Axl Rose has criticised officials in California for failing to enforce beach closures during the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The Gun N’ Roses frontman took to Twitter over the weekend to weigh in on the matter, after protesters hit the streets of California to demonstrate against Governor Gavin Newsom’s order to close several beaches to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic currently gripping the world.
After Newsom proposed the order, which was enforced after scores of Californians ignored social distancing regulations, two lawsuits have been filed by the cities of Dana Point and Huntington Beach, with the Orange County Sheriff – along with other counties – saying they would not be enforcing the beach ban.
“If the Sheriffs can choose not to enforce the beach closures can the hospitals ‘choose’ not to admit any possible Covid-19 suspected beach goers? Just askin’…” Axl tweeted on May 3rd in regards to the protests.
Q: If the Sheriffs can choose not to enforce the beach closures can the hospitals “choose” not to admit any possible Covid-19 suspected beach goers? Just askin’…🤔
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) May 2, 2020
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, there are currently over 9,000 cases and more than 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 in California alone.
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In other GNR news, the wife of Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Susan Holmes McKagan, spilled that the band are “working fastidiously” on new music during the coronavirus lockdown.
“I will say GNR have been working fastidiously on some killer new stuff,” Susan said on the Appetite For Distortion podcast. “And I can’t say much, but I’ve heard bits and bobs and it’s pretty epic.”
She added, “I do want to spread good news, but not detailed news, I guess. Hopefully that’ll put a spring in your step!”
However, Slash hinted in January that the first Guns N’ Roses album in more than a decade may be delayed, with the legendary guitarist telling Guitar.com that “stuff is happening” with regards to a new album “but there are no specifics.” He added: “More than anything, it’s because of the nature of the industry right now.”
“There’s a handful people who said, ’Yeah, make a record and go old school,’” he explained. “And there’s a handful of people that are like, ‘We don’t even know what buying a record is any more!’”
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