By this time Guns N' Roses had recorded over 30 songs and the album was tentatively titled "2000 Intentions". In May 1999, Queen guitarist Brian May recorded lead guitar for the song "Catcher in the Rye", but his performances were removed. May was not informed, and wrote on his website in 2008: "I did put quite a lot of work in, and was proud of it. But I could understand if Axl wants to have an album which reflects the work of the members of the band as it is, right now."