These internet people say they totally met Guns N' Roses! collection of tales

[BucketEgg]

 

Sometimes on the internet, you see people make claims on how they met members of GnR.

While the stories may or may not be true and might not be verifiable, the main purpose of this thread is entertainment. I guess I could say "and it shows a portrayal of Guns N' Roses not limited by what can be written in the press, and from an everyday perspective" but to be honest, there's a lot of crap on the internet, so entertainment it is.

So if you're wandering around the internet, and see someone claim that they met a GnR member, and it might provide some amusement or contain something interesting, come back and pop the story in here!

Here's some to start it off with.

 

Axl wants something to sound like a "crunchy red apple"

Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/112clnq/slash_admits_guns_n_roses_would_have_been/j8kg4wa/

posted in 2023

I have an ex who’s a guitar player and he got hit up to apply for GnR for one of their tours in the 90’s. He basically got to final 3 and did an audition for Axl and Slash and said Axl interrupted the audition to tell him he needed to make the guitar sound like a “crunchy red apple.” Obviously baffled he tried again and again got interrupted by a more exhausted Axl saying, “no, like a crunchy RED apple.” Anyway that went on for a bit and he didn’t get it but crunchy red apple has stayed in my mind.

Slash's lighter

Source:
https://old.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/170pm6/friends_mom_is_a_flight_attendant_met_slash_on_a/

posted in 2013

(there's a picture too)

Friends mom is a flight attendant. Met Slash on a flight and he gave her his lighter. Therefor, I smoked a bowl with Slash's lighter!

 

Someone meets Slash at a halloween party,
Source:
https://old.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/765y9/slash_i_met_this_kid_who_was_blown_away_by_the/c05s4ly/?context=1

posted in 2008

(in response to https://old.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/765y9/slash_i_met_this_kid_who_was_blown_away_by_the/c05s3q2/  which asked "Better question: Do you really wear that goofy hat all the time?")

I met Slash at a Halloween party in Hollywood a few years back and he was wearing that hat. He also had a chick with him with giant boobs that yelled at him for talking to me instead of her then she dragged him off somewhere.

He was kind of out of it at the time. I got the feeling he didn't know where he was.

An entire thread on this premise:
https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/

posted in 2019

There's too much to copy and paste them all. some of the more detailed ones:

Meeting Adler at Appleton

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1p40z9/

posted in 2019

Met Steven Adler in Appleton, Wi years back, probably circa 2008 or 2009 before one of his shows. He was hanging out in front of his bus and was genuinely enthused to have fans coming up to him. He took pictures with us (which were ultimately lost) and signed our tickets. Talked with him for about 10or 20 min he was very down to earth. Then we went inside the club, got front row spots and rocked out to the show. Saw him and the guitar player hanging out after the show, he remembered our names which was cool and we talked for a few more minute. Never felt rushed or anything. Ultra cool guy who made our night.

 

Axl at the video store

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1dh6je/

posted in 2019

I met Slash, Duff, Gilby, and Matt a bunch of times... and Axl twice. They all used to come into my work which was Tower Video on Sunset across from Tower Records. Slash and Axl both worked at that Video store years before -- and were fired.

Anyways, both times I met Axl were late at night. The first time he almost jumped into a brawl between a customer and the Parking Attendant who didn't want to pay for parking. That scuffle solved itself, so me and Axl walked in together. I walked around behind the counter and asked him, "Is it true you used to work here?" He looked around real slowly, started to grin, did that Axl shrug and said, "Unfortunately." We both laughed.

I told him if he needed any help, just ask. So he went off in the LaserDisc section and nobody was there to bug him. He asked me things about certain LaserDisc terms that most people didn't know back then, like Aspect Ratios, WideScreen vs Letterbox, specific things about the Criterion Collection. He bought a stack of movies and was a super nice, down-to-earth guy. He shook my my hand, signed my guitar which I had at work with me that day.

Second time was after they finished filming the video for Estranged, it was filmed on the Sunset Strip in front of the Roxy, which was about a block away from Tower Video. I watched them shoot the portion of the video where Slash is flying on the fires and the dolphins are swimming in the road. They wrapped and Axl ended up coming in the store again.

Pretty much the same story, except Axl knew my name this time and I helped him shop a little bit.

 

Axl in Ireland

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1b66rt/

posted in 2019

Axl moved in next door to me in Ireland. He heard me blasting AFD late one night & knocked on the door. I knew he had moved in though so it wasn’t a total surprise. I showed him my guns & roses vinyl collection. I had AFD & TSI. Told him I loved TSI the most. He said that was the coolest thing he had ever heard. I played some guitar for him & he jammed on my piano. I remember we wrote two or three singles. He said he’d never forget me & headed home humming a melody we worked on. I went to bed then.

 

Dizzy, and a fashion party with Ferrer and Fortus

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1afm53/

posted in 2019

Met Dizzy after a hookers and blow show.

Had drinks with Frank Ferrer and Richard Fortus at Tommy Hilfiger's fashion week after party. That was a pretty wild experience. Got to meet Sami Yaffa that night as well.

 

I tried searching "met izzy stradlin" to see if people had any izzy stories, but it looks like one of you will have stumble upon an izzy story!

 

Someone sees Fortus but meets Duff in the elevator

source: https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/5syb1g/i_met_duff_in_the_elevator/

posted in 2017

So i was in Brisbane, Australia to see their first concert of the Aussie leg of the Tour. The concert was amazing and i noted they haven't lost it. Anyway rumor was that they were staying in the same Hotel we were (Sofitel Brisbane). After a huge night we decided to go have breakfast in the hotel and sitting there was the rhythm guitarist ( Sorry bro i don't know your name but you rocked ).. After breakfast i went to get my things to leave and i was waiting at the elevator and then it came, the doors opened and behold there was DUFF! I got in and said " Oh man its DUFF MCKAGAN!" He immediately asked me " hey can you use your key to help me get to the lobby?" I said "oh you don't need a key for the lobby" and proceeded to press the lobby key for him. I told him how professional the concert was and how "it was such a great performance!" he said " yeah we worked really hard on rehearsal and especially the Video element" I said thank you for coming back to Australia because i missed them at Eastern Creek in '93 for the use your illusion tour" he goes "oh right" anyway the doors to the elevator opened at the lobby and I wished him and the band the best, shook his hand and he said " thanks man Aussie people are so nice." I left the elevator a changed man. never washing that hand again. lol. After i got out he went to the lobby and people started to gather around him. He was there for a bit and went back to the elevator and the people just sorta followed him. He was so humble and SO TALL! lol.

This person was sort of vague on whether he actually met Axl, but I've included here because this person claims Axl spends his time PC gaming.

Gamer Axl

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-meet-Axl-Rose-in-person

posted around 2018 or 2019

Q: Have you ever met Axl Rose?

Responder:

Axl Rose is prob one of the top 3 most misundeestood ppl in all of rock n roll. Yes, he was a prick at times, had horrible time keeping abilities. And yes he went from a poor, whiskey drinkin, Sunset Strip, stripped down rock guy to on his second album wanting and renting a goddamn aircraft carrier for a music video. But these days, ol’Bill Bailey is actually kinda a nerd. Loves gaming, building his own pc’s, and digs sci-fi. Spends most of his time at home when not out on tour. He’s also super intraverted, media shy person. A normal guy. Well, a normal guy who happens to have the Guiness World Record for the most highest vocal range ever recorded…oh yea, and happens to be worth 150 miilion dollars…..

Someone says Adler was trying Roadcrew band, and was fried

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/steven-adler-vs-matt-sorum.442847/

posted in 2015

I met Steven Adler in the early 90s when he was trying to get a band called "Roadcrew" (with Davy Vain of Vain) off the ground. Seemed like a nice guy but he was fried, there was NOBODY home in there...

Someone in the comment section says Adler is a fan of fans

https://www.facebook.com/Blabbermouth.net/posts/steven-adlers-stab-wound-was-an-accident-not-a-suicide-attempt-httpwwwblabbermou/2682274961791150/

posted in 2019

I see him live frequently and do meet and greets. He is a gem of a man. Salt of the earth. So nice and fantastic to his fans. Hugs every last one of them and signs everything put in front of him. He has been sober and on point the last 5 years I’ve ever seen him. Plays great too! Hope he is ok and everything his rep said is true. Love you Steven !🤘🏻

 

Axl's Helicopter punch

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/97pjb7/which_celebrity_is_a_complete_asshole/e4aglwb/?context=3

posted in 2018

I live in lafayette where he's from and it seems like everyone in his age range has a story about him and in fact continues old feuds. We have a really festival around here, from my understanding one year had a helicopter land on the fairgrounds just so he could punch a dude then turn tail and run back to the copter.

 

Someone claims Axl had kept a potato in his pants

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/21023p/have_any_of_you_ever_met_axl_rose_what_was_he_like/cg8bibi/

posted in 2014

poster: once attended a GnR concert where axl was wearing his signature hotpants while prancing around the stage. During "Welcome to the Jungle" he was particularly animated and a potato fell out of his pants.

another person: Surely you can't be serious.

poster: I am totally serious. I think only the people up front noticed, and he quickly kicked it behind him towards the drum set.

 

 

Screen-names have been omitted in case someone doesn't want their name beside with their guns n roses story stuck on a fan-forum, but you can always look at the source to see their stories in the original form.

Edited March 24, 2023 by BucketEgg
+"or contain something interesting", added dates for when the user posted their story, clarifying two people convo

[Axlr0s37]

When Axl came down to the crowd at Reading 2010 to shake the hands of the crowd. My ex elbowed me square in the face, so she got to shake his hand and say hi while I tried to get myself back together. I looked up just as he moved on.

[Ratam]

2 hours ago, BucketEgg said:

 

Sometimes on the internet, you see people claim on how they met members of GnR.

While the stories may or may not be true and might not be verifiable, the main purpose of this thread is entertainment. I guess I could say "and it shows a portrayal of Guns N' Roses not limited by what can be written in the press, and from an everyday perspective" but to be honest, there's a lot of crap on the internet, so entertainment it is.

So if you're wandering around the internet, and see someone claim that they met a GnR member, and it might provide some amusement or contain something interesting, come back and pop the story in here!

Here's some to start it off with.

 

Axl wants something to sound like a "crunchy red apple"

Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/112clnq/slash_admits_guns_n_roses_would_have_been/j8kg4wa/

I have an ex who’s a guitar player and he got hit up to apply for GnR for one of their tours in the 90’s. He basically got to final 3 and did an audition for Axl and Slash and said Axl interrupted the audition to tell him he needed to make the guitar sound like a “crunchy red apple.” Obviously baffled he tried again and again got interrupted by a more exhausted Axl saying, “no, like a crunchy RED apple.” Anyway that went on for a bit and he didn’t get it but crunchy red apple has stayed in my mind.

Slash's lighter

Source:
https://old.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/170pm6/friends_mom_is_a_flight_attendant_met_slash_on_a/

(there's a picture too)

Friends mom is a flight attendant. Met Slash on a flight and he gave her his lighter. Therefor, I smoked a bowl with Slash's lighter!

 

Someone meets Slash at a halloween party,
Source:
https://old.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/765y9/slash_i_met_this_kid_who_was_blown_away_by_the/c05s4ly/?context=1

(in response to https://old.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/765y9/slash_i_met_this_kid_who_was_blown_away_by_the/c05s3q2/  which asked "Better question: Do you really wear that goofy hat all the time?")

I met Slash at a Halloween party in Hollywood a few years back and he was wearing that hat. He also had a chick with him with giant boobs that yelled at him for talking to me instead of her then she dragged him off somewhere.

He was kind of out of it at the time. I got the feeling he didn't know where he was.

An entire thread on this premise:
https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/

There's too much to copy and paste them all. some of the more detailed ones:

Meeting Adler at Appleton

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1p40z9/

Met Steven Adler in Appleton, Wi years back, probably circa 2008 or 2009 before one of his shows. He was hanging out in front of his bus and was genuinely enthused to have fans coming up to him. He took pictures with us (which were ultimately lost) and signed our tickets. Talked with him for about 10or 20 min he was very down to earth. Then we went inside the club, got front row spots and rocked out to the show. Saw him and the guitar player hanging out after the show, he remembered our names which was cool and we talked for a few more minute. Never felt rushed or anything. Ultra cool guy who made our night.

 

Axl at the video store

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1dh6je/

I met Slash, Duff, Gilby, and Matt a bunch of times... and Axl twice. They all used to come into my work which was Tower Video on Sunset across from Tower Records. Slash and Axl both worked at that Video store years before -- and were fired.

Anyways, both times I met Axl were late at night. The first time he almost jumped into a brawl between a customer and the Parking Attendant who didn't want to pay for parking. That scuffle solved itself, so me and Axl walked in together. I walked around behind the counter and asked him, "Is it true you used to work here?" He looked around real slowly, started to grin, did that Axl shrug and said, "Unfortunately." We both laughed.

I told him if he needed any help, just ask. So he went off in the LaserDisc section and nobody was there to bug him. He asked me things about certain LaserDisc terms that most people didn't know back then, like Aspect Ratios, WideScreen vs Letterbox, specific things about the Criterion Collection. He bought a stack of movies and was a super nice, down-to-earth guy. He shook my my hand, signed my guitar which I had at work with me that day.

Second time was after they finished filming the video for Estranged, it was filmed on the Sunset Strip in front of the Roxy, which was about a block away from Tower Video. I watched them shoot the portion of the video where Slash is flying on the fires and the dolphins are swimming in the road. They wrapped and Axl ended up coming in the store again.

Pretty much the same story, except Axl knew my name this time and I helped him shop a little bit.

 

Axl in Ireland

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1b66rt/

Axl moved in next door to me in Ireland. He heard me blasting AFD late one night & knocked on the door. I knew he had moved in though so it wasn’t a total surprise. I showed him my guns & roses vinyl collection. I had AFD & TSI. Told him I loved TSI the most. He said that was the coolest thing he had ever heard. I played some guitar for him & he jammed on my piano. I remember we wrote two or three singles. He said he’d never forget me & headed home humming a melody we worked on. I went to bed then.

 

Dizzy, and a fashion party with Ferrer and Fortus

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1afm53/

Met Dizzy after a hookers and blow show.

Had drinks with Frank Ferrer and Richard Fortus at Tommy Hilfiger's fashion week after party. That was a pretty wild experience. Got to meet Sami Yaffa that night as well.

 

I tried searching "met izzy stradlin" to see if people had any izzy stories, but it looks like one of you will have stumble upon an izzy story!

 

Someone sees Fortus but meets Duff in the elevator

source: https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/5syb1g/i_met_duff_in_the_elevator/

So i was in Brisbane, Australia to see their first concert of the Aussie leg of the Tour. The concert was amazing and i noted they haven't lost it. Anyway rumor was that they were staying in the same Hotel we were (Sofitel Brisbane). After a huge night we decided to go have breakfast in the hotel and sitting there was the rhythm guitarist ( Sorry bro i don't know your name but you rocked ).. After breakfast i went to get my things to leave and i was waiting at the elevator and then it came, the doors opened and behold there was DUFF! I got in and said " Oh man its DUFF MCKAGAN!" He immediately asked me " hey can you use your key to help me get to the lobby?" I said "oh you don't need a key for the lobby" and proceeded to press the lobby key for him. I told him how professional the concert was and how "it was such a great performance!" he said " yeah we worked really hard on rehearsal and especially the Video element" I said thank you for coming back to Australia because i missed them at Eastern Creek in '93 for the use your illusion tour" he goes "oh right" anyway the doors to the elevator opened at the lobby and I wished him and the band the best, shook his hand and he said " thanks man Aussie people are so nice." I left the elevator a changed man. never washing that hand again. lol. After i got out he went to the lobby and people started to gather around him. He was there for a bit and went back to the elevator and the people just sorta followed him. He was so humble and SO TALL! lol.

This person was sort of vague on whether he actually met Axl, but I've included here because this person claims Axl spends his time PC gaming.

Gamer Axl

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-meet-Axl-Rose-in-person

Q: Have you ever met Axl Rose?

Responder:

Axl Rose is prob one of the top 3 most misundeestood ppl in all of rock n roll. Yes, he was a prick at times, had horrible time keeping abilities. And yes he went from a poor, whiskey drinkin, Sunset Strip, stripped down rock guy to on his second album wanting and renting a goddamn aircraft carrier for a music video. But these days, ol’Bill Bailey is actually kinda a nerd. Loves gaming, building his own pc’s, and digs sci-fi. Spends most of his time at home when not out on tour. He’s also super intraverted, media shy person. A normal guy. Well, a normal guy who happens to have the Guiness World Record for the most highest vocal range ever recorded…oh yea, and happens to be worth 150 miilion dollars…..

Someone says Adler was fried

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/steven-adler-vs-matt-sorum.442847/

I met Steven Adler in the early 90s when he was trying to get a band called "Roadcrew" (with Davy Vain of Vain) off the ground. Seemed like a nice guy but he was fried, there was NOBODY home in there...

Someone in the comment section says Adler is a fan of fans

https://www.facebook.com/Blabbermouth.net/posts/steven-adlers-stab-wound-was-an-accident-not-a-suicide-attempt-httpwwwblabbermou/2682274961791150/

I see him live frequently and do meet and greets. He is a gem of a man. Salt of the earth. So nice and fantastic to his fans. Hugs every last one of them and signs everything put in front of him. He has been sober and on point the last 5 years I’ve ever seen him. Plays great too! Hope he is ok and everything his rep said is true. Love you Steven !🤘🏻

 

Axl's Helicopter punch

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/97pjb7/which_celebrity_is_a_complete_asshole/e4aglwb/?context=3

I live in lafayette where he's from and it seems like everyone in his age range has a story about him and in fact continues old feuds. We have a really festival around here, from my understanding one year had a helicopter land on the fairgrounds just so he could punch a dude then turn tail and run back to the copter.

 

Someone claims Axl had kept a potato in his pants

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/21023p/have_any_of_you_ever_met_axl_rose_what_was_he_like/cg8bibi/

 once attended a GnR concert where axl was wearing his signature hotpants while prancing around the stage. During "Welcome to the Jungle" he was particularly animated and a potato fell out of his pants.

another person: Surely you can't be serious.

I am totally serious. I think only the people up front noticed, and he quickly kicked it behind him towards the drum set.

 

 

Screen-names have been omitted in case someone doesn't want their name beside with their guns n roses story stuck on a fan-forum, but you can always look at the source to see their stories in the original form.

Very interesting stories.

[Manfisman]

2 hours ago, BucketEgg said:

Axl in Ireland

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/d8gsh7/who_have_you_met_past_or_present/f1b66rt/

Axl moved in next door to me in Ireland. He heard me blasting AFD late one night & knocked on the door. I knew he had moved in though so it wasn’t a total surprise. I showed him my guns & roses vinyl collection. I had AFD & TSI. Told him I loved TSI the most. He said that was the coolest thing he had ever heard. I played some guitar for him & he jammed on my piano. I remember we wrote two or three singles. He said he’d never forget me & headed home humming a melody we worked on. I went to bed then.

 

So this is how Pele knew Axl didn't write anything after 1999 huh? He wrote the songs with him in Ireland!

 

"I went to bed then"... yeah, just a regular day LOL.

[DeNfr]

ahah nice ones...I suppose I have to tell you mine guys...I've never told this to anyone.

It was a hot and humid summer evening in 1989 when I found myself getting ready to head
out to a local club in Los Angeles. The music scene was thriving in L.A. at the time, and the
city was alive with the sounds of various genres of rock music. I had heard that the club was
the place to be if you wanted to rub elbows with some of the most prominent musicians in
the industry, and I was excited to check it out...

As I walked up to the club, the sound of blaring electric guitars and pounding drum beats
hit me like a ton of bricks. I could feel the vibrations of the music permeating through my
bones, and my heart began to race with excitement. Ahead of me, I saw a group of hard
rockers, their long hair whipping around as they thrashed on stage. I had always been a
fan of heavy metal music, so seeing these musicians in their element was a dream come
true for me.

As I approached closer to the front of the stage, I could see the sweat pouring down the
musicians' faces as they put all of their energy into their performance. The crowd around
me was the epitome of rock and roll, with leather-clad individuals swaying and headbanging
to the beat. The atmosphere was electric, and I couldn't help but feel completely immersed
in the experience...

I watched as the guitarist perfectly executed an intricate solo, his fingers moving at lightning
speed across the fretboard. The bassist held the rhythm down with precision, while the
drummer pounded away with an intensity that could be felt throughout the club. The lead
vocalist belted out lyrics that spoke of rebellion and angst, and I found myself singing
along with the crowd.

As the set came to a close, the musicians bowed to the cheering audience, their adrenaline
still pumping through their veins. I stood there awestruck, realizing that I had just witnessed
something truly magical. This was more than just a concert. It was a moment in time where
everyone in the room was connected by a love for music that transcends words...

Leaving the club that night, I felt invigorated by the experience. I knew that this would be
a night I would never forget. These musicians had given me a glimpse into their world,
and I was grateful for the opportunity to be a part of it, if only for a few hours.

It was then that I saw him - Izzy Stradlin from Guns N' Roses. My heart skipped a beat as
I tried to play it cool and act like I didn't notice him. However, I couldn't resist the urge
to approach him and introduce myself. I nervously walked over to where he was standing,
and after I say "Hi" he looked at me pissed and shout "FUCK OFF!"

[Karice]

Not so much Guns N'Roses, but Axl Rose. Someone, I'll call this Fan Alex(An anagram of Axl at least phonetically, 😉😏) said they saw Axl singing at a bar or something like that way back in 1984 before Guns N'Roses ever formed. They said they are a Psychic and Axl was taking a smoke break and Alex decided to chat with him. Alex told Axl he was going to be a huge success in the music world soon and he would have a band that would also be huge success soon . Axl asked,"Is the name of my huge success Band going to be called,"LA Guns?" Alex said ,"You got half the band name right!" Axl and Alex chatted for a while about music before saying their Goodbyes. Alex said they knew Axl was going to be a huge success in the music world soon, but Axl far exceeded their prediction! 😀

[BucketEgg]

Axl at Hermosa Beach

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/nicest-most-personable-musician-youve-met.447377/page-54

posted in 2018

p1: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood may quite possibly be the nicest people on the planet, Keith Urban, Frankie Ballard (if you like great guitar playing, look him up), James Iha, Taylor Hanson, Billy Duffy of the Cult, Axl Rose (yes, really), and a bunch of others.
 
p2: Axl Rose - Hermosa Beach 2003 - hung with him for a few hours - totally not what I was expecting - showed me some demos for Chinese Democracy

p1: DUDE.

Did he play any songs that didn't make the final album?
     

p2: Yeah one called 100 Cuban Skies about cigars... weird right? Showed me about 8 demos in his Ferrari - what a strange night - told me all about Rhiad and the Bedouins and what it was about... we talked about Izzy and his work ethic, Slash, Shannon Hoon... he was by himself and two buddies and I sat at his table at a bar called Sharkeys... the reason he invited us to sit with him is because I had heard The Blues (street of dreams) on a rock in rio 2002 bootleg - I asked about it and he was impressed I knew it

p1: That's awesome, man! I know that "Cuban Skies" has been a rumored song title for YEARS, so it's pretty cool that you can say that you've heard it! Never would have imagined that it would be about cigars, though!

Axl has really mellowed out over the years - I briefly met him in 2012 and he was VERY patient, polite, and gracious when it came to signing autographs.

p2: I guess Stephanie Seymour’s sister was dating an arms dealer named Rhiad and Axl didn’t really dig this dude so he told me He wrote that tune about him. Said Bucketheads white guitar is a hollow body les Paul that was built by a master luthier who suicided right after he gave the guitar to Buckethead - told me Izzy would rather be lazy and make $40,000 then Work his ass off and make millions - said Slash quietly OD’d four times in 2002 - just a bunch of inside info that somehow I became privy to

p1: Axl actually wrote an essay about "Rhiad" in the unreleased / alternate artwork for "Chinese Democracy." It was a pretty interesting read.

It's so odd that Axl and Izzy were close then, but have evidently had a falling out over the reunion with Slash and Duff.

Edited March 18, 2023 by BucketEgg
added in year

[Ratam]

25 minutes ago, BucketEgg said:

Axl at Hermosa Beach

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/nicest-most-personable-musician-youve-met.447377/page-54

posted in 2018

p1: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood may quite possibly be the nicest people on the planet, Keith Urban, Frankie Ballard (if you like great guitar playing, look him up), James Iha, Taylor Hanson, Billy Duffy of the Cult, Axl Rose (yes, really), and a bunch of others.
 
p2: Axl Rose - Hermosa Beach 2003 - hung with him for a few hours - totally not what I was expecting - showed me some demos for Chinese Democracy

p1: DUDE.

Did he play any songs that didn't make the final album?
     

p2: Yeah one called 100 Cuban Skies about cigars... weird right? Showed me about 8 demos in his Ferrari - what a strange night - told me all about Rhiad and the Bedouins and what it was about... we talked about Izzy and his work ethic, Slash, Shannon Hoon... he was by himself and two buddies and I sat at his table at a bar called Sharkeys... the reason he invited us to sit with him is because I had heard The Blues (street of dreams) on a rock in rio 2002 bootleg - I asked about it and he was impressed I knew it

p1: That's awesome, man! I know that "Cuban Skies" has been a rumored song title for YEARS, so it's pretty cool that you can say that you've heard it! Never would have imagined that it would be about cigars, though!

Axl has really mellowed out over the years - I briefly met him in 2012 and he was VERY patient, polite, and gracious when it came to signing autographs.

p2: I guess Stephanie Seymour’s sister was dating an arms dealer named Rhiad and Axl didn’t really dig this dude so he told me He wrote that tune about him. Said Bucketheads white guitar is a hollow body les Paul that was built by a master luthier who suicided right after he gave the guitar to Buckethead - told me Izzy would rather be lazy and make $40,000 then Work his ass off and make millions - said Slash quietly OD’d four times in 2002 - just a bunch of inside info that somehow I became privy to

p1: Axl actually wrote an essay about "Rhiad" in the unreleased / alternate artwork for "Chinese Democracy." It was a pretty interesting read.

It's so odd that Axl and Izzy were close then, but have evidently had a falling out over the reunion with Slash and Duff.

I think that "arm dealer" was someone of Erin family

[JUDGESMF]

15 hours ago, Axlr0s37 said:

When Axl came down to the crowd at Reading 2010 to shake the hands of the crowd. My ex elbowed me square in the face, so she got to shake his hand and say hi while I tried to get myself back together. I looked up just as he moved on.

We stood by their tour bus for ages @ Reading 2010, but nothing.

[MrSoftie]

17 hours ago, Axlr0s37 said:

When Axl came down to the crowd at Reading 2010 to shake the hands of the crowd. My ex elbowed me square in the face, so she got to shake his hand and say hi while I tried to get myself back together. I looked up just as he moved on.

I can see why she's your ex 😂

[BucketEgg]

13 hours ago, Karice said:

Not so much Guns N'Roses, but Axl Rose. Someone, I'll call this Fan Alex(An anagram of Axl at least phonetically, 😉😏) said they saw Axl singing at a bar or something like that way back in 1984 before Guns N'Roses ever formed. They said they are a Psychic and Axl was taking a smoke break and Alex decided to chat with him. Alex told Axl he was going to be a huge success in the music world soon and he would have a band that would also be huge success soon . Axl asked,"Is the name of my huge success Band going to be called,"LA Guns?" Alex said ,"You got half the band name right!" Axl and Alex chatted for a while about music before saying their Goodbyes. Alex said they knew Axl was going to be a huge success in the music world soon, but Axl far exceeded their prediction! 😀

That story resembles one of the other stories written under

https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-meet-Axl-Rose-in-person , maybe that's the story you were remembering.

posted around 2016/2017

19 year old with strong thoughts

I met him in 1985 right before Guns and Roses was formed. It was at the state fair in L.A. He said I was the prettiest girl he had seen all day. I turned round and looked over my shoulder to see who he was talking about.

It made him laugh and he said to the drummer…she turns around. He took a break and I spent fifteen minutes talking to him.

I told him he was going to be very famous soon. He wanted to know if it was under the name LA Guns. I said no but the name was half right. He was starting a new band and gave me three choices of names for bands. Guns and Roses was one of the names.

He said he had drawn a logo and wanted me to tell him what shape it was. I told him it was a circle. He let me hold one of his necklaces to see if I could tell anymore.

He was soft spoken, calm, and intelligent. He told me the girl he had tattooed on his arm was his girlfriend.

He told me I had to know who he was because most people who lived in LA did. When he found out I lived in AZ and had never heard him prior to the gig at the fair he got chills and goosebumps on his arms.

He asked if he would ever be internationally known. I told him he would be known around the world. He said he couldn't even imagine it but he hoped I was right. I replied, I haven't ever been wrong about something I felt very strongly about.

I was 19 at the time and I wanted to get an autograph. I didn't have a pen paper. I told him my dad would. He took one look at my 6″5 dad and bailed before I could get that autograph.

Proud that he exceeded even what I could tell him at the time.

 

 

and there's another story below that one too.

Identical twins meet Axl

posted around 2020/2021

 

Let me preface this by saying that I have an identical twin. I met Axl Rose on the Appetite for Democracy tour in 2013. He was a really nice guy. My twin brother met him the following year on the same tour. I didn’t tell Axl that I have an identical twin and so he came right out and called my twin by my name. In response, I and my twin attended the next Guns N’ Roses show we could get to. We had backstage passes so we were able to get backstage and he remembered us. Apparently, my twin had told him how to tell us apart because Axl had no trouble telling us apart this time. We sat talking with him for the next twenty minutes. He is a really nice guy and I wouldn’t mind meeting him again.

 

[Karice]

14 minutes ago, BucketEgg said:

That story resembles one of the other stories written under

https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-meet-Axl-Rose-in-person , maybe that's the story you were remembering.

posted around 2016/2017

19 year old with strong thoughts

I met him in 1985 right before Guns and Roses was formed. It was at the state fair in L.A. He said I was the prettiest girl he had seen all day. I turned round and looked over my shoulder to see who he was talking about.

It made him laugh and he said to the drummer…she turns around. He took a break and I spent fifteen minutes talking to him.

I told him he was going to be very famous soon. He wanted to know if it was under the name LA Guns. I said no but the name was half right. He was starting a new band and gave me three choices of names for bands. Guns and Roses was one of the names.

He said he had drawn a logo and wanted me to tell him what shape it was. I told him it was a circle. He let me hold one of his necklaces to see if I could tell anymore.

He was soft spoken, calm, and intelligent. He told me the girl he had tattooed on his arm was his girlfriend.

He told me I had to know who he was because most people who lived in LA did. When he found out I lived in AZ and had never heard him prior to the gig at the fair he got chills and goosebumps on his arms.

He asked if he would ever be internationally known. I told him he would be known around the world. He said he couldn't even imagine it but he hoped I was right. I replied, I haven't ever been wrong about something I felt very strongly about.

I was 19 at the time and I wanted to get an autograph. I didn't have a pen paper. I told him my dad would. He took one look at my 6″5 dad and bailed before I could get that autograph.

Proud that he exceeded even what I could tell him at the time.

 

 

and there's another story below that one too.

Identical twins meet Axl

posted around 2020/2021

 

Let me preface this by saying that I have an identical twin. I met Axl Rose on the Appetite for Democracy tour in 2013. He was a really nice guy. My twin brother met him the following year on the same tour. I didn’t tell Axl that I have an identical twin and so he came right out and called my twin by my name. In response, I and my twin attended the next Guns N’ Roses show we could get to. We had backstage passes so we were able to get backstage and he remembered us. Apparently, my twin had told him how to tell us apart because Axl had no trouble telling us apart this time. We sat talking with him for the next twenty minutes. He is a really nice guy and I wouldn’t mind meeting him again.

 

The first half of your quote is exactly what I was thinking about! 😀 Thank you! 😀 I got a few things wrong in my recollection, such as saying Axl was performing at a bar when he was actually performing at a State Fair, saying he was taking a smoke break when it was just a break, and saying the year was 1984 when it was actually 1985(Still before Guns N'Roses ever formed, 😉.

[Sledge]

Well there you go, the rumoured ''Legend Of The Red Panda'' album title is a case of "telephone/Chinese whispers". The next album is "Legend of the Crunchy Red Apple". 

...and such an apple it was 

[mystery]

There's a few interesting ones I've talked about in the Wilderness Years thread regarding sightings of Axl in 1998-99. One of them was about meeting him outside the gate of his house that wound up actually being true. It was posted in October 1998 but the pictures didn't come out until 2018:

Meeting Axl July 3, 1998 :

I was so nervous to ring his doorbell but i did it anyways and his housekeeper
talked to us for a little while saying that he was in the middle of working
out, and she said that since my girlfriend and I had traveled for 4 hours
looking for his house she would ask if Axl Would say hello, and sure enough he
came down the drive way, (same one in the Estranged Video)and opened the gate.
He was so nice, he had his trainer with him, and he answered any and all
questions i had on the news of GNR. I got a photo with him and he signed my Use
your illusion 2 cover. He had a bandana on, but his hair was short. He has
gained weight!!! Muscle, not fat!!! He looks good and healthy.
He said GNR hopes to have something out by this coming summer!!

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr/c/5SMa6H7cxsQ/m/d_N0W35_2RwJ

Gonna post just the links of the other 2 so its not an endless post:

Axl at Universal October 30, 1999:

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr/c/zel4fpEmP40/m/AnOdY9U2IdQJ

Axl at Houston's restaurant December 26, 1998:

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr/c/IDelN4-by5A/m/T_EvlVo2NlQJ

[LunsJail]

The helicopter story - that can’t be true, right? Holy shit!

[BucketEgg]

Duff likes babies
https://old.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/10gp1lw/i_spotted_duff_mckagan_from_guns_n_roses_on_the/
posted 2023
(source includes a photo)

I spotted Duff McKagan from Guns N’ Roses on the beach today and asked if he’d be willing to take a picture with this sweet child o’ mine. He said he loves babies and was happy to take this picture (which is sure to be a classic)! So cool and exciting for my husband and I

commenter: I got to hang out with GNR backstage in 1990. Duff is a real sweetheart.

original Poster: He was very sweet! Thank god because he could have easily told me to get lost. That would have been embarrassing lol

 

Fortus answers an email
https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056441727/have-you-met-any-rockstars-that-were-actually-cool/p2
posted 2011

Met Richard Fortus, Thin Lizzy / G & R. Very nice lad, took the time to chat to my 14yr old son and later answer his email.
The Edge very friendly, no sh£t about him. Got a big autograph which the young fella is going to get framed.
Have a drum stick from a UFO gig at the stadium in the early 80s but that doesnt really count as I didnt meet Andy Parker the drummer.

 

A goober meets Fortus
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/richard_fortus_talks_slashs_extremely_rare_guitar_praises_bonamassas_mind-boggling_collection.html
posted 2019

Ok, so you all can call this bullshit if you want, but I met Richard Fortus and he's a great dude.

I, as I usually do, said some awkward stuff because I'm a goober and he was really nice about it and made it as painless as possible.
His collection is amazing as well, and he was showing us some pics of this cool Korina flying V that was being made for him at the time that looked amazing.

In talking about guitar collections he at one point said to me that "I'm still looking for my '59" so I told him that he should hurry before Joe Bonamassa buys them all.

I won't say exactly how he responded to that, but lets just say this is definitely the "Interview version" of his opinion. He was MUCH less complementary in person lol

I was watching him record with Don't Feed the Animals and left with huge appreciation for just how good he really is. He was recording with the prototype of a signature amp he is making with Supro that was supposedly about to be released and it sounded great too. Told us all a story about how he bought the Marshall it was built on from Mick Mars.

TL : DR it's funny to see how the interview opinion and personal opinion are different as you still have to watch what you say even if you play in Guns n Roses. Also Fortus is a really cool guy and amazing to talk gear with if you're into that.

 

Axl lands in Salt Lake City in a balloon

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/8qtgyf/that_time_axl_rose_landed_in_a_hot_air_balloon_on/
https://imgur.com/a/hM8yJ1r#ALFmGMK

(A lot of this story is in the photos posted)

poster: This was in Salt Lake City in 1991.

poster: It's really as simple and insane as it sounds. The hot air balloon had trouble or something and had to land, and it happened to land on my grandpa's street.

I've had the picture of just Axl for a while, but without the context, it's just a picture of Axl.

We found the rest of the photos cleaning out his house this week.

commenter: Did your grandpa know who he was?
poster: He had written this on the back, so he or someone in the crowd figured it out:

https://i.imgur.com/qhYpPUm.jpg

commenter: I live up here in Salt Lake and want to go check out the street is this in Cottonwood do you have the name of the street thank you

poster: Lupine Way by Cottonwood High.

commenter: Would love to meet Axl, he's my favorite singer ever. Were you there for this? Or were you not born yet

poster: I was alive then, but not there for this.

Axl donates to a London Ward:
https://old.reddit.com/r/RedHotChiliPeppers/comments/11w1b7f/axl_rose_wearing_a_nirvana_hat_and_red_hot_chili/jcx7bvv/
posted 2023

Can't speak for Axl back then, but I think he's become pretty cool recently. I live in London, and a few years ago he donated a huge sum of money to the children's cancer ward I live near, which bought them some new equipment. I'm friends with one of the nurses there, and when I asked her about it, she said he'd been making periodic donation for years, though the most recent one was the biggest. It made me really respect him tbh, and think maybe he's changed for the better. (I couldn't find any article about the most recent one, which was about 2017, but I did find an article about him visiting the ward in 2006. Inspiring stuff.)

 

Hampton VA Axl was cool
http://www.markprindle.com/gnra.htm
post date unknown

I am 37 and I fucking look back and remember guns and roses and it brings me back to yesterdays. I met Axl Rose in Hampton VA in 1991 and he was very cool and I felt a kinda kinship to him because I grew up on the streets of LA and Phoenix AZ. I most likely knew him in the early 80s and we shared many of the same ideas of what the wold should be.

Axl the true bad boy of Rock

 

Someone says Duff is their neighbour
https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/zo4afx/duff_mckagan_axl_rose_lemmy_kilmister_donnington/j0l5era/?context=3
posted 2023

poster: Duff is one of my neighbors. He’s awesome

replier: Living next to 1988 Duff might be a different story, though.

poster: That’s true. He’s Dad Duff now. But still cool and looks great.

[comment that was in reply, but deleted]

poster: He’s nothing but the nicest man. Humble and very much a family man.

Slash still dresses like that
https://old.reddit.com/r/Mommit/comments/x0ork9/im_in_a_halloween_costume_dilemma/im9ct83/?context=3
posted 2023

Let me tell you something. I live in Los Angeles. Slash also lives here. I've seen him come in the places I've worked and he still dresses like that. He's the friendliest, most amazing person. The fact that your daughter wants to dress like him? I bet if you took pics and tagged him on his socials, he would reply.

Tell Grandma she can stuff it. Daughter is 11 and can make her own choices. Not a single damn thing about that band is against Christianity.

...

I remember seeing in Youtube comments a long while ago about how someone's brother met Axl, and Axl complimented that dude's long hair. I can't find it now, but if I ever come across it again, I'll post it.

Edited March 24, 2023 by BucketEgg
B to b

[BucketEgg]

Izzy Stradlin time!

 

There's not much, but at least there's something. I'm guessing the other "I met Izzy" stories are lost somewhere on old side of the internet.

 

Cycling Stradlin

https://boogieforum.com/threads/izzy-stradlin-gnr-afd-tone-which-color-mk-iii.18692/

posted 2007

A good friend of mine once told me that Izzy definately used a MkIII on AFD. I can't remember now how he knew that (where he learned it), but he said it's for sure. I know that doesn't help you much, but just thought I'd throw it your way.

I met Izzy a few times when I was living in LA. We both rode Harleys and used to meet at Bartel's H.D. back when it was in Culver City. Never did ask him about what amp he used on AFD. Sorry!

AFD rocks, and I love my blue stripe simul MkIII!

Cheers, Johnny

 

Cool cat Izzy, and Slash

https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-meet-Guns-N-Roses

posted around 2019/2020

I met Izzy on his tour for Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds, and he was very cool, humble and laid back. Just a cat that was grateful to be making the music he wanted to make, and glad some folks appreciated it. We actually had a little time to hang, and he was very gracious. When I met Slash a few years later, it was a different circumstance, no real hang time, but he came across well, not arrogant, just a cool rock and roll brother.

 

Izzy signs a jacket

https://www.tumblr.com/heavymetaldracula/654830330724941824/guns-and-roses-with-alice-cooper-at-the-uic?source=share

posted 2021

Guns and Roses with Alice Cooper at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, 1987.  I was at this show.  I met Izzy - I had him sign the back of my jean jacket!  

True story.

 

This one seems a bit too "high-standards" for the random-internet-stories thread since it's from Erik Turner talking on a podcast with some other dude.

Turner wasn't ready to go to Hollywood when Izzy asked

https://thechuckshutepodcast.buzzsprout.com/397282/5607451

done on 2020

Copy and pasted from the transcript:

 

Chuck Shute : 6:37

Yeah, that's pretty crazy. So they kind of already had a little bit of a following when you join the band, but I heard this the other day, this a crazy story. So before you joined Warrant, there was another band that you're in. I don't know where were you in the band, but you played or audition or something with Izzy Straddlin' from Guns and Roses. He was playing drums and you got together with him?

Erik Turner : 6:59

Yeah, I met some friends of mine. You know, we play in garage bands. And there's a group of musicians locally and my buddy Mike Delaney called me and he's like, Hey, man, we got a new drummer. Come over to the garage or house or bedroom wherever the hell it was. And we went over there and that's the first time I met Izzy- he was playing drums. And so then that you know, we just probably jammed a couple times... so long ago.... really blurry, but he did sell his drum set and he was looking to buy a PA my friend had a PA that he was selling so Izzy he bought it. And then we got together Izzy and I once or twice hanging out at a place called tri city park and started writing some songs. And not too long after that I got a knock on the door. It was Izzy and he says "I'm going to Hollywood Do you want to go?" And I was 16 years old at the time said no.

Chuck Shute : 7:52

Yeah,

Erik Turner : 7:53

..To Hollywood. I'm not ready to leave home.

Chuck Shute : 7:55

Do you have a copy of those songs anywhere that you wrote with him?

Erik Turner : 7:59

there was no recording or anything like that... acoustic guitars and some beers and who knows what else out by the lake.

Chuck Shute : 8:05

That's cool.

Erik Turner : 8:06

Throwing some ideas around... Yeah. And so then I see him when I moved to LA when I'm 19. And I'm at the -Troubadour comes up again- we're out front of the Troubadour, there's Izzy handing out Hollywood Rose flyers and he's wearing a pink leather jacket and you know all rocked out and stuff. So we reconnected a little bit. And then after Guns and Roses got huge... I haven't seen him since then. But I'd go see Guns and Roses play at the Roxy and the Troubadour in places like that and say hi to Izzy...

Edited March 24, 2023 by BucketEgg

[BucketEgg]

This person called Glenn on celebheights has claimed to met Axl rose frequently.

https://www.celebheights.com/s/Axl-Rose-1189-2.html
(Note: the site displays newest guesses first, so start from page 2, from the bottom, and move up, to read from oldest to newest)

The page also mentions people seeing Glenn's photos of Axl, but none of the images are showing up on the site. (I was trying to look at the Wayback machine to see if the photos were available, but unfortunately it appears this site is on an exclusion zone)

It's too long to copy and paste all of Glenn's responses and the people chatting to Glenn to put the responses in context.

Glenn's responses are around a few years before Chinese democracy released.

 

Some of Glenn's responses to get an idea of what kind of chat is going on:

 

Glenn said on 12/Jan/06
he's 5-8.ive seen him enough.

 

Glenn said on 20/Mar/06
He is 5-8.its gonna be 3 cds over a 3 year period is what he told me.possible summer release,though his publicist hinted this spring,which I dont see possible.Im guessing between august and november.but it really is this year.AXL,when he is in a good mood,is very talkative and great to fans.he loves talking to me! AXL and Ironically SLASH,are my buddies.Slash,names me as one of his friends.true story.my friends and I call AXL, THE AXE.

 

Glenn said on 21/May/06
yeah.he was in a bad mood.

Glenn said on 21/May/06
No.I was afraid to bother him.though he was swinging around a Star Wars lightsaber!

 

glenn said on 28/Oct/07
he left 2 or 3 weeks ago.so before that.the album or albums were done awhile ago.mixing and mastering too.i was given the green light to air this info awhile ago too.i was initially afraid to invade his privacy or should i say recording privacy.the record company is holding it up this time and axl isnt to blame is what im told.he was here to record a song with steven tyler which im not clear on what it was for.and maybe a touch up with the bach song.the rest of the time was spent leisurely as he loves nyc. in his words "i live here now".of course one of a couple or few homes.

 

glenn said on 4/Nov/07
he left new york almost or exactly a month ago.he was here 6-8 weeks before that.long before the fires.im not sure whats going on with the cd.my educational guess,being im a music and industry expert,is that they are preparing a promotional campaign.trying to figure out best time to release,first single,track listing and order.and like i said,there was monetary issues involved.or to be settled.and he fired his management team over a year ago.so maybe he deciding what label to have it released on and have whole different team behind it.not sure.didnt really talk to him this trip.only his people.he can be moody.nothing new.usually a great guy.

 

 

 

[BucketEgg]

posted 2015

Axl in Hawaii

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=827275190713754&set=p.827275190713754&type=3

I met axl rose when I went to Hawaii was the nicest guy I ever met i was 16 years old he even let me take his picture it's his mom and dad he holding up!!

 

(Person's post comes with a photo!)

 

 

For those of you having trouble interpreting the photo of Axl's photo of his parents, I added some green outlines so you can see how the figures are posed. (click on the facebook source to see the full photo with Axl included)

 

huh, i find it kind of interesting that he traveled around with a photo of his parents, considering they didn't really have the best relationship.

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by BucketEgg

[Chester 524]

On 4/23/2023 at 11:21 AM, BucketEgg said:

This person called Glenn on celebheights has claimed to met Axl rose frequently.

https://www.celebheights.com/s/Axl-Rose-1189-2.html
(Note: the site displays newest guesses first, so start from page 2, from the bottom, and move up, to read from oldest to newest)

The page also mentions people seeing Glenn's photos of Axl, but none of the images are showing up on the site. (I was trying to look at the Wayback machine to see if the photos were available, but unfortunately it appears this site is on an exclusion zone)

It's too long to copy and paste all of Glenn's responses and the people chatting to Glenn to put the responses in context.

Glenn's responses are around a few years before Chinese democracy released.

 

Some of Glenn's responses to get an idea of what kind of chat is going on:

 

Glenn said on 12/Jan/06
he's 5-8.ive seen him enough.

 

Glenn said on 20/Mar/06
He is 5-8.its gonna be 3 cds over a 3 year period is what he told me.possible summer release,though his publicist hinted this spring,which I dont see possible.Im guessing between august and november.but it really is this year.AXL,when he is in a good mood,is very talkative and great to fans.he loves talking to me! AXL and Ironically SLASH,are my buddies.Slash,names me as one of his friends.true story.my friends and I call AXL, THE AXE.

 

Glenn said on 21/May/06
yeah.he was in a bad mood.

Glenn said on 21/May/06
No.I was afraid to bother him.though he was swinging around a Star Wars lightsaber!

 

glenn said on 28/Oct/07
he left 2 or 3 weeks ago.so before that.the album or albums were done awhile ago.mixing and mastering too.i was given the green light to air this info awhile ago too.i was initially afraid to invade his privacy or should i say recording privacy.the record company is holding it up this time and axl isnt to blame is what im told.he was here to record a song with steven tyler which im not clear on what it was for.and maybe a touch up with the bach song.the rest of the time was spent leisurely as he loves nyc. in his words "i live here now".of course one of a couple or few homes.

 

glenn said on 4/Nov/07
he left new york almost or exactly a month ago.he was here 6-8 weeks before that.long before the fires.im not sure whats going on with the cd.my educational guess,being im a music and industry expert,is that they are preparing a promotional campaign.trying to figure out best time to release,first single,track listing and order.and like i said,there was monetary issues involved.or to be settled.and he fired his management team over a year ago.so maybe he deciding what label to have it released on and have whole different team behind it.not sure.didnt really talk to him this trip.only his people.he can be moody.nothing new.usually a great guy.

 

 

 

Axl recorded a song with Steven Tyler??????

[Gordon Comstock]

8 minutes ago, Chester 524 said:

Axl recorded a song with Steven Tyler??????

 

No, they're probably confusing Axl recording Back In The Saddle with Axl/Steven recording a song...

[wendirosez]

On 3/24/2023 at 3:04 AM, BucketEgg said:

Duff likes babies
https://old.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/10gp1lw/i_spotted_duff_mckagan_from_guns_n_roses_on_the/
posted 2023
(source includes a photo)

I spotted Duff McKagan from Guns N’ Roses on the beach today and asked if he’d be willing to take a picture with this sweet child o’ mine. He said he loves babies and was happy to take this picture (which is sure to be a classic)! So cool and exciting for my husband and I

commenter: I got to hang out with GNR backstage in 1990. Duff is a real sweetheart.

original Poster: He was very sweet! Thank god because he could have easily told me to get lost. That would have been embarrassing lol

 

Fortus answers an email
https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056441727/have-you-met-any-rockstars-that-were-actually-cool/p2
posted 2011

Met Richard Fortus, Thin Lizzy / G & R. Very nice lad, took the time to chat to my 14yr old son and later answer his email.
The Edge very friendly, no sh£t about him. Got a big autograph which the young fella is going to get framed.
Have a drum stick from a UFO gig at the stadium in the early 80s but that doesnt really count as I didnt meet Andy Parker the drummer.

 

A goober meets Fortus
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/richard_fortus_talks_slashs_extremely_rare_guitar_praises_bonamassas_mind-boggling_collection.html
posted 2019

Ok, so you all can call this bullshit if you want, but I met Richard Fortus and he's a great dude.

I, as I usually do, said some awkward stuff because I'm a goober and he was really nice about it and made it as painless as possible.
His collection is amazing as well, and he was showing us some pics of this cool Korina flying V that was being made for him at the time that looked amazing.

In talking about guitar collections he at one point said to me that "I'm still looking for my '59" so I told him that he should hurry before Joe Bonamassa buys them all.

I won't say exactly how he responded to that, but lets just say this is definitely the "Interview version" of his opinion. He was MUCH less complementary in person lol

I was watching him record with Don't Feed the Animals and left with huge appreciation for just how good he really is. He was recording with the prototype of a signature amp he is making with Supro that was supposedly about to be released and it sounded great too. Told us all a story about how he bought the Marshall it was built on from Mick Mars.

TL : DR it's funny to see how the interview opinion and personal opinion are different as you still have to watch what you say even if you play in Guns n Roses. Also Fortus is a really cool guy and amazing to talk gear with if you're into that.

 

Axl lands in Salt Lake City in a balloon

https://old.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/8qtgyf/that_time_axl_rose_landed_in_a_hot_air_balloon_on/
https://imgur.com/a/hM8yJ1r#ALFmGMK

(A lot of this story is in the photos posted)

poster: This was in Salt Lake City in 1991.

poster: It's really as simple and insane as it sounds. The hot air balloon had trouble or something and had to land, and it happened to land on my grandpa's street.

I've had the picture of just Axl for a while, but without the context, it's just a picture of Axl.

We found the rest of the photos cleaning out his house this week.

commenter: Did your grandpa know who he was?
poster: He had written this on the back, so he or someone in the crowd figured it out:

https://i.imgur.com/qhYpPUm.jpg

commenter: I live up here in Salt Lake and want to go check out the street is this in Cottonwood do you have the name of the street thank you

poster: Lupine Way by Cottonwood High.

commenter: Would love to meet Axl, he's my favorite singer ever. Were you there for this? Or were you not born yet

poster: I was alive then, but not there for this.

Axl donates to a London Ward:
https://old.reddit.com/r/RedHotChiliPeppers/comments/11w1b7f/axl_rose_wearing_a_nirvana_hat_and_red_hot_chili/jcx7bvv/
posted 2023

Can't speak for Axl back then, but I think he's become pretty cool recently. I live in London, and a few years ago he donated a huge sum of money to the children's cancer ward I live near, which bought them some new equipment. I'm friends with one of the nurses there, and when I asked her about it, she said he'd been making periodic donation for years, though the most recent one was the biggest. It made me really respect him tbh, and think maybe he's changed for the better. (I couldn't find any article about the most recent one, which was about 2017, but I did find an article about him visiting the ward in 2006. Inspiring stuff.)

 

Hampton VA Axl was cool
http://www.markprindle.com/gnra.htm
post date unknown

I am 37 and I fucking look back and remember guns and roses and it brings me back to yesterdays. I met Axl Rose in Hampton VA in 1991 and he was very cool and I felt a kinda kinship to him because I grew up on the streets of LA and Phoenix AZ. I most likely knew him in the early 80s and we shared many of the same ideas of what the wold should be.

Axl the true bad boy of Rock

 

Someone says Duff is their neighbour
https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/zo4afx/duff_mckagan_axl_rose_lemmy_kilmister_donnington/j0l5era/?context=3
posted 2023

poster: Duff is one of my neighbors. He’s awesome

replier: Living next to 1988 Duff might be a different story, though.

poster: That’s true. He’s Dad Duff now. But still cool and looks great.

[comment that was in reply, but deleted]

poster: He’s nothing but the nicest man. Humble and very much a family man.

Slash still dresses like that
https://old.reddit.com/r/Mommit/comments/x0ork9/im_in_a_halloween_costume_dilemma/im9ct83/?context=3
posted 2023

Let me tell you something. I live in Los Angeles. Slash also lives here. I've seen him come in the places I've worked and he still dresses like that. He's the friendliest, most amazing person. The fact that your daughter wants to dress like him? I bet if you took pics and tagged him on his socials, he would reply.

Tell Grandma she can stuff it. Daughter is 11 and can make her own choices. Not a single damn thing about that band is against Christianity.

...

I remember seeing in Youtube comments a long while ago about how someone's brother met Axl, and Axl complimented that dude's long hair. I can't find it now, but if I ever come across it again, I'll post it.

Loving the hot air balloon story. Those photos are so summer 91.  Also appreciating that London hospital story.

Great thread here @BucketEgg  Very compelling! Thank You for it 

[BucketEgg]

Posted 2019:

Boomer says she gave Axl financial advice

https://old.reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook/comments/dsi7no/no_respect_for_elders_anymore/f6s2lk8/?context=999

 

OK, soooo, I'm a Boomer. I'm disabled. The scenario shown above, happens to me a lot. By the end of the work day, my ankles feel like I am walking through a field of upturned razor blades every time I take a step. It is very painful.
I remember when they first started giving me trouble, three years ago. I thought, "Oh, here we go, the bod's going to start giving out on me from now on, I'm officially a senior."

But then I thought, well, so what, it happens to everyone, it's a fact of life, I don't have to let constant pain cause me to become a complaining curmudgeon. I could decide that it's a challenge, and then challenge myself to smile at everyone I make eye contact with all day; an experiment to see how it might affect my overall demeanor. Maybe strike up a conversation with a compliment.

I especially enjoy the times when I see youngsters wearing Metallica, Motorhead, Guns 'n' Roses t shirts, so I can lean in and tell them that I hung out with James Hetfield and was friends with Lemmy Kilmister and Axl Rose back in our heyday.

"Yup, an old, fat broad like me," I joke when they look all amazed, and they always laugh. Then I show them pictures of how I looked back then, and they are blown away.

I sometimes tell the story about the time I was at the Gardner Street Studio hanging out with Axl in their dirty, ratty one room rehearsal space. The floor was literally covered with junk food garbage that was piled up to my knees in some places. I went to use the bathroom, but Axl wouldn't let me, he said it was way too filthy. He looked around the room and grabbed a Pioneer Chicken box and held it out to me.

"Here, use this if you have to take a shit. I use them all the time. They work great!"

He was so earnest, deferential and chivalrous about protecting my ladylike demeanor amidst the squalor, I found it endearing and charming and couldn't help smiling.

"No, that's ok, I'll just walk to the Denny's down the street, but thank you for thinking of me."

"I'm coming with you, it's too dangerous for you to walk down there alone by yourself."

And he did.

On the way down, he asked me what would happen when the comet Shoemaker-Levy plowed into Jupiter. He said that he'd asked everyone who'd crossed his path in the past few days, but no one had an answer for him.

"I knew they wouldn't, but I asked them anyway, because I knew you'd be able to tell me the next time I saw you, and I just wanted to compare how smart you are with how dumb they are. I get really bored a lot, because I have no one to talk to around here, all the chicks are as dumb as a box of rocks and it pisses me off and I start talking shit to people and picking fights with them, which is not good for me at all. I have to stay focused because three different record companies want to sign us, and I want to get us the best deal possible."

I was taking a class called Music Business Management at L.A. City College at the time, so I gave him this advice:

"Start your own publishing company, and publish all of your own songs. It only costs about a hundred dollars to setb up your own company, you know. Contact the Songwriter's Guild, they'll help you do it, and help you publish the songs, too. Publishing is where the real money is in the music industry. You should have at least three albums worth of songs in your portfolio when you go to negotiate with the A&R reps. They'll try to sign you to a crapass $20,000.00 production deal, but don't accept that. Counter-offer with a deal in which you'll ask for a $100,000.00 advance at most, because you have to pay that advance back in the future. Negotiate for a percentage point from every unit sale, starting with 2%; they will laugh and offer you a quarter point, and keep counteroffering a lower percentage until you meet in the middle. It might not seem like a lot, but trust me, it will add up. Plus, just the act of asking for a percentage point of individual unit sales shows them that you're a professional and they'll respect you. Then knock their socks off by requesting to have a clause inserted that says you can re-negotiate that percentage higher if sales top 100,000, then higher when sales reach 250,000 units, and so on. Because you know they will, you guys are going to be hugely famous, and you need to operate from that standpoint."

He followed that advice to the letter, and the rest is history.

I saw him at a club in Hollywood a few weeks later; girls were kneeling three deep beside his table and two bodyguards kept their pissed off boyfriends at bay. Axl saw me, and jumped up, waving me over.

"I did everything you told me to do, and it worked! We're going to be rich and famous, and I owe it all to you!"

He wanted me to sit at his table, but the girls were shoulder to shoulder there on the floor and would not let me through.

Axl reached out his hand over their heads, stretching his arm out as far as he could and took my hand.

"You're the smartest girl I've ever met, the girl who always dresses so cool. I'll never forget you."

I haven't seen him since then, that was 32 years ago. I have music industry friends who will hook me up with him again, maybe soon.

So, what's the point of rambling on about my past? I'm just an old, fat, disabled Boomer broad, but I've had a pretty interesting life. I guess you could say that the pain is the price I am paying for that life in a way. I would really be grateful if a youngster got up and offered me their seat. My feet and ankles hurt a lot. I don't glare and make snide remarks if I don't get a seat on the train. But I will be paying for standing up the entire commute; I literally will not be able to walk by the time I get home. I'll have to crawl on my hands and knees to the bathroom, the kitchen, etc. I imagine a lot of Boomers my age are feeling similar or worse pain, and maybe that's why they get so huffy and puffy. It was disappointing to see comments like "Boomers are a mental illness" and "Boomers will be okay." Well, now, maybe not so much. A little compassion wouldn't kill you. We're not all entitled whiners like a lot of you millennials and Gen-Xers claim.

I don't feel more or less entitled than anyone else, to a seat on the two buses and the subway I ride during my 1.5 hour commute, I just want to get off my feet. I've walked on them for a long time.

 

[Echomarika]

On 5/11/2023 at 12:17 PM, BucketEgg said:

posted 2015

Axl in Hawaii

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=827275190713754&set=p.827275190713754&type=3

I met axl rose when I went to Hawaii was the nicest guy I ever met i was 16 years old he even let me take his picture it's his mom and dad he holding up!!

 

(Person's post comes with a photo!)

 

 

For those of you having trouble interpreting the photo of Axl's photo of his parents, I added some green outlines so you can see how the figures are posed. (click on the facebook source to see the full photo with Axl included)

 

huh, i find it kind of interesting that he traveled around with a photo of his parents, considering they didn't really have the best relationship.

 

i always thought this photo was from Erin's collection. that's something new to know!

[BucketEgg]

Posted 2013

Axl's house had windows painted black

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1m3oob/did_you_ever_grow_up_with_someone_that_is_now/cc5ms46/?context=999

My mom went to high school with Axl Rose (I don't remember his real name) in Lafayette, IN. She described him as very awkward and said he always was very full of himself. She also said that all of the windows where he lived were painted black.