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Guns N' Roses
1985-
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Artistfacts:
| Axl Rose had a persistant stalker. Her name is Karen Jane McNeil, and she claims to communicate with Rose through telepathy. |
| Rose and Stradlin formed the band. They took their name from 2 bands they used to play in, L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. |
| Rose was married to Erin Everly, the daughter of Don Everly, for 3 weeks. |
| "Axl Rose" is an anagram of "Oral Sex." |
| Slash played on Michael Jackson's albums Dangerous and Invincible. He also played on "Beat It" and "Black And White" at Jackson's 2001 reunion shows in New York City. |
| Their first gigs were in Seattle. Their ride broke down, so they hitchhiked from Los Angeles to play 5 shows there. |
| Slash got his nickname from a family friend because he was always in a hurry. |
| In 2001, Rose reformed the band with all new members - he was allowed to keep the name because he owns the rights. He played with various versions of the new group over the next few years, working on Chinese Democracy, which was finally released in 2008. |
| Slash's first guitar was a one-stringed acoustic. When he was 15 his grandmother gave him a electric Les Paul copy. (thanks, Alex - Little Rock, AR) |
| Early in their career, they lived in a small apartment in Los Angeles they called Hell House because of alcohol, drugs, girls and all manner of sin. (thanks, Micha - Opole, Poland) |
| Before taking up guitar, Slash was mainly interested in BMX riding and competed at a professional level. (thanks, Tom - Trowbridge, England) |
| McKagan's pancreas exploded in 1994 because of his severe drinking habits. He has been sober ever since and now sticks to non-alcoholic beer. After this incident, he started taking economics classes to better understand his residuals, and he became an expert on the subject, getting his own monthly financial column for Playboy.com in 2009. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France) |
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| guns n rose's got it's name from a former member named tracy guns. thats why there called guns n roes's. Axl Rose and Tracy Guns put there names together. - Joe, norristown, PA |
| No offense to you big GNR fans ,but I think Axl couldn't sing for his life live at a concert.If he could sing they would be my favorite band. - vince, long island, NY |
| 3 of the song off of Sebastian Bach's new album "Angel Down" has Axl Rose singing.
I heard a cover of "Back in the saddle again"
The vocals were GREAT!! no body covers steven tyler and comes out winning. But it was so good.
Guns N' Roses was the preband for Aerosmith back in the 80's - Joshua, Chapel Hill, NC |
| Best Band Ever!!
This year marks the 20th anniversary of GnR's first album, "Appetite For Destruction" it was a perfect record. Axl Rose's downfall that every record after that had to be a #1 hit to.
- Joshua, Chapel Hill, NC |
| im only 14 and i am the biggest gnr fan EVER .....i only wish i could of been around in the 80's. Nobody understands me they're just in to that new rap crap and i HATE it (BRING BACK THE OND GNR!!!!) - Samantha, Missouri, MO |
| got any new news on gnr post it plz!!
- Samantha, Missouri, MO |
| Chinese Democracy better kick A** b/c we've been waiting way to long!!! - Samantha, Missouri, MO |
| Thinking that Axl Rose was a driving force of GNR would be like stating that Bill Wyman was a huge factor behind the Rolling Stones's success. Axl is simply an a**hole who reminds me of David Lee Roth- someone that thinks that they are a 'one-man show'. David Lee Roth isn't sh!t without Van Halen- and Axl Rose couldn't lead a band of kazoo players at a grade school. The only drawback to Velvet Revolver is that Scott Weiland is about as big of a fairy as Tinkerbell- but he still can rock. - Randy, Colerain Twp., OH |
| hi i am lilash from nepal,i love GUNS N ROSES
AXLE , SLASH ,DUFF,IZZY STEVE,MATT.DIZZI,GILBY PLZ REUNITE ROCK WORLD BY UR GARDEN OF EDEN
WE KNO THAT "NOTHING LAST FOREVER EVEN COLD NOVEMBER RAIN ". BUT MAKE GN`R IMMORTAL BY UR SONG - lilash, KATHMANDU, CA |
| guns n roses is dead without slash - Kelly, Philadelphia, PA |
| I think axl should definatley try to get the old GnR back together it will never be the same without duff and Slash you couldn't get a better guitarist or Bass Player i've heard a lot of music and i havnt found any yet!!! Axl is definatley a DICK-tator - kennie, roseburg, OR |
| GnR will never be the same without SLASH and duff they were the best - kennie, roseburg, OR |
| hey david monohan from idaho, suck dick oh my b u prolly already do - burkie, boston, MA |
| sorry, that was mean - burkie, boston, MA |
| im 15 and i am GUTTED that i missed all the live shows when guns were at their best - jack, yeovil ( small town), England |
| im gay seeking man - david, monahan, ID |
| I read an article on the web and it was imposing that seymour died by suicide. Hence the mirror effect in her casket in the video, head trauma victims use this to make their face look good. She thought her man was cheating on her in the video Don't cry but he married her anyways and after she died they came out with the song Estranged which is his life after she died and how he struggled. - Denise, Shelbyville, KY |
| I went to see Guns n Roses (well, axl and his new band) a couple of months ago in London. Am SO disappointed with them. Axl kept us waiting for over two hours in an theatre with NO air con, No windows and thousands of angry punters. True, he rocked when he FINALLY came on - but its just not cricket to have kept the fans waiting for that long in such intense heat. Only caught 40 mins of the show in the end as we had to leave to catch the last tube home.
Shame on you Axl!!! - Sarah, Midlands, England |
| old Guns n' roses are highly unlikey to get back together but how great would it be if they did WOW i love guns n' roses there my favorite band there raw and tough axl has a wonderful pitch and tone slash does talking guitar that speaks to my heart
Amazing - Katie, Phelps, KY |
| GnR might be goin on tour this september. Thats what l like to hear. On Serius they say Duff is the only one comin back, but if Slash came back too I would go crazy waitin to see the show. If anyone knows anything about november rain and how the chick dies let me know. I just got Welcome to the Videos and its one of the koolest DVD's I'll ever bye. IM me on LambyLamb024 im really tryna find out. (Lamby, Philly PA) - John, King of Prussia, RI |
| I agree The old Guns n roses was the best and will always be but it will never be the same without all the original members they must agree they had some good times. And they were so popular just think how popular they would be if they all got together again xxx Francesca lock - Francesca, london, England |
| my late teenage years wouldnt have been the same without GNR - marlow, perth |
| Guns n Roses has deffinatly changed my life i first heard appetite about 3 years ago and have been hooked ever since. I still like the new GnR (even if it does change every 5 minutes) and i like velvet revolver (even tho scott is so up himself), but they will never compete with the old GnR which is what every1 really wants. i hope the rumours of late are true that the original band mite b reforming! oh an why is every1 so hard on axl, i no he has acted like abit of a jerk but ive been a lead singer an its hard work. bsides try running a band when all the other members are constantly strung out. - Li, Worthing, England |
| I absolutely love guns n roses. They are my favorite band ever!!! what sucks is that if it werent for the musical revolution that was caused by Nirvana, then GNR would probably still be together. Music was changing, and that scared axl, and he felt that they needed to change if they were going to survive successfully. Thats one theory of why Axl became a dictator to the rest of the band. they really need to get back togather because today's music sucks. its all computerized. They have NO talent. none of them. especially modest mouse, franz ferdinand (or w/e), and the killers. they allll suck with their techno, prep-rock crap. why do we have to live in a decade with such sucky music? - mal, richmond, VA |
| Just so you guys know, Bob Dylan wrote Knockin on Heaven's Door.But I do like their version a lot better. - Blah, Edmonton, Canada |
| I LOVE GUNS N ROSES!!!! I am 15 years old and i am so mad that i wasnt really old enough or born for most of their great songs when they were all still together! They are my fav band! But music now SUCKS! its all full of creepy weird horrible stuff! we need to bring back 80s and 70s music! - Lacie, Whitefish, MT |
| "Guns N' Roses will never be the same because it ain't the same pepole. Axl Rose should have picked a new name for his new band"
I agree. I don't like the new GNR because it's not the same as listening to their old stuff. Without Slash they're nothing - Richie, Philadelphia, PA |
| Guns N' Roses will never be the same because it ain't the same pepole. Axl Rose should have picked a new name for his new band. The old guns n' roses band members are axl rose,slash,steven,izzy and duff. Now compare the bands they ain't the same and tney never will be unless they grt the old band back together.
- samantha, windham, OH |
| I love GnR. They are the greatest of all time. AXL has a great voice and SLASH is the best guitarist I have ever heard just nobody in the world can play him. Sweet child o mine, November Rain and knockin on heavens door. - Chetan, Cardiff, Wales |
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I love GnR. They are the greatest of all time. AXL has a great voice and SLASH is the best guitarist I have ever heard just nobody in the world can play like him. Sweet child o mine, November Rain and knockin on heavens door are my favourite songs. Hope to see the band reunited someday......till then .......PATIENCE.......
- Chetan, Cardiff, Wales |
| Evan, Philadelphia, PA....you wanna know when adler was kicked out...
July 11th, 1990
his last show was June 21st, 1990 at the fourth Farm Aid in Indianapolis.....
he was an amazing drummer and if he would have stayed he would be considered in the top 7 drummer in my opinion.... - Dan, Brick, NJ |
| GnR has always rocked. But how many listened to the music to hear Duff or Slash. It's the lead vocals that make the band. And i like Slash alot, but Buckethead is a way better player. if you dont believe me just listen to some of his solos. Too bad he left to. Keep waiting for the new album. It will be great, even the ex band members think so. Give the new guys a chance, it's not the same, but thety're still great. - Talbott, Medicine Hat, Canada |
| G n R kick ass i say there better then velvet revolver anyday cause scott wielands gay he wears more leather then michale jackson - Mark, Penfield, PA |
| Oh yeah, so is rocket queen! - alex, Glendale, AZ |
| GnR was one of those bands that made you assured that rock wasn't dead. I must have been in the dark, because I didn't know Axl was still making music. I'll go check it out. - Elliot, St. Louis, MO |
| I broke my brothers fingers for touching my guns n' roses becase he going to break my cd's. I have all of them it took me about 4years to get them. When i get older i'm getting axl rose, slash, izzy, duff, steven, matt, and gilby clark tatted on my body!!!!!!
If you have any question's please e-mail me!?!
gnr_girl211 - ashley, windham, OH |
| axl rose is an anagram for oral sex......... u all just learnt something new! - marlow, perth, Australia |
| I love their rock ballads; "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and "Don't Cry". Guns N' Roses really rock because their music always sticks in our heads and the lyrics in our minds for ever. That's why when some one listens to them for the first time, this first time is never the last. - Rayan, Lincoln, England |
| It is a shame Dizzy Reed (Keyboards/Piano) is the most unpopular band member in Guns N' Roses - He is always been in shadow as he joined the band too late in 1990 and I think that Guns N' Roses could have been a better band if he was with them right from the beginning because you can record 25 Guitar parts on top of each other and still nothing can replace the Piano. Dizzy Reed is a fenomenal. He is still in the new Guns N' Roses and I think that this is a good move from Axl Rose to keep him because he makes the music more complicated by giving it more texture with better quality sound effects. - Rayan, Lincoln, England |
| every body who's young loves guns n roses.my 15 year old cousin loves guns n roses.my bed room is starting to look like a guns n roses bed room.
i love guns n roses.
- samantha,columbus, windham,ohio, OH |
| axl rose should try and get the old guns n roses band back together.my brother thinks i'll take korn over guns n roses well he's wrong i'll take the old guns n roses band over korn any day any time.
axl rose written a beautilful song called november rain.
axl and izzy written don't cry.
izzy,duff and slash written dust n' bones. - samantha,columbus, windham,ohio, OH |
| I'm 13 i love GUNS N ROSES for 4years.For me it ain't going to change but my family has diffrent thought's.
I have an 15year old GUNS N ROSES t-shirt and banner from there concert in 1992.
I have all of the GUNS N ROSES cd's.For 13th birthday i got an GUNS N ROSES dvd.
I love all of the old band members-
axl rose
slash
duff
steven
and izzy.
i got half of my stuff from my dad and his freind.Any time i get i work on my bed room doorwich has GUNS N ROSES all over it.
-samantha,columbus windham oh
- samantha,columbus, windham,ohio, OH |
| guns n roses shred i love em especially november rain its joy htere guitar slos are awesome - sarah, perth, WA |
| Hi, my names tony (TJ) im 13 and me and my 5 freinds are probabley the onley people who have good taste in music, the problem nowadays is that all hard rock bands have drifted away and gnr was the last one alive! every day on thee radio i never hear anything but punk music its like a wannabe for real rock. but now velvet revolver it may have slash but it drifting slowly into punk rock. and axl said that he wanted to change the music directon. but u cant just keep wishing that gnr will get back together. now imagine what a tratedgy it would be if aerosmith broke up! - TJ, waterdown, Canada |
| i love the guns n roses they make amazing songs. slash is great to i think he makes the best solos. - dan, waldwick, NJ |
| Guns N Roses is my all time favorite band and sweet child o mine is my fave song...is u wanna go to an awesome gnr website go to www.heretodaygonetohell.com...TTYL..luv mia - mia, wellston, MI |
| When's this new CD being released? I want to see if Axl's new backup band can even compete with the old band. Axl did have times when he acted like a jerk. You gotta dig the Axl dance!!!!! Slash is awesome too, what a guitar player!!!! He has the coolest sounding guitar in music!!! Velvet Revolver has good guitar playing but bad vocals!! they need to join up with Axl again. Maybe he's matured a little more with age and won't act like a jerk to the band again!! I'm pissed at Sheryl Crw for destroying Sweet Child O' Mine. That was the greatest song ever!!!! - Billy Storey, Boston , MA |
| Gnr was great but axl was and always will be an ass**** what kind of a member dont even turn up for gigs on time!!!!! - JD, DELHI, India |
| one time at a concert Axl got to drunk and the croud couldnt hear him so a riot started.Axl got to mad about every thing that he quit.now slash and everyone went there too. - jarred, Daytona, FL |
| can anyone please tell me the exact date in 1990 that stephen adler was kicked out of the band? and in what city he played his last concert with GnR? thanks!! - Evan, Philadelphia, PA |
| Guns rawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHy did thay have to break up!BuT well whats done is done! They were great while it lasted! Axl should just change the name of the band cause its totally diff from what it was . Slash rocks!!!!!!!!! They really well liked in Singapore. I'm only 15 and i seriously think we are missing out on good music!The music of today ain't as good as what it was in the 70's and late 80's - Navin, Singapore, Singapore |
| I view Guns N' Roses the same way I view Van Halen. As far as I'm concerned, Van Halen ended when Roth left. As far as I'm concerned, Guns N' Roses ended when the band broke up. All it is now is a mere shadow of what it was. It'll never amount to the greatness it had previously achieved. - Randy, Fords, NJ |
| hello to emily your not the only girl who likes guns and roses i've just turned 13 and luv e'm november rain rocks all the songs rock and eny1 who dosent like them are mad big smiles dixie boo england - dixie boo, england, England |
| Guns n Roses Will Never be what it used to be!!
I would Give anything to have the boys back together for one last concert!! I Love Dont Cry and November Rain, (My girlfriend does too) (If Ya know what I mean!!)grrrr.... - john, castleton, VT |
| Guns N' Roses R O C K S!!!
Face It...
The album are on the way, I just know...
I hope...
Dont give op!
But, Velvet Revolver is Ok to..
I think, that Axl should try to get 'the others' back in the band...
I miss the OLD Guns N' Roses...! - Anne, erewrewrerw, Denmark |
| ok people. listen to me c a r e f u l l y. Chinese Democracy is never going to come out, so just give it up already. It was supposed to come out in 2001 or 2002, and now it's March of 2005 and there's still no CD. give it up, really. Just wait for the new Velvet Revolver CD to come out. - Matt, River Vale, NJ |
| im 16 love cars now im at highschool (year 11 uk) ive found out my new mates (who also like cars) love guns n roses my best mate loves slash and im growing my hair long so i can be styled as axl and he is an arsehole but i love his attitude thats what makes him great PEACE OUT!!! - Tom, dawlish devon uk, England |
| hi i'm 13 nearly i come from england and guns and roses rock the best song i the world is november rain but i also love sweet child of mine,patince,your crazy, nightrain, civil war,mr brown stone, paridise city, my michell,coma,so fine,dont cry, wellcome to the jungle,knocking on heaven's and so many more slash is the best guitarist in the world has eny1 heard busted split =.o i'm very upset but i've got guns and roses to cheer my up i love slash's top hat it's cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - dixie boo, england, England |
| Hey i'm 13 too and i love GnR!! Me and about 3 other people in my grade are the only ones who actually have good taste in music at my school - Emily, Buffalo, NY |
| Hey Emily from Montreal, i'm 13 as well as that other guy and i love guns n roses more then him - Jacob, Adelaide, FL |
| Hey Emily from Montreal, i'm 13 too and i LOVE g'n'r and VR!!!! - chazi, nowhere, England |
| G 'n' R are the best and always will be but....
axl is wrong for going out and making the new album no one can beat slashs guitar and it wont sound the same. - chris, somewhere, Australia |
| I love GNR! I wish that the album would get done soon. I really want to hear. I think Axl has a great voice. I wish Slash, Duff, Izzy, and Matt or Steven were still in the band. - Jammie, Deckerville, MI |
| i think its awesome how velvet revolver is guns n roses and stone temple pilots combined, that way the legacy of slash can continue :D - Carrie, somewhere, WA |
| i htink Guns N' Roses will still be excellent cuz axl rose is a brill lead singer one of the best and the other members werent all that good part from slash on the guitar duff wasnt all that good and neither were both drummers but there music was still excellent talk to me at THOMAS** in msn - Thomas, Newcastle Co.Down, Ireland |
| GnR wont be GnR in the new album it'll be Axl and a load of wannabe's, they wont compare to his ex-band members. You can't have them doing the classics without Slash doing the solo's. It can't be beaten, no matter what Axl thinks. - Roslin, Somewhere, Scotland |
| guns n roses will prolly still be good,but not as good as they were with the original band members,i heard that at their mtv award show,my dad seen axl running by some cops and som1 said ''hey there goes kid rock''seriuos,he even took a picture!,well he lost it in his place when it burned down...well,they prolly will not be as good as they were,slash played pretty well on drugs lmao.i gotta bounce bye - christopher, thunderbay, NH |
| I am a huge GNR and VR fan, and I plan on buying the CD that's going to be released by NGNR, to see if it's good. I won't insult it if I haven't got a real reason to. Sure Axl broke up GNR, but really what messed up GNR was Izzy leaving, after all he was their best song writer. Oh, and there were actually two other GNR members, three if you want to be technical. Two guys were with Axl, Izzy, and Duff in their "Live Like A Suicide" album. Also, in '93 or '94 the band fired Gilby Clarke and replaced him with ex Nine Inch Nails member Paul Hughe, who only helped record the improved cover song "Sympathy for the Devil". - Oomomo, Farley, IA |
| i really think axl needs to change the name of the new "guns n' roses"...that or do as tom from trowbridge and beg the rest of the guys for forgiveness.
however, i bought the Velvet Revolver CD and i really like it. not as much as the old GnR stuff, but its pretty good. n im goin to see VR in december so we'll see how they play live.
i really think that the old GnR is one of the greatest bands, along with Zeppelin, AC/DC, and The Doors. too bad they didnt stay together.
- katie, rockville, MD |
| Axl killed GNR. If he was not such an arrogant punk they could have been one of the best of all time, up there with Led Zep, Aerosmith and the Stones. The window of opportunity has closed for GNR. Axl can try to make money off of the name as long as he wants. We will wait and see how Velvet Revolver does but they still are no old school GNR. - GB, Pittsbugh, PA |
| Anyone here fans of Velvet Revolver? Cos you all should be! - Tom, Trowbridge, England |
| i think guns n roses is really the greatest bands of all time.i really wish the original gnr didnt split but i guess they had reasons.but newayz i have a hard time believeing a dude like axl can be as bad as a lot of people say.i mean really! he has to be a genius to write the stuff he has. - BLISS, tahlequah, OK |
| Chinese Democracy is out in November, allegedly. - Tom, Trowbridge, England |
| Axl Rose has the one of the most annoying voices I have ever heard. When he hits those high notes it sounds like he got something stuck up his arse. If he is such a great frontman where is he now? - Don, Pittsburgh, PA |
| To Tom of Towbridge, you're absolutely right. Rose might as well change the name of his band, because, whatever it is, it ain't GNR. I look forward to not buying the next album. - Paulo, New York, NY |
| At the top at the band lineup there are a few mistakes.
Vocals:W.Axl Rose(LEGALLY CHANGED from William Bailey.... 1985-
Bass:Michael "Duff" McKagan...1985-1999
Izzy Stradlin(Jeffrey Isbell)1985-1991
and technically, because Steven Adler is the drummer on some songs from the pair of Use Your Illusion's, he really was the drummer until September 24 1991.
- Daniel, Cape Breton, Canada |
| OK, I'm through with criticising GN'R; they are one of my favourite bands after all! So, they're great because their music conveys loads of different emotions; Slash and Duff Mckagan are 2 of the greatest musicians of the last 20 years; they're one of the few bands ever who can do great cover versions of classic songs e.g, Knocking on heaven's door, Sympathy for the devil. I really wish they'd reform though. Still in the meantime, we've got Slash, Duff and Matt's new band Velvet Revolver to enjoy. Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots is their singer and their debut album, 'Contraband' is out on June 7th; I've already ordered my copy! - Tom, Trowbridge, England |
| I don't care about Axls or Jims or Jimis personality, i just like the MUSIC!
GnR is a great band. I love paradise city. - Will, Portland, OR |
| They will always be G'n'R face it Tony. ya Axl is a jerk so was Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrex, Satan, Me. so like it or love it...G'n'R is back - Travis, Orange, CA |
| GNR rock slash is the best - Donal, dungannon, Ireland |
| If Axl Rose is going to be a stubborn arsehole like he usually is and decide to continue with the band, then he can't call it Guns N' Roses anymore because it just isn't Guns N' Roses anymore! - Tom, Trowbridge, England |
| They've just released a Greatest Hits album, which has been #1 in the UK for 2 weeks so far. I suppose this shows that 'Chinese Democracy' could be popular when it's eventually released but I don't think we should hold our breath. - Tom, Trowbridge, England |
| What about "The Spaghetti Incident?" in 1993? - Tom, Trowbridge, England |
| In my view Axl Rose has two options. One, get down on his hands and knees and beg to Slash, Izzy, Duff and Steven to reform the band so that they can once again be the most popular band in the world. If he's too stubborn to do this, then break up the band as it is. Without the aforementioned original members, Guns N' Roses are worthless! - Tom, Trowbridge, England |
| its 2004 im still waiting for the new gnr album! it was suppose to come out in 1999 there hasnt been a full gnr album since 1991! - jason, wylie, TX |
| Chinese Democracy is the new unreleased Guns and Roses album, It was supposed to be released about 2 years ago. - taylor, jackson, MI |
| another early member of the band was a guy called tracy guns... axl and tracy had different ideas, so tracy formed his on band l.a. guns.. similar story i guess to metallica and megadeth i suppose.. - marlow, perth, Australia |
| GnR was and will be the best band of all time. But AXL... you need an attitude adjustment.... big time! - Holly, Trenton, NJ |
| Axl have a big fear of negative forces in the earth !! - Thiago, São Vicente, Brazil |
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