2011.04.04 - Toluca Lake Patch/Blabbermouth - Steven Adler Reveals Secret Formula' To GN'R's Success

Gerry Gittelson of the North Hollywood - Toluca Lake Patch conducted an interview last week with former Guns N' Roses and current Adler's Appetite drummer Steven Adler. You can now watch the third part of the chat below.

When asked what he thought the "secret formula" to Guns N' Roses success was, Adler replied, "Guns N' Roses' success, I believe, came from the fact that the five of us liked five different kinds of music. I always liked the '70s kind of pop, disco — I was really influenced by Queen. You've got Izzy Stradlin, who was influenced by the Stooges, New York Dolls, Sex Pistols. And you've got Duff, who was into Black Flag... punk, real hardcore punk. And then you've got Axl; he was into Queen, Elton John... bands like that. And Slash was [into] Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin... So it was [a mixture of] all of our different things. We all just meshed together really well. And believe me, it's so hard to find... Look, I'm going through it right now with my new band, Adler's Appetite. It's the hardest thing in the world to find four or five guys that you can actually live with and work with and make magic with."

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