1991.11.16 - Los Angeles Times - O.C. Guitarist to Join Rock's Black Crowes (excerpt)
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1991.11.16 - Los Angeles Times - O.C. Guitarist to Join Rock's Black Crowes (excerpt)
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O.C. Guitarist to Join Rock's Black Crowes
November 16, 1991|MIKE BOEHM | TIMES STAFF WRITER
FULLERTON — Marc Ford, one of the most exciting young guitarists on the Orange County rock scene, is leaving his own struggling band, Burning Tree, to join the Black Crowes, a group from Georgia whose debut album sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.
Ford, who lives in Fullerton, said Friday that he also received an offer this week to join Guns N' Roses as an on-stage substitute for Izzy Stradlin, a guitarist who is reportedly reluctant to continue touring.
Ford said he refused that offer because playing with the Black Crowes will be "a lot more fun--it's more my kind of music. I didn't think twice. I'm far more into the Black Crowes' music than the Guns N' Roses thing."
Ford said that Slash, a member of Guns N' Roses, called "out of the blue" on Monday and Tuesday offered him a spot in the band's touring lineup. By then, Ford had already agreed to join the Black Crowes. A spokesman for Guns N' Roses' management declined to comment when contacted Friday.
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November 16, 1991|MIKE BOEHM | TIMES STAFF WRITER
FULLERTON — Marc Ford, one of the most exciting young guitarists on the Orange County rock scene, is leaving his own struggling band, Burning Tree, to join the Black Crowes, a group from Georgia whose debut album sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.
Ford, who lives in Fullerton, said Friday that he also received an offer this week to join Guns N' Roses as an on-stage substitute for Izzy Stradlin, a guitarist who is reportedly reluctant to continue touring.
Ford said he refused that offer because playing with the Black Crowes will be "a lot more fun--it's more my kind of music. I didn't think twice. I'm far more into the Black Crowes' music than the Guns N' Roses thing."
Ford said that Slash, a member of Guns N' Roses, called "out of the blue" on Monday and Tuesday offered him a spot in the band's touring lineup. By then, Ford had already agreed to join the Black Crowes. A spokesman for Guns N' Roses' management declined to comment when contacted Friday.
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