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Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden, the bands and their respective crews, did not get along on that 1988 tour. I think people thought that it was an odd fit as Guns were a blues based punky rock n' roll act who sing about real life whereas Maiden are an operatic metal act who sing about Pharaohs, demons and history. Maiden were probably closer to Guns when they had Di'Anno and playing punk rock.

yeah, it definitely was a weird and perhaps misguided pairing. GnR probably were not going to win too many fans from Maiden's audience, or vice versa. The other tours that GnR went out with, like Alice Cooper and Aerosmith, seemed to be a much better match.

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Bruce ensured that Quebec and Montreal will be in the band route on the upcoming tour and when asked about the memories of his previous visits to Canada, Bruce Dickinson said with humor reminiscent of a time he wanted to hit Axl Rose at the Colisée de Québec.

Guns N 'Roses opened the show of Iron Maiden and, according to Dickinson, Axl Rose would have told the public that the Maiden was only the main attraction because he spoke French. "I should have gone to the stage and punched him. How could he dare to talk to my audience in this way? I always regretted not having done so."

http://whiplash.net/materias/news_799/229679-ironmaiden.html

Translated a bit weird, but I think I got the gist of it.

Didn't Bruce pull the same shit with Ozzy? and get eggs pelted at him. And he still thought he was in the right. But! Bruce is a great singer, hurtling towards 60 and he shows no signs of slowing down. I generally I agree with what he said though. When you're opening the bill you pay respect to the headliner. Maybe on the last show if the headliner has been a proper dick to you, you pull some sort of prank or call them out backstage... but you leave it backstage.

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there was really a lot of friction between iron maiden and guns n roses on that tour

i have heard bits and pieces of both bands saying not so nice things about one another

i remember someone in gnr mentioning that maiden wouldnt allow them to use the full stage (just a part of it)

the halifax video shows that

GNR was absolutely firing in april 1988 and maiden was probably not so hot by then, thy were probably a bit fried and a bit on descent after so much touring on the 80s

if i remember correctly, gnr left (or was kicked off) the tour earlier than what was programmed

and if i remember correctly the explanation for them leaving the tour was that axl blew his throath

I never really listened to the gnr boots from the canadian tour execpt the halifax show

id love to hear a proper recording of this thing that axl supposedly said about maiden/bruce

i remember some interviews where bruce badtalked gnr and la bands saying stuff like its all about cocaine (or something to that effect)

to this day i wonder if tattoed millionaire is about axl rose...

Tattooed Millionaire (B. Dickinson/ J. Gers)

[Lyrics]

Tattooed boys with expensive toys
Living in a bubble of sin
Money can buy you most of anything
Fix your nose or the mess you're in

Front page news, you can share your views
With a population (that) wants to be like you
Out on the strip, out on the tiles
Same old greed behind the p.r. smiles

You and all your entourage - to me you're all the same
You and all your entourage - playing foolish games

I don't want your big city shining
I don't want your silver lining
I don't wanna be a tattooed millionaire (x2)

He's got a wife - she ain't no brain child
Ex-mud queen of miami
In his stretch cadillac he keeps her in the back
With his cd player and his bottle of jack

L.a. dude, l.a. attitude
Laid back, selfish, and getting fat
Bodyguards, porn stars, gold credit cards
Using each other - running for cover

You and all your entourage - to me you're all the same
You and all your entourage - playing foolish games

I don't want your big city shining
I don't want your silver lining
I don't wanna be a tattooed millionaire (x5)

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.
Been conducting surveys have we?

No, but of all the people I've ever personally talked to that have met Axl, myself included, it's only over good things heard about the experience. Whether it's been a quick handshake or hanging out, I always hear good things.

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.
Been conducting surveys have we?
No, but of all the people I've ever personally talked to that have met Axl, myself included, it's only over good things heard about the experience. Whether it's been a quick handshake or hanging out, I always hear good things.

He can manage a quick handshake then? Oh good! :lol:

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And Axl actually *did* blow out his throat around that time, so that was true at least. I remember hearing that at one point he actually had to stop talking to people and just write things down, because his throat was so thrashed. Hey, they wanted to leave the tour early and they did. Be careful what you wish for, I guess...

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.
Been conducting surveys have we?
No, but of all the people I've ever personally talked to that have met Axl, myself included, it's only over good things heard about the experience. Whether it's been a quick handshake or hanging out, I always hear good things.
He can manage a quick handshake then? Oh good! :lol:

You said about meeting him, and I've talked to numerous people who have met him. Whether it's just been a handshake or a 5 hour party/hangout. Can he be a cunt? Sure, anyone can. But I was just saying, of anyone I've talked to that's met Axl, on whatever scale, it's been a positive experience :shrugs:

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.
Been conducting surveys have we?
No, but of all the people I've ever personally talked to that have met Axl, myself included, it's only over good things heard about the experience. Whether it's been a quick handshake or hanging out, I always hear good things.
He can manage a quick handshake then? Oh good! :lol:

You said about meeting him, and I've talked to numerous people who have met him. Whether it's just been a handshake or a 5 hour party/hangout. Can he be a cunt? Sure, anyone can. But I was just saying, of anyone I've talked to that's met Axl, on whatever scale, it's been a positive experience :shrugs:

How many is numerous? I bet i can double and triple that amount of people who say he's an absolute wanker...based on a lot more experience than a quick handshake and/or feeling slightly nervous for 20 minutes in the same room as him backstage while he's got a face on like a smacked arse :lol:

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Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden, the bands and their respective crews, did not get along on that 1988 tour. I think people thought that it was an odd fit as Guns were a blues based punky rock n' roll act who sing about real life whereas Maiden are an operatic metal act who sing about Pharaohs, demons and history. Maiden were probably closer to Guns when they had Di'Anno and playing punk rock.

yeah, it definitely was a weird and perhaps misguided pairing. GnR probably were not going to win too many fans from Maiden's audience, or vice versa. The other tours that GnR went out with, like Alice Cooper and Aerosmith, seemed to be a much better match.

at this point gnr was going from a band who had no audience to a band who had a massive audience

they were right in the middle

and you can be sure they were getting all the maiden audience

that is probably one of the points (or THE point) of friction

remember there was no november rain and no dont cry and no estranged back then

just rock n roll

and 3 of the best rock singles ever were just about to explode right about that time...

maiden must have been a bit uneasy with that

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.
Been conducting surveys have we?
No, but of all the people I've ever personally talked to that have met Axl, myself included, it's only over good things heard about the experience. Whether it's been a quick handshake or hanging out, I always hear good things.
He can manage a quick handshake then? Oh good! :lol:
You said about meeting him, and I've talked to numerous people who have met him. Whether it's just been a handshake or a 5 hour party/hangout. Can he be a cunt? Sure, anyone can. But I was just saying, of anyone I've talked to that's met Axl, on whatever scale, it's been a positive experience :shrugs:

How many is numerous? I bet i can double and triple that amount of people who say he's an absolute wanker...based on a lot more experience than a quick handshake and/or feeling slightly nervous for 20 minutes in the same room as him backstage while he's got a face on like a smacked arse :lol:

Okay dude :lol: I'm just saying, I've talked with probably at least 10 people who have at least spent time with him during parties and whatnot, and I know what that's like. Feel free to keep on, but I've got first hand experience with the dude and know what he's like in that sense. I'm not saying he can't be a dick sometimes, but obviously everyone can be.

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.
Been conducting surveys have we?
No, but of all the people I've ever personally talked to that have met Axl, myself included, it's only over good things heard about the experience. Whether it's been a quick handshake or hanging out, I always hear good things.
He can manage a quick handshake then? Oh good! :lol:
You said about meeting him, and I've talked to numerous people who have met him. Whether it's just been a handshake or a 5 hour party/hangout. Can he be a cunt? Sure, anyone can. But I was just saying, of anyone I've talked to that's met Axl, on whatever scale, it's been a positive experience :shrugs:

How many is numerous? I bet i can double and triple that amount of people who say he's an absolute wanker...based on a lot more experience than a quick handshake and/or feeling slightly nervous for 20 minutes in the same room as him backstage while he's got a face on like a smacked arse :lol:
Okay dude :lol: I'm just saying, I've talked with probably at least 10 people who have at least spent time with him during parties and whatnot, and I know what that's like. Feel free to keep on, but I've got first hand experience with the dude and know what he's like in that sense. I'm not saying he can't be a dick sometimes, but obviously everyone can be.

Whatcha mean 'feel free to keep on', you're the one who felt the need to make a distinction over a facetious jokey comment, alls I'm doing is following your lead young man ;)

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.

Yeah, I mean... Axl's such a beloved fella, must be 'cause he's such a nice guy to everyone, he treats everyone so well! Gimme a fucking break, BS. 9 out of 10 people that know who Axl Rose is would say he's an asshole, do you think that's a coincidence? Dude's the most bitter asshole in the music industry yet every time some celebrity or musician say "oh, I don't like Axl rose" everyone goes "OMG SO BITTER! OMG SUCH AN ASSHOLE!" Well, I guess every fucking one is an asshole! Medina, Dee Snider, Bruce Dickinson, Paul Stanley, Tommy Lee, Lemmy, Kurt Cobain, James Hetfield, Scott Weiland, Jack Black, Trent Reznor are just some I can remember. Sometimes I think if George Harrison were alive, and if he were asked about Axl, even HE would've said something.

Bruce should say it to Axl's face not some interviewer trying to look hard in front of his fanbase. You never know Axl may hand Bruce his arse.

Axl should have done the same with Slash so many years ago, then.

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lol when even Bruce Dickinson hates your guts, you know you're an asshole.

Why? Lol

I wager everyone that ever met Axl Rose thought about giving him a smack at least once :lol:

Not really.

Yeah, I mean... Axl's such a beloved fella, must be 'cause he's such a nice guy to everyone, he treats everyone so well! Gimme a fucking break, BS. 9 out of 10 people that know who Axl Rose is would say he's an asshole, do you think that's a coincidence? Dude's the most bitter asshole in the music industry yet every time some celebrity or musician say "oh, I don't like Axl rose" everyone goes "OMG SO BITTER! OMG SUCH AN ASSHOLE!" Well, I guess every fucking one is an asshole! Medina, Dee Snider, Bruce Dickinson, Paul Stanley, Tommy Lee, Lemmy, Kurt Cobain, James Hetfield, Scott Weiland, Jack Black, Trent Reznor are just some I can remember. Sometimes I think if George Harrison were alive, and if he were asked about Axl, even HE would've said something.

Bruce should say it to Axl's face not some interviewer trying to look hard in front of his fanbase. You never know Axl may hand Bruce his arse.

Axl should have done the same with Slash so many years ago, then.

He's got a wonderful handshake though! All warm and moist :D

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Alright, Cosmo :lol: Christ, what crawled up your ass? My main point was to what Len said "I'm sure everyone who met Axl has wanted to give him a smack." I know Len was slightly joking, but all I was saying is that all the people I've talked to that have hung out with Axl, have great things to say. At the party I was at, he treated everyone (myself and other fans included) like he'd known them forever. Yeah, he can be a dick, sure, but so can the people you've listed lol I'm not saying he can't be, just saying there are just as many situations where he's awesome as fuck that you don't hear about.

"Axl Rose is an asshole to fan!" will make the headlines.

"Axl Rose is awesome to fan and hangs out for hours!" will not.

Fuckin' a, calm down. Yeah, he can be dick but he can also be cool as fuck :lol:

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Alright, Cosmo :lol: Christ, what crawled up your ass? My main point was to what Len said "I'm sure everyone who met Axl has wanted to give him a smack." I know Len was slightly joking, but all I was saying is that all the people I've talked to that have hung out with Axl, have great things to say. At the party I was at, he treated everyone (myself and other fans included) like he'd known them forever. Yeah, he can be a dick, sure, but so can the people you've listed lol I'm not saying he can't be, just saying there are just as many situations where he's awesome as fuck that you don't hear about.

"Axl Rose is an asshole to fan!" will make the headlines.

"Axl Rose is awesome to fan and hangs out for hours!" will not.

Fuckin' a, calm down. Yeah, he can be dick but he can also be cool as fuck :lol:

I'm saying that dude... Everyone here bashes people who bash Axl when 90% of the time, they got reasons to do so! Yeah, sometimes people are biased when it comes to Axl but c'mon... he got it coming.

EDIT: I'm in a bad mood today, sorry :lol:

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Sorry but there is no way any human can compare Bruce Dickinson with Axl Rose.Bruce dickinson its a GOD and Axl is a JOKE.

PERIOD

I want to stay as far as possible from your religion.

How come the only one who really got to hit Axl was Tommy Hilfiger.

axl usually prefers to fight women.

Accept the fact that all the ppl who wanted to punch Axl are a bunch of pussies for only wanting, except for Hilfiger.

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