1. Axl’s ex-wife Erin Everly testified that Axl believed he was actually possessed by John Bonham.
John Bonham is best known as the drummer for Led Zepplin. Go Figure.
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2. Growing up, Axl’s name was William Bailey. He legally changed his name to W. Axl Rose when he signed to Geffen Records
He was born in 1962 as William Bruce Rose, Jr. in Lafayette, Indiana. His Step-Father's last name was Bailey.
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3. Axl loves Christina Aguilera, proclaiming her “one of the greatest vocalists of our time” in Blender.
She's got a four-octave vocal range and a whistle register. Beat that.
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4. Rose has a tabby cat named Dijon.
Who's birthday is apparently the fourth of July.
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5. Axl is a huge Elton John fan, and made a presentation when John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994..
They also sang at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness, performing the classic, “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
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6. In Stockholm in 2006, Axl was arrested for biting a security guard on the leg
When he was 17, Rose was arrested over 20 times, with charges ranging from assault to public intoxication.
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7. Slash’s nickname for Axl used to be “the Ayatollah.”
Ayatollah literally translates to "Signs of Allah"--which is pretty weird as neither Slash nor Axl are Muslim. In fact, Axl was raised attending Pentecostal church, and Slash is currently a Scientologist.
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8. In the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Axl voices DJ Tommy “The Nightmare” Smith.
A bajillion other celebrities lent their voices to the game, including David Cross, Andy Dick, Ron Foster, Samuel L. Jackson, James Woods, Peter Fonda, Charlie Murphy, Frank Vincent, Chris Penn, Danny Dyer, Sara Tanaka, William Fichtner, Wil Wheaton, rappers Ice-T, Chuck D, Frost, MC Eiht and The Game and musicians George Clinton, Axl Rose, Sly and Robbie, and Shaun Ryder.
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9. At the first Guns N’ Roses show in LA, only two people showed up to hear the band.
They now play to stages of millions of people, including our very own Forum de Beyrouth, on March 30.
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10. Axl’s rider includes a provision that the dressing room must be all black and include bouquets of fresh roses, 18 red and 18 white.
Apparently Rose is a total diva, and requires a ridiculous list of items to be present in his dressing room--including two bear-shaped tubes of honey, black napkins, and seven kinds of cheese, among other things.
No word on how legit this list is. But knowing celebrities, it doesn't seem all that farfetched to me.
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In anticipation for Guns N' Roses March 30 concert in Beirut, we're getting you pumped with the randomest--and weirdest--trivia about front man Axl Rose--who, by the way, is crazy.
Crazy awesome! We've narrowed down the 10 most interesting of the "50 Things You Didn't Know About Axl Rose," brought to you by flavorwire.com.
Now if you're a true Guns N' Roses fan, none of this stuff should surprise you. I hope.
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