Sorry, Matt

As fans of Guns' N' Roses' seminal Appetite for Destruction album, we've told anyone who'd listen how much we loved then-GnR drummer--now, reality TV personality--Steven Adler's work on the record. In our opinion, Adler's slightly wobbly timing made the album groove and come alive, and as such, was much more palatable than the precise but plodding work of his successor Matt Sorum, who was prominently featured on the subsequent Use Your Illusion albums.

And guess who agrees with us?

With 'Illusions' several years ago, something came on the radio and I realized how the energy in the drums, though solid and consistent, brought me down in a way I feel damaged the material in the long run, if not from the get-go. Maybe it's there with some, most or all of us in ways, but I specifically notice it more with the drums. - Axl Rose

Of course, in that same interview, Axl also refers to rehearsing with Adler in the early days as "a nightmare", so go figure.

You can read the entire exchange--where he nixes the idea of a reunion with the original lineup; calls Slash "a cancer"; and lets us know what he thinks of a timeframe for the next GnR record--at Spinner.