Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Wishes His Former Bandmates Well

Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal says that he had “a lot of fun” playing in the Axl Rose-fronted group and wishes his former bandmates “well.”

Just days after guitarist DJ Ashba quit GUNS N’ ROSES last July, a source confirmed to Detroit music writer Gary Graff that Thal was also no longer a member of the group — and had been out since the end of GN’R‘s second Las Vegas residency in 2014.

During an interview conducted on last month’s Axes & Anchors cruise, Thal briefly commented on his time with GUNS N’ ROSES, saying (see video below): “It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of everything, but that’s life. It’s supposed to be. You know, if you’re having a lot of everything, then you’re really living it, and that’s what it’s about. It’s all good. I wish them well. I wish ’em all well. I do.”

Thal joined GUNS N’ ROSES in early 2006 as the replacement for Buckethead.

Thal expressed frustration in 2013 with the lack of new music from GUNS, saying, “If something came out at this point, it would be very old material that is just being released now… We need to make an album of this band right now.” The last new GUNS N’ ROSES album, “Chinese Democracy”, came out in 2008.

The reunited GUNS N’ ROSES — featuring Axl Rose alongside guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan — has six shows scheduled so far, all in April: two at the Coachella Music And Arts Festival, two in Las Vegas and two in Mexico City.

The rest of the band’s lineup for the shows — and a potential tour later in the year — remains unclear, although keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Richard Fortus, keyboard player Chris Pitman and drummer Frank Ferrer are all believed to be involved.

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net