Tuesday, December 19, 2006
NEW YORK (AP) -- The legend of the decade-in-the-making album -- Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" -- just got a little longer. Axl Rose now says it will hit stores March 6.
Seven months ago, the 44-year-old rock recluse emerged from seclusion and claimed "Chinese Democracy" would be out before the end of the year. Rose affirmed the 2006 release plan during the MTV Video Music Awards in late August, and Rose's manager, Merck Mercuriadis, indicated the same to Rolling Stone in October.
But disillusioned fans began questioning the prospects of a 2006 release when the band's North American tour, which kicked off in October, rolled into December with no mention of the album.
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