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1. The name combined two bands
Guns N' Roses formed in Los Angeles in 1985 from members of L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. The new name merged the two.
2. Axl Rose was born William Bruce Rose Jr.
The singer was born in Lafayette, Indiana. He later took the stage name Axl Rose from an earlier band.
3. Slash was born in London
Saul Hudson was born in Hampstead and moved to Los Angeles as a child. His guitar playing became the band's signature.
4. Their first release was an EP on their own label
Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide came out in 1986 on Uzi Suicide Records. It was a rough introduction.
5. The first Appetite cover was withdrawn
Robert Williams's painting for Appetite for Destruction was controversial and was replaced by a tattoo-style cross and skulls design. The original image went on the inside sleeve.
6. Welcome to the Jungle came from New York
Axl said a man told him he was in the jungle during an early trip to the city. The song opened Appetite for Destruction.
7. Sweet Child o' Mine began as a guitar exercise
Slash's riff started as a warm-up that the band turned into a song. Axl wrote the lyrics about a girlfriend.
8. Use Your Illusion I and II came out on the same day
The two albums appeared in September 1991. They charted at number two and number one in the US.
9. A concert ended in a riot in Montreal
In August 1992 Axl left the stage during a co-headlining show with Metallica after throat trouble. Fans rioted.
10. Chinese Democracy took years to finish
The 2008 album was reportedly the most expensive rock record ever made. It featured a rotating line-up.
11. Slash and Duff McKagan returned in 2016
The Not in This Lifetime tour reunited them with Axl. It became one of the highest-grossing tours ever.
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