Body Count axeman Ernie C was recently interviewed by Appetite Of Distortion. He was asked about Axl Rose using the n-word in “One In A Million” and his take on GN’R frontman being accused of racism. He said:
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“I have no thoughts on that whatsoever. That didn’t bother me, it didn’t even raise an eyebrow. It’s the person that says it with intent who raises an eyebrow. Axl, I know him, he’s not that dude. He can say whatever he wants to say, he’s not that dude. We do Cop Killer, we’re not killing cops, he can say what he wants to. That’s not in his heart, his bodyguard was a black man, so if you’re a racist why would you have a black man protect your life? So eh, that doesn’t bother me at all.”
He further shared a funny incident with GN’R bassist Duff McKagan:
“He hopped in the car with me, and I said, ‘Don’t reach under the seat, because I’ve got a gun under the seat right there where your sitting.’ So he got out the gun, and a cop came to the car and said, ‘Do you guys need a police escort out of here?’ I’m like, ‘Put down the gun!’ He’s holding the gun in his hand! (Laughs) I have hinted windows, so I just cracked the tinted window, and the cop gives us an escort out through the traffic to get on the freeway, and he’s sitting there with a 9 millimeter with cops all around the car.”