"I'm not saying I'm an original member, okay, but I understand the core of the band, which is Slash and Duff and probably Izzy," former GNR drummer Matt Sorum said according to a Blabbermouth.net report.

"It's a shame, and you know what, this goes back to a Paul McCartney thing. Does he call himself The Beatles? Not saying we were as big as The Beatles, but � does Sting call himself The Police? No. Does Jimmy Page and Robert Plant go out there calling themselves Led Zeppelin? Nope." - more on this story

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