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Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has given fans an update on recording sessions for the band's next album - promising the band have learned from the mistakes of their last release, Chinese Democracy.
The band made fans wait a notorious 15 years for their 2008 release - which was then hailed as a huge disapppointment. Bandmate DJ Ashba recently revealed that the band were nearing completion on new recording sessions, and now Rose himself has spoken of the band's next release - as well as discussing the problems recording Chinese Democracy.
"All the guys are writing, and we recorded a lot of songs over the years," says Roses in a new interview with USA Today. "We'll figure out what we feel best about. Chinese Democracy was done in piecemeal with one person here and one there at different times. Appetite For Destruction was the only thing written with lyrics and melody fitting the guitar parts at the same time.
"After that, I got a barrage of guitar songs that I was supposed to put words to, and I don't know if that was the best thing for the band. I do want to lean more toward lyrics and melody."
Axl says the band have been working closely on their new album
Rose also blames problems in the music industry for the problems with Chinese Democracy, saying that there was no one he could trust at the time of recording and release.
"I had to deal with so many other things that don't have to do with music but have to do with the industry," he continued. "There's such a loss of time. It was more about survival. There wasn't anyone to work with or trust.
He also spoke of the fans who deserted the band after the release of Chinese Democracy, telling the newspaper: "I thought the success of Appetite for Destruction would bring everyone together more. It did the exact opposite. They got success and wanted to run in their own directions. I thought they'd go, 'Whoa, it did work.' But they wanted to do their own huge bigger success off of Guns."
Listen to Chinese Democracy in full below
Photos: Guns N Roses perform earlier in 2012
