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Hey Marc, do you know which band Axl is referring to in this quote from a Hit Parader interview from late 1986?

Axl: Yeah, but during the time I was in LA Guns, Izzy and I started doing stuff on the side and calling it Guns N' Roses. Meanwhile, the other band I was in got sick of me sitting around

saying "Slash would be great for this..." Finally, I got myself kicked out of the band by putting on a pair of ripped up black jeans and a

spray-painted pink and black biker jacket, doing my hair, putting full makeup on and running all around the stage and out into the crowd one night.

The guitarist freaked out 'cause it was his band and he was used to getting all the attention. So, before I could say "I quit", he kicked me out. I said, "yeeahhh!" It was so great!

I don't know if this could possibly be Rapidfire because based on what I read in the story about them written by Kevin Lawrence's attorney/friend, he says that Axl and Kevin parted on good terms backstage at their last show together. It does also mention that Axl was dressed in leather dyed pink and wearing face paint. He said Izzy showed up backstage and the band knew it was the last show for Axl but they shook hands and that Kevin and Chuck even showed up at the first Rose show in January 1984.

In addition to that, if Axl said "Slash would be great for this." it doesn't seem likely that it was Rapidfire since that was 1983 and Slash didn't meet him until Hollywood Rose were together.

Could you please shed any light on this? Was Axl kicked out of a different band or do you think he is referring to Rapidfire?

Thank you.

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Do you think he might have actually praised Slash in front of Tracii and Rob, which would be more likely based on the timeframe and since everyone seemed to prefer Slash's sound over Tracii's metal sound, but mixed it up with the events that happened in Rapidfire?

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Axl was being interviewed in Hit Parader in 1986?

They did an interview with Axl, Izzy and Slash.

I like this quote from that interview:

Axl: But we don't do something specifically because we know it will work. We just go out and do what we want. We walk into any place we play and kick ass!

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It makes more sense that it's L.A. Guns based on what you said and the timeframe, but the confusion stemmed from what Axl said about having the pink leather and face paint. It's very similar to how he left Rapidfire. However, the person Axl's referring to seems to be someone that wasn't on good terms with him at the time of this interview (late 1986). Axl and Tracii performed together April 26, 1986 probably for the last time. Maybe after that is when they were on bad terms, but Axl stll didn't use his name in the interview. He just said "The guitarist freaked out."

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The confusion rests on, ''the other band I was in''. Is it related to the prior sentence (in which case, it is LA Guns) or is he introducing a third band? This is typical of Axl, who often writes obliquely. Another thing: LA Guns had a, loosely, similar image as Hollywood Rose and early-Guns N' Roses, a sort of sleazey glam (a la Hanoi Rocks).

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In addition to the confusion, weren't L.A. Guns disbanded at the start of Guns N' Roses? Duff met up with Izzy in February of 1985 and he said they were starting a band called Guns N' Roses with Tracii, Rob, and Ole. If Axl was kicked out of L.A. Guns, was it likely that he and Tracii would do those first 5 GN'R shows together?

Does anyone know when Axl's last show with L.A. Guns was? I'm aware of only 2 gigs in October of 1984.

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wow, how could you not see it was about L.A. Guns?

Tracci GUNS got all the attention, and Axl told him about Slash.

I do not mean to be rude, I love you all, but it has been discussed bifo

much love to y'all

spreadin the gospel

Tracii already knew Slash for 7 years by that time.

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