claim: Richard Fortus refuses to join Guns N' Roses.
evidence: Richard Fortus -LRB- born November 17 , 1966 -RRB- is an American guitarist .. He is best known as a member of the hard rock band Guns N ' Roses , with whom he has been a member since 2002 , and with whom he has recorded one studio album .. hard rock. hard rock. Fortus has also collaborated extensively with The Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler and fellow Guns N ' Roses bandmate Frank Ferrer .. The Psychedelic Furs. The Psychedelic Furs. Richard Butler. Richard Butler ( singer ). Frank Ferrer. Frank Ferrer. Alongside his work in Guns N ' Roses , Fortus is a former member of Love Spit Love , Thin Lizzy and the Dead Daisies .. Love Spit Love. Love Spit Love. Thin Lizzy. Thin Lizzy. the Dead Daisies. the Dead Daisies