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The Name W.Axl Rose


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What is the true story about the name W.Axl Rose...I heard that his first band was called "AXL" and that`s why he chose that and then i heard that it has something to do with oral sex.....Anybody?.?:?:?

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His adopted name was Bill Bailey, but at 16 he decided he didn't want the name, so he changed to W. Rose, W standing for William because, as he said, "Bill was an ass-hole." And Rose was the name of his biological father. Once he moved to LA he was in a band called Axl, and, with some persuasion from friends, changed his name again to W. Axl Rose. The Oral Sex thing is coincidental as far as I Know.

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Axl was born William Bruce Rose on Feb 6th 1962.  He grew up Bill Bailey believing that his step dad, Stephen Bailey was his real dad.  When he was 17 he found his mom's diploma and some insurance papers with the last name "Rose"  He then changed his last name to Rose.  His biological father was a horrible man (well so was his step dad for what he did to the three kids) but he changed his first name to W. because as he puts it "William was an as*hole"  He adopted the name Axl from a band he was in in Indiana.  As far as the anagram for oral sex, I am not sure if that was intentional or not.  Anyone know?

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