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A big, brash history of Guns n Roses charismatic, talented and idiosyncratic leader

An archetypal rock biography that captures the runaway-train spirit of the singer and his bandYou dont have to be a Guns N Roses fanatic to dig this energetic, comprehensive, few-holds-barred portrait of modern metals most charismatic Reviews

Even in the rock world, a figure like Axl Rose doesnt come along very often. Mercurial and brilliant, deluded and imperious, Rose defies easy description. W.A.R. reveals Roses childhood influences (and how he got his name), tracks the birth of G n R and delves into the stories behind their monster albums Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion. But with those successes came excessesdrugs, infighting and a lead singer who morphed from eccentric to seemingly unhinged.

Journalist Mick Wall had unprecedented access to Rose and G n R during their heyday and gives a more richly detailed portrait of the band than youve ever read before. W.A.R. has fresh views on:

the death of two fans at the Donington Park concert in England

Roses fallout with all the other original G n R band members, including Slash

fights with Kurt Cobain, Vince Neil and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger

Roses no-shows at concerts throughout his career

the lead singers becoming a recluse at his Malibu mansion for most of the last fifteen years

the much-gossiped-about and long-awaited album Chinese Democracy

Author: Mick Wall
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 01/20/2009
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.18w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9780312541484
Language: English

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