1996.12.27 - CyberSleaze - Short notice (GN'R/Steve Jones rumour)

* Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose appears to have persuaded bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum to devote themselves to the group. And his demands mean he now has a temporary replacement for guitarist Slash who left the rockers earlier this year - Steve Jones, who has just completed a reunion tour with his 1970s group the Sex Pistols. After Slash's departure, Rose laid down the law and expressed dissatisfaction with the Neurotic Outsiders, the project bassist McKagan and drummer Sorum formed with Duran Duran star John Taylor and Jones. Now the Neurotic Outsiders have reportedly canceled tour plans. Taylor is now going to concentrate on his own solo career while Jones is to guest on the forthcoming Guns N' Roses album.

* Meanwhile, in Slash world… Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash reportedly wants Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach to occupy the frontman slot in his new band. Bach joined Slash's new group Blues Ball for three numbers at a recent concert in California. The duo also formed GAK in 1992 with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich for a one-off show. The official line is that no permanent singer for Blues Ball will be named until the band is ready to tour. But Bach is keen for the job and confident it's nearly his. "He's just a great guy," says Bach. "You wouldn't have to twist my rubber arm, I'm ready to sing."

https://web.archive.org/web/19970217205527/http://metaverse.com/vibe/sleaze/sleaze.12-27-96.html

That was a music gossip site.

GAK was the "supergroup" consisting of members of GN'R, Metallica and Skid Row that played at the RIP magazine party in 1990. Probably the article mistakenly refers to it as having happened in 1992.