Axl Rose

W. Axl Rose (born February 6, 1962) is an American hard rock singer and songwriter, born as William Bruce Bailey in Lafayette, Indiana.

Deterioration of the Band

In 1993 Guns N' Roses issued an album of cover tunes, The Spaghetti Incident?, which received mixed reviews. The album is the lowest-selling album of Guns N' Roses' career.

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In 1994, Axl ditched guitar player Gilby Clarke and hired an old friend of his named Paul Tobias. Together with the rest of the band (at this point Slash, Duff and Matt), Axl and Paul recorded a cover of the song Sympathy for the Devil for the Interview with the Vampire soundtrack.

Related Topics:
Sympathy for the Devil - Interview with the Vampire

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Rose replaced Slash's guitar solo with Tobias' against Slash's wishes. The band returned to the studio and recorded 13 tracks for a new album (which still exist today but have never been heard by anyone apart from Axl and co.). However due to tensions Slash shortly thereafter left the band, followed by Matt and Duff in 1997. (Matt was technically fired, but planned on leaving by his own choice anyway.)

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