Quotes by Axl Rose

About Axl Rose:

W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Due to his powerful and wide vocal range and energetic live performances, Rose has been named one of the greatest singers of all time by various media outlets, including Rolling Stone and NME.
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'Appetite for Destruction' was the only thing written with lyrics and melody fitting the guitar parts at the same time. After that, I got a barrage of guitar songs that I was supposed to put words to, and I don't know if that was the best thing for G...

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I try to be respectful about getting an honor or recognition, but I don't really know what the Rock Hall actually is. In my experience with the people who run it, I don't see it having to do with anything other than them making money.

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I go to movies, go out with friends, go to car shows. I have a zoo.

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As for money and prestige, if one has an opportunity to make money and/or advance their position or place in life, there can be a lot to weigh and consider, such as responsibilities, goals and objectives, etc. We all make choices, deal with our sense...

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In general, I usually don't really go by or live my life by a clock, and outside of touring, I don't really ask anyone else to. It's not out of lack of respect for anyone or intentional.

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Sometimes your friends are your lovers, or have been at one time.

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I could beat my mike stand into the stage, but I was still in pain. Maybe fans liked it, but sometimes people forget you're a person and they're more into the entertainment value. It's taken a long time to turn that around and give a strong show with...

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There was a much more self-destructive nature in 'Appetite.' It was a going-for-it-at-all-cost thing that worked then.

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I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it.

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I really liked the Seattle movement.

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I like Nine Inch Nails, and I like hip-hop.

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I like to be real private; you don't always want everyone around you - even when they like you.

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We have a saying in Guns N' Roses: 'When somebody's gonna get yelled at, they're gonna get the corn.'

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Regarding social media, I really don't understand what appears to be the general population's lack of concern over privacy issues in publicizing their entire lives on the Internet for others to see to such an extent... but hey it's them, not me, so w...

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I'm in California, and that usually leans Democratic, and that's usually where I lean anyway... I would lean Democrat; I would lean Obama.

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I sing in five or six different voices that are all part of me. It's not contrived.

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Mick Jagger is one of the greatest athletes who ever lived, just for how much he puts into it onstage.

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Author Bio

  • NameAxl Rose
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter and musician
  • AliasesW. Axl Rose; William Bruce Rose; William „Bill“ Bailey
  • BornFebruary 6, 1962
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Composer; Musician; Singer-songwriter