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IE: What ' s the answer? TS: Because I made a " band " record, and I didn ' t feel like calling it a Tommy Stinson solo record. I felt like it was more of a band vibe. And I thought, " Well, fuck, I still got ownership of that name, why don ' t I use that name?"
IE: When did Anything Could Happen become a Bash & Pop record and not a solo record? TS: I recorded it differently than my solo records. My solo records were mostly just me playing everything and over-thinking. I really wanted to make a quick band record where I didn ' t think too much, didn ' t have to labor over it too much.
IE: You did Bash & Pop for one studio album and a couple years in the early ' 90s. Looking back, did the grunge mandates of the early ' 90s cause the quick disappearance of Bash & Pop? TS: At that time, yes, you ' re right, grunge was coming out, and mine was kind of a more traditional rock ' n ' roll record( Friday Night Is Killing Me). But what ultimately happened was, I ended up moving to California and took( The Replacements)] drummer, Steve Foley, with me. His brother [ Kevin ] was playing bass for a while, but he ended up having some problems and couldn ' t cut it after that record was done. And I had to get a new drummer and guitar player because, one, Steve moved back to Minneapolis, and, two, the two guys who were playing bass and guitar weren ' t cutting it, so it just kind of seemed like, " Well, why don ' t I just do something different altogether?"
IE: With session work by GN ' R members Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed, as well as former Gunner Josh Freese, your 2004 solo record Village Gorilla Head could be read as a secret GN ' R album. Did it come about because Chinese Democracy was taking so long? TS: It really didn ' t. The Chinese Democracy thing was like five, six guys in a room hacking stuff out over a long period of time. The Village Gorilla Head record: I did the basic drum tracks and that in a studio in Hollywood. It was actually an office space above another studio. And I used that because Frank Black was making a Catholics record, and he had finished that and let me use all his gear and studio setup, and then I pieced the rest of it together in my studio at home.
IE: There was a point with Guns N ' Roses when all signs pointed to what would become a classic lineup reunion, a lineup that wasn ' t designed with you in mind. You were in Guns N ' Roses for over 15 years, more time than you spent on The Replacements. TS: That ' s longer than the fucking original members of GN ' R( laughs).
IE: When Duff McKagan came onstage at GN ' R ' s 2011 concert in Seattle to play bass during " You Could Be Mine," did you sense the writing was on the wall? TS: I never thought it was going to happen, to be honest with you. From what I knew back then, the wounds were too deep to fill. And so, cut to [ 2013 ]. I ' m starting to do Replacements shows again, and my personal situation was such that when they( GN ' R) called to ask me to do [ what ] must have been about five different tours... I couldn ' t go because I had a little kid to take care of here in Hudson. I think that might have helped spark that reunion thing. Because I wasn ' t quitting or anything, it ' s I just couldn ' t... The Replacements weekend gigs were good enough for me to live on. I wasn ' t able to tour for Guns but also didn ' t need to at that time. So I think that kind of pushed it more than anything, if you ask me. Just my lack of being able to.
IE: At that Seattle show, Duff popped out a few songs after GN ' R played " Motivation " live for the first time. Was that part of the arrangement with Axl? " O. K., you can have Duff, but we gotta play Motivation ' first." TS: No, no( chuckles). How that whole thing came about was, I ' m not one to do bass solos or anything like that. So, it ' s like( imitating Rose), " Yeah, how about you do a song in the middle of the set so I can get a breather kind of thing." Everyone did one... and I just decided after awhile, let ' s do " Motivation." I know it. Frank knew it. Richard knew it. And Dizzy knew it.
IE: What was Axl doing backstage during " Motivation "? TS: He wouldn ' t actually leave the stage. He would go into his, like, quick-change booth and get oxygen or change his coat or just sit for a second. You know, he ' s always running around, so you gotta have a place at some point in the set [ for him ] to go and catch his breath, so to speak, you know?
IE: Since then, Guns went from playing basketball arenas to football stadiums. What are your thoughts on the " Not In This Lifetime " tour? Have you seen any of the concerts? TS: I know all those cats. I mean, I never met Slash before, as far as I know, but all those guys are buddies of mine. I ' m just stoked that they ' re out there doing it. I saw two shows now. I saw Kansas, and I saw the Philly show. And they just looked like they ' re having a fucking ball and successful tour. It ' s good for all of them.
IE: You ' ve gone to GN ' R shows. Do you expect to see members of GN ' R at Bash & Pop shows? TS: If I were in the town that they were in, I think I ' d probably see a handful of ' em show up. Probably at least Richard, Frank, and Dizzy, maybe even Duff.
IE: Will you ever play in Guns N ' Roses again? TS: I don ' t think they ' ll need me to( laughs)!
IE: How about The Replacements? TS: I don ' t think they ' ll need me to either( laughs harder)! You know, I never say never. I don ' t have any idea. I ' m always open to whatever makes the most sense. Whatever sounds like the most fun. I never say never, but it seems like for right now, my plate ' s going to be full for the next year.
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