Chinese Democracy he played me these songs, asked me my ideas about them... I actually wrote some melodies and stuff.The music was eclectic and at the time that I was doing it there were no lyrics on the songs that I was working on." In February 2001, Geffen head Jimmy Iovine asked Tom Zutaut, whom the label had fired two years previously, to help Guns N' Roses complete "Chinese Democracy". Zutaut was an A&R man who had discovered the band and guided them through the recording of their previous albums. After they had resolved some personal differences, Rose told Zutaut of his
Wilson (band) the band announced the details of their long awaited third album, "Tasty Nasty", to be released August 24, produced by the band and Scott Stevens (Sixx A.M, Papa Roach, Nothingmore). The album also saw the band separate from Razor and Tie, releasing instead via Sony RED music. In an interview with "Blabbermouth", frontman Chad Nicefield spoke of the stylistic changes in the upcoming release, stating, "I just kind of realized who we are as people and our DNA was that of a bunch of lovable, silly dudes, that love to make music." The announcement also coincided with the release of