I don't care what anybody says I know what I know. In November 2021, Riley told Waste Some Time With Jason Green that Tracii and Phil "do not like each other. Can you imagine, now they have to make up their legal fees? In what reality is it worth it? For Steve Riley to spend $80,000, and they will never make that back with RILEY'S L.A. It was what we needed to do, and it is done. That was the point where some from our family stepped who had unlimited funds, which we used to stop this. Then they put out a record using the name L.A. When I say a lot, I'm talking over a thousand e-mails. People were, like, 'What the fuck? None of you guys were there!' We would have to explain it's a different band with the same name. He said: "Dude, when they did those couple of shows, we got so much angry e-mail from our fans. GUNS played at the M3 Rock Festival in 2019 and released a full-length album under the L.A. In a separate interview with Sonic Perspectives, Guns addressed the fact that Riley's version of L.A. But if you wanna pretend that you came up with the name or you formed the band or it was your musical vision or that you even wrote one fucking song, you can go live in that fantasy, as long as it doesn't infringe on my business." It just got to the point with all this litigation… It just got to the point where just going back and forth, and I'm, like, 'How can I easily make it just make sense?' 'Cause in the end, they had no argument. But I don't want you to die in the street, and I don't want you to be poor.' And I really love his son, Cole. I'm just saying, 'Hey, I could have taken your house. GUNS for free I'm not even asking for a percentage of when he plays. He said: "We ended up settling in a way where, basically, licenses the words L.A. In May 2021, Guns discussed the resolution in an interview with The SDR Show. In addition, Guns and Lewis were seeking relief from and/or against false advertising, breach of contract and unauthorized usage of their likenesses. GUNS") was creating "unfair competition" through its unauthorized usage of the L.A. GUNS (referred to in the case docket as "the infringing L.A. The complaint, which requested a trial by jury, alleged that Riley's version of L.A. GUNS that group's manager, booking agent and merchandiser and Golden Robot Records. Joining Riley as defendants in the case were the three musicians who performed in his rival version of L.A. In January 2020, Riley was sued by Lewis and Guns in California District Court. GUNS from 2007 until 2009, and then again from 2011 to 2014. GUNS features Riley alongside Orlando, Florida-based guitarist/vocalist Kurt Frohlich, Nickels and guitarist Scott Griffin, who played bass for L.A. GUNS are now operating under the new name RILEY'S L.A. GUNS trademark, while Riley and his bandmates from the other version of L.A. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Tracii and Phil are continuing to operate under the L.A. In April 2021, an out-of-court resolution was reached in the legal dispute over the rights to the L.A. GUNS released another new single called "Overdrive". The track is taken from the band's upcoming sophomore album, "The Dark Horse", tentatively due in May GUNS released a new single, "Rewind", digitally via Golden Robot Records. And we wish them luck with what they're doing too we really do."Įarlier this month, RILEY'S L.A. It is what it is, and we're doing what we're doing. We still love those guys, and we've done so much great stuff with them that we're just not gonna get into a war of words with those guys. And one thing me and Kelly haven't done is badmouth those guys. Riley added about Guns and Lewis: "We don't really step on each other's feet. So we have absolutely two different ways of approaching this." But not to compete and do 250 shows a year. So if we can do 20 to 40 shows a year, we're happy. and you can hang a backdrop and a nice hotel. If you do those type of shows, you know you're playing on a nice stage, you're playing with good equipment, a nice P.A. We wanna do nice venues and a lot of casinos and a lot of theaters and festivals. Kelly and I, we don't wanna do that anymore. I had done that for so long, and it's a grueling experience it's not an easy schedule. Those guys, I believe, are doing what I had done, which is 250 shows a year, plus filling all the weekdays up with small clubs all over the country and trying to connect the dots so they're out there for long periods of time. Steve responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "No, not really, because we're doing our own thing. GUNS, which also features guitarist Tracii Guns. GUNS, has to coordinate its touring and release schedule around the activities of the Phil Lewis-fronted L.A. GUNS, which goes by the name RILEY'S L.A. In a new interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, Steve Riley was asked if his version of L.A.
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