During a recent interview with Eddie Trunk, former GN’R guitarist Gilby Clarke confirmed that he was invited to rejoin the fold back in 2016, at the beginning of the band’s ongoing semi-classic lineup reunion tour.
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Were you surprised by the success of the GN’R reunion tour?
“Yes, definitely. I mean, to this level. I think we all expected great things, I think we all thought that they were gonna sell out everywhere, but, to be honest, I didn’t think that it would last this long and do this well; I definitely didn’t expect that.”
Do you still talk to any of the guys from Guns N’ Roses?
“I don’t really talk to ’em, although I actually saw everybody yesterday. They were rehearsing and I was getting my gear. We were at the same place.”
Clarke confirmed that his chance encounter with GN’R was a cordial one, adding:
“Oh, absolutely. I mean, I’m still cool with Axl; I’m still cool with everybody. I have no ill feelings or anything.”
Have they ever reached out to you about joining them on the ‘Not in This Lifetime’ tour?
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“They did. Yeah, they did. When it first started, they did reach out to me to come and play.”
However, Gilby added he had to decline the offer, saying:
“My daughter, Frankie, has a band [Frankie + The Studs]. They asked me the same day my daughter’s band was playing Lollapalooza [in July 2016], which was like the biggest break for her band.
“It was the same day they were playing Lollapalooza and I had to be there, and I couldn’t really give that up to go [jam with GN’R].”
Asked if he’s still open to the idea of playing with GN’R again, Gilby replied:
“I have nothing against it. It’s just that didn’t work out for me.”