You're claims of Leeds jerking merck and axl around two days before the article was put to bed.? As yarmo pointed out we aren't privy to the conversation or any details concerning GNR so how can you say leeds was the one jerking people around ?? Maybe he did do this and maybe he didn't, maybe merck and axl were the ones doing the jerking him around by trying to negotiate terms in which they'd be interviewed.? I don't know and i certainly wouldn't call leed's integrity into question based on merck's comments as you have several times in your lengthy extrememly biased posts.
My claims of Leeds jerking Merck around 2 days before the article was tobe put to bed... what?
are pure speculation and pure bullshit?
First off - it is my belief and opinion based on what Merck related in his letter to the NY Times. ?
I am not speculating on what occured. ?I am basing an opinon on accounts related.And secondly - you yourself say in your above quoted post - maybe he did (jerk merck around).
So how is it pure bullshit if it
is a reasonable conclusion and opinon that can be drawn based on the account related?
As long as axl refuses to be interviewed, he deserves all the rumors and speculation surrounding his tight lipped, secret handshake project that he's working on. ?How do you defend one of the most famous artists in the worlds privacy ? ?The answer is you don't and when you find out that everything is cloak and dagger in the GNR world, you write the best piece you can with the only people who will talk to you.
Even if Axl granted interviews (as he did well throughout the AFD and Illusions era) he would still be subject to rumours and speculation (as he was throught the AFD and Illusions era). ?
Sure, there are many journalists who would love
to be able to report on what is going on... because there is much interest in what Axl Rose does (as there always has been.)... ?but, as you point out they are not so enabled because they simply are not privy to what is going on. ?"Cloak and Dagger" would be a better description of the activities of those attempting to obtain info on GN'R rather than a description of GN'R's activities.
GN'R are simply going about their business, in the manner in which they find is best for them.
You ask (this is the only way I could make sense of your question)
"How do you defend the privacy of one of the world's most famous artists?Are you asking how can I think it is right that one of the world's most famous artists thinks he has a right to privacy?
Could you really be saying that as one of the world's most famous artists that he is not entitled to his privacy?
Or or you asking how could I expect that his privacy would not be violated, since he is so famous?
In either case, it is up to the individual artist to decide on what level of privacy he wants - for either his private life OR his artistic pursuits and the process of his creating his art. ? It is his right...
Some of these people who wanted to remain anonymous probably are afraid of the Mr litigious coming after them for breaking down and talking to the world about the ever clever and secret project that is Chinese Democracy.
...In attempting to safeguard that right assurances of confidentiality are requested before allowing someone into a position which might enable them to violate said privacy. ?Consider for a moment or two - what would motivate someone to violate that confidence? ?Why do these 'un-named sources' violate the confidence that they agreed to? ?What? ?I can not think of a
noble reason at all for them to have done so.
Leeds doesn't deserve to be attacked and probably doesn't deserve any cudos for the dated article he wrote but it's probably the best article anyone could produce considering the subject and the resources available.
blabbermouth could have run the same 'scoops' over a period of time and no one would be so impressed.
"according to unnamed sources Geffen cut Axl loose!!!"
"according to unnamed sources there is a piece of equipment in the studio that costs a million dollars!!!"
"according to (whoever) the recording process is an unorganized mess and there's hundreds of thousands of hours of recordings all in pieces!!!"
"the parking lot attendant at Geffen saw Axl leaving in his silver ferrari!!!"
sorry *ahem* but since Leeds story was as dramatic without the use of a thousand exclamation points... ?
and well plotted/themed throughout (the theme being stated in the title and the plot laid out in the opening)...
since it was so well packaged... ?it merited being run in
the New York Times.
The New York Times folks! ? man, the Post has got ta be pissed! ?
"We wuz robbed! ?Quick! ? Someone get out to Malibu and get a pic of Axl in those crazy braids!
Are you guys listening!? ?Times a wastin! ?Book me a flight! ?*grabs camera and runs for door*"
Chinese Democracy is coming! ?
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