Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the “Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz”, DJ Ashba spoke about his decision to leave GUNS N’ ROSES more than six years and eventually launch a dance/rock hybrid called GDM (Guitar Dance Music) with his ASHBA project. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Financially, thank God, I’m in a place to where, honestly, I never have to hit another note. Everything I do at this point in my life is pure passion; it’s not money motivated.

“When I created this new sound… I left arguably one of the biggest bands in the world, one of the biggest paychecks in the world, and I did it because I had a vision in my head to create something new,” he continued.

“I’ve always gotten more pleasure out of carving my own path in life, going against the grain… If the whole crowd’s going right, I’ll be the first to go left. I love those odds; I love to take chances and try things, because what have you got to lose, really? You only lose if you don’t try. If you don’t go after whatever that idea in your head is, then you’re already defeated. So my thing is if I would have never got in that mini-van and had the balls to drive to L.A. when I was 20 — think about that — none of this would have happened. So I’ve made a living off of making choices that would scare most people.

“I’m a big advocate on follow your dreams,” Ashba added. “Because the worst you’re gonna do is learn so the next time you go after your next dream, you’ll probably succeed. You’re gonna learn something, and that knowledge is so valuable. So it’s, like, what have you got to lose?”


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