Axl Rose's Reason For Being Late: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Axl Rose’s Reason For Being Late: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rock MusicClassic RockHard RockRock FeaturesHeadlinesby Brett Buchanan - Aug 20, 2015

A member of the community reports that a DJ of a Tampa Bay radio station recently told a hilarious Axl Rose story. Axl has a reputation for being late to concerts, and the reason he reportedly was late for a show in the Tampa area on December 28, 1991 was that he was watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The DJ was an assistant to the owner of the venue, and needless to say the owner was getting pissed. When the owner asked why Axl was being late for the thousandth time, he said: “Axl’s management said he was watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, and that Axl’s attention was 100% on the movie and couldn’t be bothered.”

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Rose was infamous for being late during the Use Your Illusions tour, while his bandmates were also struggling with drug addiction at the time. According to Wikipedia, The Riverport Riot was a riot which took place on July 2, 1991 at the Riverport Amphitheater (now named Hollywood Casino Amphitheater) in Maryland Heights, Missouri (near St. Louis) during a concert by the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. It is also known as the “Rocket Queen Riot.”

During the band’s performance of “Rocket Queen”, the 15th song in the set (counting drum and guitar solos), lead singer Axl Rose, in the middle of the chorus, pointed out a fan who was taking still pictures of the show, saying “…Hey, take that! Take that! Now, get that guy and take that!” When security was unable to deal with the person, Rose decided to confiscate the camera himself, saying “I’ll take it, god damn it!” and then jumped into the audience and tackled the person. After taking the camera, striking members of the audience and the security team, and being pulled out of the audience by crew members, Rose grabbed his microphone and said “Well, thanks to the lame-ass security, I’m going home!”, slammed his microphone on the stage and left.

The sound the microphone made sounded to some fans like a gunshot. After Rose left, lead guitarist Slash quickly told the audience, “He just smashed the microphone. We’re out of here.” This infuriated the audience, setting off a riot in which dozens of people were injured. The footage was captured by Robert John, who was documenting the entire tour for the band. Rose was charged with having incited the riot, but police were unable to arrest him until almost a year later, as the band went overseas to continue the tour. Charges were filed against Rose but a judge ruled that he did not directly incite the riot.

Rose later stated that the Guns N’ Roses security team had made four separate requests to the venue’s security staff to remove the camera, each of which were ignored, that other members of the band had reported being hit by bottles from the audience and that the venue’s security had not been very strict, allowing weapons into the arena and refusing to enforce a drinking limit. Consequently, Use Your Illusion I and II’s artwork featured a message amidst the Thank You section of the album insert: “Fuck You, St. Louis!”

http://www.alternativenation.net/axl-roses-reason-for-being-late-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

[GNRmello77]

Lol what the hell? Is this no bullshit?

[Len Cnut]

Yeah, I'd let him off for that one actually He was busy pumpin' a single fist in the air, doing a jumping spin going 'GO NINJA, GO NINJA, GO!!'

Edited August 20, 2015 by Len B'stard

[wasted]

Axl couldnt get out of the jacuzzi the bubbles were too pleasurable.

[-W.A.R-]

still not as funny as the fireworks one...the fucking audacity of that one

Axl is a guy that truly gives zero fucks

[wasted]

I wish he gave so few fucks that CD II would just fall accidentally off the top of his xbox and leak directly in my pm box. Then he didnt sue by pure chance. And we watched Minions together. Ta-da!

[RussTCB]

So.... someone told them that a DJ who had no source said something?

Solid reporting.

[Len Cnut]

So.... someone told them that a DJ who had no source said something?

Solid reporting.

Yeah but its not like they're reporting something important is it, its just a silly rumour.

[cooker]

Plausible. Is it factual? That's a different story. Could I see it being true? Yes.

[Russel Nash]

cowabunga!

[moreblack]

There was Ninja Turtles before Michael Bay?

[maynard]

Not surprised if true. Axl will treat his fans like shit for the most futile reasons.

Edited August 20, 2015 by downzy

[Lio]

Credit where credit's due. The source, the person hearing it on the radio, was none other than TM. He reported it weeks ago.

[Gackt]

Vintage Axl, watching movies to think of hilarious jokes and commentary to tell the audience for his show that evening, truly an artist who has the fans' best interest in mind

[shjtjustgotreal]

these ppl can not give the dude a fucking break

and yea he can take a 30-year break if he wants to, why do the fans think their opinions matter...

[MB.]

This was indeed posted on another board byTM, weeks ago. He heard it on the radiostation.

Btw, I understand if true, the ninja turtles are important

[WillBailey]

Not surprised if true. Axl will treat his fans like shit for the most futile reasons. What a shitty human being.

Are you serious?

Why do you even post here if you think so? You can disagree with some things Axl do/ has done but thats a pretty strong statement...

[tomfriend]

still not as funny as the fireworks one...the fucking audacity of that one

Axl is a guy that truly gives zero fucks

What was the fireworks one?

[downzy]

Let's be clear that Axl having issues with how he treats his fans does not provide cause for calling him a shitty human being. Let's try to keep critiques based on who Axl is as an artist, not as a person (unless, of course, you have proof that Axl killed someone or something a long those lines ).

[maynard]

Not surprised if true. Axl will treat his fans like shit for the most futile reasons. What a shitty human being.

Are you serious?

Why do you even post here if you think so? You can disagree with some things Axl do/ has done but thats a pretty strong statement...

Because I like the music his old band made.

[-W.A.R-]

still not as funny as the fireworks one...the fucking audacity of that one

Axl is a guy that truly gives zero fucks

What was the fireworks one?

he was already late but decided he'd stop off and watch a firework show the city had going on that night

during the show the crowd look bored so Axl told them they shoulda went to the fireworks show instead

[tomfriend]

Yeah come on Maynard, you can't judge how a person is based on things they do and the way they treat people.

[DieselDaisy]

Let's be clear that Axl having issues with how he treats his fans does not provide cause for calling him a shitty human being. Let's try to keep critiques based on who Axl is as an artist, not as a person (unless, of course, you have proof that Axl killed someone or something a long those lines ).

Really? I think it is fairly shitty beating your two girlfriends to a pulp, writing a vile piece of racist trash and covering a song by a certified serial killer? It is also bad to takeover your band, reducing your compatriots - every bit as identifiable to your sound as you are - to hired hands, while introducing new band mates without their consent. I also find it a bit out of sync not turning up to a performance on time in which those performances have your name on the ticket. Keeping your fanbase in the dark is not at all nice either. To be honest, not releasing albums is not that spectacular but Axl fans are so accustomed to justifying, taking it up the bum with, ''Axl does not owe you anything'', reiterated statements, that they are acclimatized to a red arsehole. Those white miniature shorts are also clearly the garments of a 'shitty human being''.

[downzy]

Let's be clear that Axl having issues with how he treats his fans does not provide cause for calling him a shitty human being. Let's try to keep critiques based on who Axl is as an artist, not as a person (unless, of course, you have proof that Axl killed someone or something a long those lines ).

Really? I think it is fairly shitty beating your two girlfriends to a pulp, writing a vile piece of racist trash and covering a song by a certified serial killer? It is also bad to takeover your band, reducing your compatriots - every bit as identifiable to your sound as you are - to hired hands, while introducing new band mates without their consent. I also find it a bit out of sync not turning up to a performance on time in which those performances have your name on the ticket. Keeping your fanbase in the dark is not at all nice either. To be honest, not releasing albums is not that spectacular but Axl fans are so accustomed to justifying, taking it up the bum with, ''Axl does not owe you anything'', reiterated statements, that they are acclimatized to a red arsehole. Those white miniature shorts are also clearly the garments of a 'shitty human being''.

But the topic of conversation isn't about any of the things listed. Fair enough to say it's a shitty thing to do if true, quite another thing to suggest he's an absolute terrible person.

We have an entire section of the forum where we can talk about the personal qualities of Axl. What we don't want is for every thread in the D&N to turn into an open invite on shitting on Axl. Fair to critique on actions and behaviour you find objectionable, but let's ratchet down the tone a bit.

[Tadsy]

He is a rockstar... im sure hes done plenty of other really shitty things we dont know about lol