Passing The Buck?

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose says his ex-bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan -- and his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Seymour -- were the reason why it took so long for him to complete Chinese Democracy.

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose says his ex-bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan -- and his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Seymour -- were the reason why it took so long for him to complete Chinese Democracy.

In an interview with USA Today Rose claims that those three "did more damage to my ability as a writer. To those three, it was all crap. It beat me down so much. At the time of the (Use Your Illusion) tours, Slash and Duff said, 'You're an idiot, you're a loser.' I didn't write for years. I felt I was hindered for a very long time. I was also trying to figure out what I wanted to say, when it's right to be venting and when you're digging a bigger hole. Lyrics on Chinese took a long time."

Rose also claims they're won't be another 15 year gap in between albums, saying, "All the guys are writing, and we recorded a lot of songs over the years. We'll figure out what we feel best about."