When did you first become a fan of GNR?

[Pinball Wizard]

1993, when my older brother would blast "I Don't Care About You" as loud as the stereo could just so he could scare people who would knock at our door to sell things. I thought it was funny and the song awesome. I was 6 yo.

I'm probably the only GNR fan who got into the band because of IDCAY.

[metallex78]

I only listened to what was on the radio in the 80's, but I alwways leaned to more rock n roll stuff, and I knew of Guns from Patience and Sweet Child, but I was not what you'd call a fan.

Then in the early 90's music grabbed me and turned me into the rock n roll obsessed nutter I am today.

I think it was seeing and hearing You Could Be Mine that got me, and UYI 2 was the first proper rock album I bought, then I went on to UYI 1, AFD, then the rest is history... I've been obsessed with this band ever since! haha

Edited January 30, 2014 by metallex78

[bacardimayne]

2006ish.

[darknightfan]

Early last year, but not because of the CD tour. If I had saw that first I wouldn't be here.

[pestilence]

1987. my eldest brother seen jungle on headbangers ball, got the cassette then made me listen....

instantly hooked

[Nosaj Thing]

1995-1996

Stole my uncle's AFD cassette. WTTJ was the first song, I was blown away. Listened to the same song 20 times.

[sweetness]

2003, around when I turned 13

[Forsaken]

My parents are/were huge Guns fans back in the day and I remember listening to GN'R before I even started Elementary. 20+ years for me.

[Apollo]

Either 87 or 88. Memory fades as we get hold.

When Jungle was first being played on Headbanger's Ball. Well before they became popular.

Axl's been my favorite rock singer ever since.

[jettesnel]

Guitar hero 3 ftw. First time, i Think, i Heard jungle.

[Pedro40]

The Paradise City video.Some of which was filmed at Donnington Park.My mates big brother went, and it was so exciting

[arnold layne]

Seventh grade.

I was going through that loser, gawkiness phase in my life...wait...I'm still going through that phase in my life.

Well shit!

[wfuckinga]

I first became a fan in 2002 after seeing the VMA performance.

[Axl_morris]

2004 I discovered them through Velvet Revolver I had always heard of them though. Anyway I dug Set me Free and the new single Slither. So read up and downloaded loads of GNR songs and I just loved them even more I downloaded. This was all influenced by my sister who was going out with an avid Slash fan at the time.

Then when contraband was released I was sorely disappointed - what a loads off shite that was.

Bought Greatest hits, never looked back!

[One.In.A.Million]

It was 2004 for me, my friend had a lot of GN'R songs taped on a cassette player and we always used to listen in between and during class. Then I started to follow them obsessively, and found out about the new band and so on.

2006 came and I went to 13 shows, the first being Rock In Lisbon. I travelled all over to see them, places like England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Portugal, Holland, US and Canada.

To date I've seen GN'R 30 times live, and have LOVED every minute!!!...

[stumbleine]

in 1988.

with welcome to the jungle and AFD,

then i acquired the attitude.

I tried to look like Axl and be cool like Slash.

[Gibbo]

1988 when i seen The Ritz on tv

[AppetiteForGnR]

In 1987. One late evening someone was playing Paradise City at full blast and a drunk guy was singing along. I got hooked on the song, checked out GnR and became a fan.

[rockerman]

Saw Axl going into the Cathouse all glammed up when i was out there in LA in 86. Heard the rumble of the scene. Became a fan summer of 87

[jmapelian]

A friend of mine who lived in NYC was turned onto them by a musician friend of his who was plugged into the Sunset Strip scene and he told me to keep an eye out for them as they were going to be big.

He had tickets to the L'Amour and Ritz shows in NYC 1987 and invited me to go and I have been hooked ever since.....they were the most electric rock shows I have ever attended next to seeing Rage Against the Machine before they broke huge in a small club back in the 80's........

Found my Ritz ticket stub one day stuffed in a book as a book marker...have no idea where the LAmour stub is............

I became a fan the night mtv aired that ritz show - those must have been great shows to be at

[stella]

Very early 1988 for me - I was in grade school and watched the Welcome to the Jungle on MTV in the middle of the night. I actually rememeber rushing home from school to catch the MTV premiere of Sweet Child.

Edited February 2, 2014 by stella