He's a Pepper

Re yesterday's news that Dr Pepper would send a free can of soda to everyone in America if Axl Rose released his 17-years-delayed Chinese Democracy album this year, a surprised Rose responded, politely and succinctly, on the Guns N' Roses website with this:

PRESS RELEASE FROM AXL REGARDING DR PEPPER
We are surprised and very happy to have the support of Dr Pepper with our album "Chinese Democracy," as for us, this came totally out of the blue. If there is any involvement with this promotion by our record company or others, we are unaware of such at this time. And as some of Buckethead's performances are on our album, I'll share my Dr Pepper with him.

Axl Rose

Reportedly, Rose has already spent an estimated $13 million on the album.

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