As if the world needed one more reason to hate Axl Rose (isn’t the white spandex reason enough?), the always affable (ahem) singer is now suing Dr Pepper over a promotion wherein the company promised to deliver free Dr Pepper to everyone in the world (except ex-members of Guns’n’Roses) if Rose would release the much-delayed album by the end of 2008
Rose unexpectedly released the album in November—after working on it for a decade and a half and cycling through a Spinal Tap-esque number of bandmates. Even more surprising was the fact that Dr. Pepper lived up to its end of the bargain by offering coupons for free soda on its website.
Or at least Dr. Pepper attempted to offer coupons. Website issues and clogged phonelines made the promotion a less-than-smashing success, as Rose points out in his seemingly only semi-serious suit.
Rose is lobbing accusations that the company’s publicity stunt failed and attempted to unlawfully cash in on his band’s popularity.
Uh-huh.
Ironically, Rose’s suit against Dr. Pepper seems to be his attempt to cash in on the company’s popularity and the publicity generated by its Guns’n’Roses-themed stunt.
While he may technically have a point, we have to admit that free Dr. Pepper is much more appealing than the new Guns’n’Roses disc (free Chinese Democracy Mp3s here. Free Guns’n’Roses downloads and free guns n roses ringtones here).
In his defense, Rose is only asking for a published apology from the company.
No word on whether Rose actually drinks Dr. Pepper.
Which do you prefer:
Free Dr Pepper or Free Guns’n’Roses mp3s?
Did you get your free Dr. Pepper?
Leave a comment and tell us!
