RICHARD FORTUS (GN'R) on Axl Rose, Slash's "Legend", Staying Fit, Pink Floyd, 007 & More | IANO #083

For every new Subscriber, I donate $10 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm... Topics Discussed: 0:00 - Kev meets 4tus / Where to eat in St. Louis, MO? 1:29 - No one calls Slash, “Saul” / Memories of Buffalo, NY 3:21 - Today In Music: Black Sabbath released their second studio record ‘Paranoid’ (1970) 4:15 - Richard on Black Sabbath’s debut record 'Black Sabbath' (1970): “That record scared the shit out of me!” 6:59 - Today in Music: David Bowie released “Changes” (1972) - the lead single off his fourth studio record ‘Hunky Dory’ (1971) 7:55 - Performing “James Bond Theme” / Sean Connery & Daniel Craig 9:41 - Today's Quote: “Hard-work!” - Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, 15x World Boxing Champion (50-0) “I ASK SOMEONE” W/ RICHARD FORTUS (RHYTHM GUITARIST OF GUNS N’ ROSES) 9:58 - What does the guitar mean to you? 11:02 - Richard's Gretsch Signature Falcon™ / Malcolm Young (AC/DC) 13:33 - Who’s guitar would you love to play? / Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) & Jimi Hendrix 14:41 - My Led Zeppelin-signed guitar / Richard’s band history 15:45 - Jamming with Thin Lizzy in 2011 / Axl's “Black Rose” tattoo 18:00 - Which guitarists epitomize “cool” to you? / Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones) 18:41 - Jamming “Out Ta Get Me” with Lars Ulrich (Metallica) in 2006 20:39 - “Pussy full of maggots, isn't that absurd?” 20:55 - Post-pandemic return to the stage / Hersheypark in Hershey, PA (2021) 22:53 - Concert posters 23:51 - Slash, Duff & Axl reunion at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA (2016) #notinthislifetime 25:15 - Axl Rose's beef with Jesse Hughes (Eagles Of Death Metal) 27:23 - MASTODON RULES! 30:01 - Richard's fitness routine / Duff McKagen’s triceps 33:54 - Recovering from 2015 motorcycle accident / 2021 spine injury 34:55 - One word to describe Duff McKagen? 35:23 - Jeff Angell (Walking Papers, Missionary Position) & Barrett Martin (Walking Papers, Mad Season) 36:44 - Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains, Jerry Cantrell) 37:39 - Playing his hometown show (St. Louis) in 2017 / Guestlists 40:05 - Axl borrowed Dave Grohl’s (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) throne in Las Vegas, NV (2016) / Performing Pink Floyd's “Wish You Were Here” with Slash 42:10 - Setlist protocol in Guns N' Roses 43:13 - One word to describe Axl Rose? 43:54 - Performing alongside “intense” Axl Rose 45:07 - Do you ever romanticize about the earlier days of Guns N’ Roses? 46:18 - Post-pandemic '"sea legs" 47:29 - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd, David Gilmour) at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA (2016) / “Astronomy Domine” 48:37 - One word to describe Slash? 49:39 - You get to play stadiums with Slash, Duff & Axl every night… 50:44 - Steven Adler (Adler’s Appetite, ex-Guns N’ Roses) versus Frank Ferrer (Guns N’ Roses, The Psychedelic Furs) 52:07 - Hotel gyms with Slash & Duff on tour Mental Health Moment 52:52 - How has suicide personally impacted you? 56:08 - Performing "Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden / RIP Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog) 57:16 - Happy 14th Birthday to Clover Fortus (Poster Logic) / The Fortus Family 59:50 - Three metal songs that give you the most goosebumps? 1:00:50 - What is one bad habit you’d like to eliminate this year? 1:01:39 - “Estranged” or “November Rain”? Links: Sugarfire Smoke House, St. Louis, MO: https://sugarfiresmokehouse.com/ Imo's Pizza, St. Louis, MO: https://www.imospizza.com/ "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath (1970):    • BLACK SABBATH - "Black Sabbath" (Official ...   "Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend" by Thin Lizzy (1979):    • Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend   "Still In Love With You" by Thin Lizzy (1974):    • Still In Love With You   "Monkey Man" by The Rolling Stones (1969):    • Monkey Man   "Estranged" by Guns N' Roses (1991):    • Guns N' Roses - Estranged   Errors & Omissions: 5:28 - Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult (billed as the "Black & Blue" tour) co-headlined American arenas in 1980 6:02 - Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' record was released on 18 September 1970 15:45 - After Thin Lizzy performed at Slane Castle in Meath, Ireland on 28 May 2011, rhythm guitarist Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard, DIO, Whitesnake) returned to Leppard, and Richard finished the tour 22:14 - Cut a line...of people! 26:09 - Eagles Of Death Metal were to tour America with Guns N' Roses and Sebastian Bach in late 2006 36:12 - Barrett Martin emphasized to me the "swing" when drumming 39:00 - On 2 July 1991, Guns N' Roses were "banned" from performing in St. Louis. Axl cut their short due to a fan recording their performance of "Rocket Queen". The riot that ensued would injure 65 people. 25 of which were cops. Connect with Richard: Richard Fortus: https://www.4tus.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4tus/?hl=en Facebook:   / richard4tus   Twitter:   / richardfortus   Guns N' Roses: https://www.gunsnroses.com/