Matt Sorum shares thoughts on being excluded from Guns N’ Roses reunion

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Guns N’ Roses member Matt Sorum has shared his thoughts on being excluded from the band’s reunion, saying he’s “much more at peace” with it than he was at the beginning.Sorum appeared on the LEGENDS: Podcast, by All Day Vinyl, where he discussed if he had a chance to see Guns N’ Roses perform since the band reunited with guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan.“They invited me to come play [with them as a guest], and I declined,” he said on the podcast, Blabbermouth reports. “I didn’t think it made sense to go play — what? — two songs and then do what?

I mean, I play music. I play with musicians.“So that’s cool. Whatever they’re doing is cool. I’m still living this vagabond dream of journeyman.

I kind of like where I’m at as far as taking twists and turns…”He then admitted that he’s made “peace” with being excluded from the reunion initially. “I’ll be honest in the beginning, it was a little weird,” Sorum said. “I’m, like, ‘Okay, well, it’s a reunion.

Okay, well, make it a reunion.’ But it didn’t go that way. So, I’m much more at peace with it than I was in the very beginning.”He also revealed that Ringo Starr of The Beatles called him to ask about being excluded from the reunion. “A guy that called me and actually talked to me about it was Ringo [Starr],” he said. “And he said, ‘You didn’t get invited to the party.’ I said, ‘No, I didn’t get invited to the party.’ And you’ll know this, being a person, if you don’t get invited to a party, I mean, come on — it’s gonna sting a little bit.