Brian and Murdock get into the story behind what is widely regarded as the most expensive rock record ever made - Chinese Democracy - and the Kabuki-masked maestro who added to the drama of it all.

Other episodes of RNRBS to check out:

Episode 110 - Axl Rose vs Kurt Cobain - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yv4wNIb2VIbHPCK7j249H?si=5af862b6d49b421c

Episode 16 - Slash vs Predator - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IuteeEtjnUzG7B28SNKlb?si=e9fe433b0b3f4244

SHOW NOTES:

Songs in this episode: Buckethead - "Nottingham Lace"

The amazing 1996 interview: https://bucketheadopedia.com/guitar-player-interview/

Coming Alive podcast interview (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgfmwhvr6d8

https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/27/buckethead-disney-world-to-disneyland

https://www.natternet.com/buckethead-plays-disney

https://www.truthinshredding.com/2008/12/buckethead-unmasked-is-this-for-real.html

https://www.loudersound.com/features/guns-n-roses-the-making-of-chinese-democracy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=racEr-CgTx4

Bootsy talks about Buckethead reaching out to him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X72iNrJhwiE

Guns N Roses Central video about Buckethead 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ieFsv_EZM

Guns N Roses Central video about Buckethead 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPOaDDiUhzI&t=78s

Brain talks about Buckethead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=La5KV45PqcE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead#cite_note-MTV.com-3

https://www.mtv.com/news/uoh7p3/new-gnr-tune-leaked-by-mets-catcher-mike-piazza

https://blabbermouth.net/news/buckethead-out-of-guns-n-roses

https://www.natternet.com/buckethead-axlrose

https://metalinjection.net/news/buckethead-recovers-one-of-his-guitars