are you jumping down my throat?
It's lame because it is just another sign that there is probably not that much going on with GNR

[GnrJanus]

Yes and thats why the band members have solo work to do instead of waiting for an album that was first reported to be coming out a decade ago.
they know it's a long journey

[ShePoutsHerBest]

No shit

[dman1991]

Yes and thats why the band members have solo work to do instead of waiting for an album that was first reported to be coming out a decade ago.
they know it's a long journey

feburary 17th

[UcudBmine]

atleast he is doing something, unlike someone else...

Sorry, I like being lazy

[misterbrownstone]

sofuckinwhat.

[Jordan123]

Sorry, I like being lazy

i'm going to tell Beta. 

[UcudBmine]

i'm going to tell Beta. 

I'm not under her supervision anymore

[Iconic Shawn]

Yeah... no news here. This is what HIRED GUNS do. They play for whoever HIRES them. lol... I can't believe you guys give these come and go players any legitimate band credit. They're not even in the know of the fucking album they're suppose to be making. And if they ARE in the know... they have a gag order in place. Riiiiiiiiiight.

 

~S~

[zombux]

v

[MJ23]

Yeah... no news here. This is what HIRED GUNS do. They play for whoever HIRES them. lol... I can't believe you guys give these come and go players any legitimate band credit. They're not even in the know of the fucking album they're suppose to be making. And if they ARE in the know... they have a gag order in place. Riiiiiiiiiight.

 

~S~

Again one of the stupid funny posts.

According to your intelligent post, Duff and Slash were hired guns too since they had the time to guest on several occasions (especially Slash) with different artists while being in GnR. Let alone Slash and Duff playing on Iggy Pop's record back then. How did they have the time to do it?
Slash even joined M. Jackson in Japan during the 90s in Tokyo before Guns played their set.

[Iconic Shawn]

Again one of the stupid funny posts.

According to your intelligent post, Duff and Slash were hired guns too since they had the time to guest on several occasions (especially Slash) with different artists while being in GnR. Let alone Slash and Duff playing on Iggy Pop's record back then. How did they have the time to do it?
Slash even joined M. Jackson in Japan during the 90s in Tokyo before Guns played their set.

Whats funny is that you can't seem to tell the difference between being someone who started / formed / and created the band and making a guest appearance on someone else's show....., and being someone hired to play someone else's parts in a band that was formed long before you joined the machine, and just basically being hired to play guitar where ever you can.

Oh and lets not forget being left in the dark or really having no affiliation with the band.. until you're on stage playing what you've been told to practice.

You'll find plenty of people like Mr. Fortus and the like on Craigslist on any day under "Hired Gun" or "Guitar Mercenary looking for work".

Take nothing away from Mr. Fortus's skill. I happen to like what he brings to the Gn'R stage.

~S~

[MJ23]

Whats funny is that you can't seem to tell the difference between being someone who started / formed / and created the band and making a guest appearance on someone else's show....., and being someone hired to play someone else's parts in a band that was formed long before you joined the machine, and just basically being hired to play guitar where ever you can.

First of all Slash did not start GnR, he joined the band later. Even during the time GnR was formed, he played at least one live gig with Black Sheep in May 1985. But I agree Slash was one of the five that formed the band as far as music is concerned.
And you're wrong, Richard was not hired to play someone else's parts, he was hired to be a part of Guns n' Roses. Of course, that means he has to play some live songs someone else wrote music parts for, but that's normal. Otherwise please give us a source that proves that he was only hired for playing the old tunes.

Oh and lets not forget being left in the dark or really having no affiliation with the band.. until you're on stage playing what you've been told to practice.

Unfortunately the policy of the band is to give no information at all. It does not mean that Richard, Robin and the others aren't going into public with information, it means that nobody of the GnR camp is doing it. Somehow I can understand that. We don't know what's going on in the background and speculating or spreading rumours doesn't get us anywhere.

You'll find plenty of people like Mr. Fortus and the like on Craigslist on any day under "Hired Gun" or "Guitar Mercenary looking for work".

There are indeed a lot of people looking for such an opportunity. But I don't look at any of the current members being a "hired gun". Maybe that's the difference between you and me. I am not attacking you because of your view, everyone should be able to think of it the own way. And I always consider in a good discussion that everyone's opinion is equal. Mine is not better than yours and vice cersa. Sorry if I offended you by my previous post.

[Jason Lee]

sofuckinwhat.

Ha....my thoughts exactly.