Based on Blabbermouth, Nuno Bettencourt, the guitarist who has carried out with Rihanna for over a decade, not too long ago clarified his feedback about Slash and his skill to deal with the musical range of a Rihanna live performance. In a earlier interview, Bettencourt had talked about that many guitar gamers, together with Slash, may not be capable of deal with the vary of musical types required in a Rihanna efficiency.

After his feedback garnered consideration, Slash’s Weapons N’ Roses bandmate Richard Fortus took to Instagram to defend Slash’s versatility as a guitarist. Fortus, who had toured with Rihanna earlier than, said that Slash wouldn’t have a wrestle with enjoying in such a various live performance.

Nuno then responded to Fortus’s feedback, stating that he by no means meant to offend Slash or query his capabilities as a guitarist. He clarified that he has the utmost respect and admiration for Slash, contemplating him one of many best rock guitarists of all time. Nuno defined that his preliminary assertion was about rock guitarists, like himself and Slash, going through the problem of enjoying totally different genres, not a critique of Slash’s expertise.

Nuno Bettencourt has been a big a part of Rihanna’s musical journey, and he continues to understand the chance to play numerous types along with her. He additionally expressed remorse if his phrases unintentionally offended anybody and hoped that Slash, as a peer and affect, would perceive the context behind his feedback.

Welp… I new this was finally coming.

You may’t be blessed and be on a number of guitar journal covers at a stunning 56 years outdated, get this a lot consideration to your enjoying and new album as a rock guitarist with out one other guitarist stirring up some shit.

Im responding to this not trigger I give a shit about what this guitarist thinks about me however, as a substitute, as a result of I’d hate to suppose my few phrases offended a hero of mine, @slash and probably fuck up my relationship with him.

@4tus I’ve “respectively” by no means heard you play one be aware in my 56 years of being alive and solely know your title from the Rihanna camp and as a substitute participant in Weapons.

I’m certain you’re an honest participant, however did you actually need to repost a headline that made me seem like I’m badmouthing a fellow participant, Slash.

As if I’d ever suppose Slash isn’t able to enjoying any Rihanna track in his sleep.

Let’s get one thing fucking straight.
To me, Slash is among the best rock guitarists of my technology and of all time. PERIOD.

And @4tus for those who knew me in any respect and the place my coronary heart is you’d know that what I meant on this assertion was not about slash or his functionality, It was about Rock guitarists like myself or Slash switching genres and the awkwardness of enjoying these feels.

No SHIT Slash can play these songs, thanks a lot for pointing that out as if we didn’t already know that.

However for me as a predominant ROCK guitarist, Im clearly not as proficient as you and located it a problem to nail all of the totally different pockets and guitar tones of genres like Reggae, R&B, Digital Dance, Lure and pop.

So far as you shining a light-weight on my ridiculous assertion that Slash would “wrestle”, sure a poor phrase alternative on my half, I personally would hope that Slash who’s a peer and affect can be extra mature sufficient to grasp what I actually meant as a guitarist by that remark.

In mentioning Slash as an iconic Rock instance, I meant generally a rock guitarist would discover it, NOT A STRUGGLE, however really feel like a fish out of water as a participant.
THATS ALL I MEANT.

I’ve had NOTHING however respect and admiration for @gunsnroses and @slash.

Apologies if I’ve unintentionally offended anybody.

N.