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3 Times Axl Rose Made Headlines for the Wrong Reasons

Axl Rose is a larger-than-life figure in classic rock harmony. While he’s optimal known as Guns N’ Roses’ iconic frontman, he’s also known for getting into fights, beefing with other musicians, saying unsavory things, and generally getting into trouble on stage and off stage. Let’s peek at a scant times Axl Rose made headlines and not for wonderful reasons.

1. Inciting a Riot in 1991

Axl Rose made headlines back in 1991 for inciting a riot that actually could have been quite serious. While performing “Rocket Queen” at the Riverport Amphitheater in June of that year, Rose suddenly got quite angry at someone in the audience. Apparently, he didn’t want cameras there, and the fan had one. He jumped into the crowd and tackled the fan, landing a not many blows to the offender and those around him before security dragged him away. After adv blaming security for the show conclusion, a riot broke out and price hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to equipment and even landed 65 audience members in the hospital.

This wouldn’t be Rose’s last riot, either. He would incite another one just a couple of months later in Montreal, which would cause

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  • Racist, Nativist, and Homophobic lyrics in the song "One in a Million"
  • On the cover of  G n' R Lies, the album "One in a Million" is on, there is a disclaimer in the form of a faux article titled "One in a Million" stating "This song is very simple and extremely generic or generalized, my apologies to those who may take offense."
  • Responded to criticism with the song "Don't Damn Me".
  • In 1992 he justified the utilize of the N-Word in "One in a Million"  because he was "pissed off about some black people who were trying to rob me. I wanted to insult those particular shadowy people. I didn't want to aid racism." and that it was "A way to declare my anger at how vulnerable I felt in certain situations that had gone down in my life."
  • He hates being called a racist or connected with racists, and expresses 'concern' and 'disapproval' towards those who use the song to promote 'their own' racist views.
  • He abused Erin Everly, Stephanie Seymour, and Gina Siler.
  • The authentic cover for Taste for Destruction was going to depict a robot rapist and a s

    You Wouldn't Want To Assemble Axl Rose In Actual Life

    Axl Rose faced charges for statutory rape of minor due to an incident in December of 1985 at the Guns N' Roses' "Hell House." The 15-year-old girl, Michelle, and her parents pressed charges accusing Rose of having sex with the teenager. In the close, the charges were dropped because of a "lack of hard evidence," but more than one person backed the claims.

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    Slash, the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, says in his autobiography: "My memory of the events is hazy but from what I remember she had sex with Axl up in the loft. Towards the end of the night, maybe as the drugs and booze wore off, she lost her mind and freaked out intensely. Axl told her to leave and tried throwing her out."

    Mike Wall, rock journalist and creator of Last of the Giants: The True Story of Guns N' Roses, also back the story in his book, claiming that Rose said he was "really excited" to have gotten away with it the night the cops rolled up. Gross.


    Axl Rose

    (1962-)

    Who Is Axl Rose?

    Born in Indiana, Axl Rose eventually moved to California, working odd jobs and playing in bands until the formation of Guns N' Roses in the mid-1980s. Guns N' Roses achieved critical acclaim, but Rose’s antics caused controversy. After the Use Your Illusion Tour, Rose became a recluse. He resurfaced occasionally, with the band, promising to release the album Chinese Democracy, which finally hit stores in 2008.

    Background

    Axl Rose was born William Bruce Rose Jr. on February 6, 1962, in Lafayette, Indiana. His mother was 16, and his father, William Bruce Rose Sr., was 20. Rose Sr. left when his son was a toddler. Rose's mother later married Stephen Bailey and changed her son's name to William Bruce Bailey. Rose grew up believing that Bailey was his biological father until, at 17, he discovered the existence of his father while going through papers at his parents' house. He began using Rose as his last name.

    Rose was frequently in trouble with the police and spent time in jail on charges of public intoxication and battery. When the police threatened to charge him as a career criminal, he moved to Los Angeles in 1982. Shortly after, he