Guns N' Roses bassist weighs in on opening band flap

Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson has now added his two cents to the ongoing war of words with the Eagles of Death Metal, who were thrown off the Guns tour as opening act after just one show. Eagles frontman Jesse Hughes claimed that Stinson threw his bass on the stage in disgust after GN'R singer Axl Rose referred to the Eagles as the "Pigeons of Shit Metal" at the now-infamous November 24th show in Cleveland, prompting Rose to pick it up and throw it back at the bassist. But according to MTV, Stinson said in a statement, "In the past, I have thrown my bass. I have never thrown it at Axl or anyone else in the band, nor has anyone thrown my bass back at me...Axl has been a dear friend to me for nine years. We have no problem communicating and wish that people would stay the fuck out of shit they don't know anything about."

Stinson admitted that recruiting the Eagles as an opening act was his suggestion, but said, "Turns out they were the wrong band for our crowd. They were booed and did not play for as long as they were scheduled to."

Helmet has taken the Eagles' place on the Guns N' Roses tour, which stops on Wednesday, December 6th, in Calgary, Canada.