Duff McKagan, former bass player for legendary rockers Guns N' Roses, has voiced concern about the possibility of the band being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year as he fears the event could become a debacle for the warring band-mates.
The Welcome to the Jungle rockers become eligible for the hall next year and the band's ex-bass player fears a repeat of what happened when he was there to induct Van Halen into the fabled museum in 2007, and only former members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony showed up.
Speaking to MusicRadar.com, he said: "I think it's a real 'cross-that-bridge-when-you-come-to-it' kind of thing. I haven't done any thorough thinking about it or reaching out to anyone about it."
"My only experience with the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame was when Velvet Revolver played it and we were inducting Van Halen. The whole band was supposed to be there, including David Lee Roth - we were going to do a song with him. It all started falling apart in the two weeks leading up to the gig. It was sad to watch."
"We were just the innocent band that was there to play Van Halen songs, and we saw their whole thing crumble. To see Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar show up, when it was supposed to be everybody... Michael and Sammy were really cool guys and good sports about it, but they took all the heat over the situation. A lot of heat."
"I don't know if I want to set myself up for heat. It's going to be a debacle, isn't it? A press debacle. I just don't know what else to say about it."
Guns N' Roses effectively split up in 1996 when lead-guitarist Slash left the band after a dispute with front-man Axl Rose. McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum followed Slash, and the three went on to form super-group with the Stone Temple Pilots' singer, Scott Weiland, called Velvet Revolver. Rose continued in Guns N' Roses with a different line-up.
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