Ashba, who replaced NIN guitarist Robin Finck back in 2009, said in a radio interview with Triple M:
“Axl has a lot of great songs up his sleeve... He probably has three albums worth of stuff recorded... The stuff I've heard… I've been up in his hotel room many nights and he just sits down at the piano and plays. I'm like, 'This is amazing. People have to hear this song.' And he's like, 'Ah, this is something I'm tinkering on.'...
"He's just a genius when it comes down to music and I just cannot wait to sit down with an acoustic guitar and just write. He's just got this gift that's very, very rare," reports UltimateGuitar.com.
But don’t hold your breath.
According to Blabbermouth.net, Ashba went on to tell Triple M presenter Nui Te Koha that most of Axl’s new tracks will never see the light of day.
The band’s last release in 2008 was 'Chinese Democracy'. Their first album of original material since 1991 was universally panned by critics, with many blaming Axl’s reclusiveness and lack of media appearances for the disappointing sales.
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