Matt Sorum may not remember much of his wildest rock 'n' roll days, but he definitely misses the feeling of barely controlled chaos that surrounded many of the classic rock era's biggest bands.
Two more special guests will be on stage with the Hollywood Vampires for a pair of September shows, as Guns N' Roses vets Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan assume rhythm-section duties.
One of the biggest questions regarding a Guns N' Roses reunion is, Which drummer, Steven Adler or Matt Sorum, would the band use if the golden-era lineup ever got back together?
Adopt the Arts, an organization co-founded by former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum, has created a public service announcement in the hopes of saving arts programs in public schools. The organization was created in March as a response to the decision by the Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate all funding for elementary school arts programs...
When Guns N' Roses were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month, some people weren't terribly happy that Matt Sorum was included, saying that since he didn't join GnR until 1990, he missed the mayhem of their early years and rise to fame with 'Appetite for Destruction.'
Still, he seems to have experienced plenty of GnR madness -- enough, in fact, that he says he's consideri
For many, the induction of Guns N' Roses into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a sort of validation of hard rock and metal. After all, it's long been a point of contention among rock fans that certain popular and influential bands of the 1970s and 1980s have been overlooked by the museum...
After a tumultuous few weeks that saw both Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin bail from attending Guns N' Roses induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band members who showed up to accept the honors -- Slash, Steven Adler, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan -- did so with style.
With all the craziness surrounding the will-they-won't-they-when-hell-freezes-over circumstances surrounding Guns N' Roses' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a mini-reunion of sorts took place Friday (April 13) night. At the House of Blues in Cleveland, only a few blocks from the Hall of Fame, Duff McKagan was joined onstage by his fellow former Gunners Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke.
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Velvet Revolver and Guns N' Roses fans know Matt Sorum is one hard-hitting drummer.
Lately, though, it's his words — not his stick work — that have packed a mighty punch, as Sorum has taken the media to task for the way it has dealt with the death of pop star Whitney Houston.