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ABOUT AXL ROSE
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article was taken from THE SUNDAY
MAGAZINE - which is the free mag en-
closed with the NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Here we go...
This Thursday (sorry I lost the date)
Axl rose celebrates his 30th birth-
day. And if his past behaviour`s any-
thing to go by, the party will be
wild. Infamous for his crazed stage
antics, boozing and drug abuse plus
police bust ups, Axl and band GUNS N'
ROSES are the worlds biggest group
with 25 million albums sold.
But SUNDAY MAG can reveal that
tatooed terror Axl was a lonely,
bullied boy who sang in his school
choir.And the rock shockers No.1 fan,
DATTITUDES TOWARD AXL ROSEN his grandma,ANNA LINTER,says: "He was
a good boy, with an angels voice. He
helped in the house and did the shop-
As you can see from my handle I'm a ping for me. Axl was considerate and
big fan of Axl Rose. Part of this polite.
Even police chief TOM LEACH (Hey, is 1985, the rocker changed his name to
he any relation to the users of the ROSE, his real dad's surname.
Forbidden Planet BBS?? Leach...hmm...
- POLARIS) of Axl`s home town, LAFAY- Recently Axl revealed he's sought
ETTE, INDIANA says "He wasn't a bad psychiatric help to cope with deep
guy, Axl had a drink problem,but that depression and suicidal tendencies-he
was his only sin. "He now has 20 jail blames trauma in his childhood.
terms on his record.
Schoolmates remember him as a loud
Today the wild singer keeps his good mouthed loner.Some got so sick of his
deeds secret. He works with groups bragging they taped over his mouth
that help abused children, and a and shoved him in a locker. But they
couple of years ago the band visited have to admit that now he's worth $40
sick, and dying teenage fans in million, Axl's old boasting seems
hospital. modest!
SUNDAY MAGAZINE March 92 (I think)
But one event overshadowed Axls early
life.Born BILL BAILEY,Axl was 17 when Now onto my thoughts.......
he discovered that his dad was really
his stepfather. GUNS N ROSES are currently on their
USE YOUR ILLUSIONS world tour. On
"He felt terribly betrayed" says a Saturday May 16th the band play Slane
relative. "He turned to drink and castle. The band were originally
drugs". When GUNS N ROSES formed in scheduled to play in Cork. When I
heard this I thought great GUNS N' garding stage antics, boozing and
ROSES in Cork. My joy was soon drugs. I told him to "FUCK OFF and
shattered when I read that the G.A.A. shag a dead monkey"
( Gaelic assholes asciation ) would What was I supposed to say "Thank you
not promote the gig. They said that for your time"?
the would not wish to promote that
style of music.BULLSHIT.They probably Probably another thing that put the
read the above article and shit them- GAA off the idea was the screening of
selves. They thought somebody would a documentary about the band,on HTV a
get killed or go home a junkee.Christ while back.I was sitting down waiting
a few years ago Michael Jackson play- for WCW wrestling one saturday night
ed Cork, Christ if he could play here when on came the documentary. I was
then why not GUNS N ROSES?? over the moon. They interviewed SLASH
(the lead guitarist) and he said that
I know Jackson does not go as wild as when the band went on the stage they
GNR on stage but its still the same never knew what Axl was going to do.
principal. A concert is a concert They showed Axl stage diving numerous
afterall.Look at the money and status times and also criticised the riot
cork and the GAA would have recieved. which was caused at one of their
I know one of the members of the com- American concerts. Then came the TIT
mitee suposedly organising the THING, as the band calls it. Women
concert at the time, and I asked him young and old show what their made of
why weren't GNR playing in cork. He by taking off their bras and start
made up bullshit like the above re- bouncing around the place. It even
showed one dude ripping the top off is that they devil worship in
some poor bitch. There were tits all concert.(Pity they don't though......
over the place! -PLRS) I can't make the concert in
They also brought up when two press Slane (FUCKIN` MONEY PROBLEMS) ( Join
fuckers started taking photos of Rose The Club m8! PoLaRiS) so if you go
in Chicago. Axl promptly jumped into have one gooood mother fuckin' time.
the crowd and kicked the shit out of Before I go I must quote from Axl "I
the photographers. Currently he is on DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST PARTING
the run from the cops in chicago. WITH WHATEVER YOU CAN GET YOU CAN GET
YOUR HANDS ON, BUT USE YOUR HEAD AND
Nobodies perfect, so what if he has a KEEP YOUR ASS ALIVE". Remember that
drink problem, he's not the only and enjoy the concert.
person in the world with one so why I feel very strongly about the above
outline him. They ( the press ) make so if you think different and think
it sound as if he is the only alcohol Axl Rose and GNR are stupid then why
abuser in the world, they try to make don't you fuck off and shag all the
him unique. members of NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, so
God dammit he's trying to cool down just fuck off.
and he's helping others what more do Signed..........AXL/EXODUS
these fucking dickheads of people
want.Most of you probably seen GNR in Article By:Axl/Exodus
the tribute to FREDDIE MECURY. As you Clipart By:Punisher/Eclipse
can see the band is brilliant live.
The way the press make them out to be