I'm really looking forward to the new AFI CD. I adore AFI.
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Originally Posted by Walkabout
Its certainly a statement!
Such a shame whats happened though (as in GNR)
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No it's not, they all hated each other from Day One, people just like to pretend they didn't. Five guys who knew each other from being in local bands and screwing a lot of the same chicks, managed to hang out for a couple years together and make a really, really great record, then when the drug problems got worse, they all started nailing each other's girlfriends, and the guy writing most of the material decided he wanted more control, they went their separate ways. There was nothing magical, special, or unique about my favorite band of all time, other than they happened to hang out long enough to record The Greatest Rock Record Of All Time.
People like to romanticize those days but it's mostly how I laid it down. 99% of bands go through it, they just aren't all the biggest rock band in the world. The Beatles hated each other and John Lennon liked to beat women and ignore his kids. Oh well. History likes to make believe things were better than they were.