{"id":34379,"date":"2015-07-27T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=34379"},"modified":"2015-08-23T20:41:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T20:41:23","slug":"news-guns-n-roses-part-ways-with-guitarist-dj-ashba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-guns-n-roses-part-ways-with-guitarist-dj-ashba\/","title":{"rendered":"GUNS N\u2019 ROSES Part Ways With Guitarist DJ Ashba (July 27th, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GUNS N\u2019 ROSES Part Ways With Guitarist DJ Ashba<\/strong><\/span>
\nJuly 27th, 2015<\/strong><\/span>
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\nAmerican metal group Guns N\u2019 Roses have parted ways with guitarist DJ Ashba, revealing this development on July 27th, 2015.<\/p>\n

DJ Ashba issued the following statement: \u201cSix years ago, I received a call that changed my life forever. The call was from a dear friend of mine (Katie McNeil-Diamond) who was working with Guns N\u2019 Roses. It was an offer to audition for Axl Rose and earn a role in arguably the biggest rock band of my time. While I thought it was a complete long shot, I decided to go ahead and give it a try. Much to my shock and surprise, I got the gig. And so began the most incredible journey I could have possibly imagined. I was blessed with the opportunity to not only work with one of the most talented bands, but also to share the stage with a living legend and a truly gifted human being, Axl Rose. The amount of confidence and trust that Axl placed in me was genuinely heartwarming and truly career-defining. In the years that followed, I traveled the world many times over and played these incredible songs night after night to the most enthusiastic and loving crowds. As you can imagine, the friendships that were forged during that time were deep and long lasting. But the most beautiful surprise of all was YOU… the fans. You welcomed me into your lives with open arms and showed me love and support that I could only have dreamed of. From the very first time I stepped on stage and started playing \u2018Welcome To The Jungle\u2019 and felt the crowd erupt, I knew my life would never be the same. I\u2019m not gonna lie…I was terrified!! But you were so accepting. You immediately turned my fear into pride. For that, I am truly grateful.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo now it is with a very heavy heart and yet great pride that I announce that I\u2019ve decided to close this chapter of my life and encapsulate the wonderful times that I\u2019ve shared with Guns N\u2019 Roses into fond memories. I have reached a point in my life where I feel its time to dedicate myself to my band Sixx:A.M., my adoring wife and family, and to the many new adventures that the future holds for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been driven by my passion for creating music and Sixx:A.M. has always been a place where I can express myself honestly and share that passion with my two brothers and bandmates, Nikki Sixx and James Michael. As you know I have also been blessed with the love and support of my incredible wife, Naty, who has been at my side for much of this amazing journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I sit here writing this letter, I want to take a moment to thank Axl from the bottom of my heart for not only the most incredible experience of my life, but for truly believing in me. You are a true friend and a champion of mine and I am forever grateful. And even as I move on to pursue other endeavors, I will always remain one of your biggest fans. I also would like to thank each and every one of you fans for your love and support throughout the years. Without you, I am nothing. Please know that I do not take one minute of this amazing life for granted.<\/p>\n

“I hope that you all join me as I forge ahead. Let\u2019s conquer the world together!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashba joined Guns N’ Roses in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GUNS N\u2019 ROSES Part Ways With Guitarist DJ Ashba July 27th, 2015 American metal group Guns N\u2019 Roses have parted ways with guitarist DJ Ashba, revealing this development on July 27th, 2015. DJ Ashba issued the following statement: \u201cSix years ago, I received a call that changed my life forever. The call was from a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2379],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guns-n-roses-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34379"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35134,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34379\/revisions\/35134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}