https://realrocklab.com/people/josh-freese/Recent content in Josh Freese on Real Rock LabHugoen-usSun, 20 Sep 2026 04:04:00 +0000https://realrocklab.com/the-guns-n-roses-drum-chair-seven-occupants/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 04:04:00 +0000https://realrocklab.com/the-guns-n-roses-drum-chair-seven-occupants/<p><em>Frank Ferrer left in March 2025 after nineteen years behind Guns N&rsquo; Roses. Line up everyone who held that stool before him and you get a clearer account of what this band has been than any interview Axl Rose has ever given.</em></p> <h2 id="the-first-one-left-before-there-was-anything-to-leave">The first one left before there was anything to leave</h2> <p>In March 1985, a drummer named Rob Gardner joined a new Los Angeles band. He played a handful of shows, cut an unreleased demo, and quit in May. He was gone before <em>Appetite for Destruction</em> existed, before the songs on it existed, before there was a reason to stay. The guy who replaced him was a childhood friend of the guitarist.</p>