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by Bakeroonie
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by Bakeroonie
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awesome pic Nightrain7 !!! congrats!!!!
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Thanks to Rachal Allan
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I lol'dPaul Tobias is probably the Axl's greatest songwriting partner since Izzy.
I lol'd when Axl said that Paul Tobias saved GNR
so, you know nothing about GNR
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Paul Tobias is probably the Axl's greatest songwriting partner since Izzy. The more involved he is with GnR, the better.
yes, Paul Tobias is an amazing songwriter!!!!! I love him
.. but the pic was taken by Julian Tobias
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Happy Birthday Beta!! best wishes for you and yours!!!
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@betalebeis having a little aftershow fun on the Segway here in Perth. Epic Aussie leg just kicked off. Thank You Perth Arena. Beautiful new venue.
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looking amazing!!!
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Perth Arena@PerthArena
Tonight we were the paradise city!! Thanks for launching your Aussie tour in #Perth @gunsnroses @zztop @mcmanusent
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Axl knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door by Kristy Symonds
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Nov Rain by Brian .. Tommy's tech
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Perth Arena Woah uh uh oh sweet child o' mine
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#rosetattoo by Cody
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....waiting.... by Vanessa 5h ago
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Axl Rose Once Turned Down $50,000 To Leave Guns N’ Roses
It seems Axl Rose was well aware of the splash that Guns N’ Roses would someday make, even before anyone else did. In fact, legendary producer/manager Kim Fowley says Rose turned down an offer to leave his then-unsigned group — even though the proposal came with $50,000 in cold hard cash.
Speaking to Antimusic, Fowley says he was at work on a separate recording project when the band’s manager admitted that he was looking to replace his unruly frontman. The manager said he was looking for someone “who’s weird and strange and difficult, but possibly platinum,” Fowley says.
So, perhaps inevitably, the mercurial Rose’s name came up. Fowley made the introductions, and the manager began trying to lure Rose away from Guns N’ Roses, ultimately opening a suitcase filled with money. Rose, Fowley says, would have none of it: “That’s not enough for Guns N’ Roses,” he remembers Rose saying. “We’re going to be bigger than that.”
The well-traveled Fowley had managed the Runaways (Joan Jett, Lita Ford), and produced Paul Revere and the Raiders, Soft Machine, the Modern Lovers and Warren Zevon. He co-wrote songs with Kiss, Leon Russell and Alice Cooper, and had appeared as a sideman on Frank Zappa’s 1966 album Freak Out! Still, this memory of Rose has stuck with him.
“I always thought of all the starving musicians I’d ever seen,” Fowley said. “He was the only one who knew exactly how valuable he was, and how not to panic. Because that’s a lot of money for anyone, and he just wasn’t interested.”
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thanks so much!!! awesome!!!
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http://www.artistdir...5-stars/9805309
Chinese Democracy is exactly everything that a timeless record should be. It has the requisite instrumental virtuosity, daring moments, unpredictable shifts, and the best voice in rock 'n' roll. — Rick Florino 11.29.11
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All I can say is that I am happy that my favourite band is out there kicking ass. Oh, and thank you for the pictures Angeles, you are a sweetheart !!
my pleasure!!! Axl looks amazing and sooo happy!!!!!
and sooo lovely with fans!!!!
Axl's hair '09-'13 era
in 2013
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so natural for me