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Axl Rose
said
We wish we were doing it, of course, under much better circumstances, but this man was loved. For Chris.
— At a Guns N' Roses concert in Ireland before playing Black Hole Sun in tribute to Chris Cornell on May 27, 2017.
Axl Rose
American singer-songwriter (born 1962)
- Fame64.0
- Momentum4.7
- United States rank#77
Source-basedRising
- Fame64.0
- Momentum4.7
- United States rank#77
- Musicians rank#243
- Wikipedia147.9K
Born 1962 · age 64United States
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Updated 2026-06-08
The voice that turned "Welcome to the Jungle" into an anthem — and then spent fifteen years and millions of dollars on one album while the band he founded fell apart around him.
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Born William Bruce Rose Jr. in Lafayette, Indiana, on February 6, 1962, he moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s and co-founded Guns N' Roses in 1985. The band's debut, Appetite for Destruction (1987), sold over 30 million copies worldwide and remains the best-selling U.S. debut; "Sweet Child o' Mine", inspired by his relationship with Erin Everly, hit number one. The twin albums Use Your Illusion I and II (1991) debuted at No. 2 and No. 1, selling 35 million combined, but the tour spiraled into riots — Rose was arrested for inciting the Riverport Riot — media rants, and feuds with Metallica…
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Axl Rose
said
My growth was stopped at two years old. And when they talk about Axl Rose being a screaming two-year-old, they're right.
— Quoted in "Axl Rose: The Rolling Stone Interview" by Kim Neely, Rolling Stone, No. 627 (2 April 1992)
Axl Rose
said
When asked what kind of music and bands he enjoys
— Quoted in "Axl Rose: The Rolling Stone Interview" by Del James, Rolling Stone, (10 August 1989)
Axl Rose
saidundated
That's always the hardest question. Lately I've been listening to Derek and the Dominos, the Bar-Kays. I really like the first Patti Smith. I'm just starting to discover the Cure.
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