article was taken from THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE - which is the free mag en- closed with the NEWS OF THE WORLD. Here we go... This Thursday (sorry I lost the date) Axl rose celebrates his 30th birth- day. And if his past behaviour`s any- thing to go by, the party will be wild. Infamous for his crazed stage antics, boozing and drug abuse plus police bust ups, Axl and band GUNS N' ROSES are the worlds biggest group with 25 million albums sold. But SUNDAY MAG can reveal that tatooed terror Axl was a lonely, bullied boy who sang in his school choir.And the rock shockers No.1 fan, DATTITUDES TOWARD AXL ROSEN his grandma,ANNA LINTER,says: "He was a good boy, with an angels voice. He helped in the house and did the shop- As you can see from my handle I'm a ping for me. Axl was considerate and big fan of Axl Rose. Part of this polite. Even police chief 3TOM LEACH1 (Hey, is 1985, the rocker changed his name to he any relation to the users of the ROSE, his real dad's surname. Forbidden Planet BBS?? Leach...hmm... - POLARIS) of Axl`s home town, LAFAY- Recently Axl revealed he's sought ETTE, INDIANA says "He wasn't a bad psychiatric help to cope with deep guy, Axl had a drink problem,but that depression and suicidal tendencies-he was his only sin. "He now has 20 jail blames trauma in his childhood. terms on his record. Schoolmates remember him as a loud Today the wild singer keeps his good mouthed loner.Some got so sick of his deeds secret. He works with groups bragging they taped over his mouth that help abused children, and a and shoved him in a locker. But they couple of years ago the band visited have to admit that now he's worth $40 sick, and dying teenage fans in million, Axl's old boasting seems hospital. modest! SUNDAY MAGAZINE March 92 (I think) But one event overshadowed Axls early life.Born 3BILL BAILEY1,Axl was 17 when 2Now onto my thoughts.......1 he discovered that his dad was really his stepfather. GUNS N ROSES are currently on their USE YOUR ILLUSIONS world tour. On "He felt terribly betrayed" says a Saturday May 16th the band play Slane relative. "He turned to drink and castle. The band were originally drugs". When 2GUNS N ROSES1 formed in scheduled to play in Cork. When I heard this I thought great GUNS N' garding stage antics, boozing and ROSES in Cork. My joy was soon drugs. I told him to "FUCK OFF and shattered when I read that the G.A.A. shag a dead monkey" ( Gaelic assholes asciation ) would What was I supposed to say "Thank you not promote the gig. They said that for your time"? the would not wish to promote that style of music.3BULLSHIT.1They probably Probably another thing that put the read the above article and shit them- GAA off the idea was the screening of selves. They thought somebody would a documentary about the band,on HTV a get killed or go home a junkee.Christ while back.I was sitting down waiting a few years ago Michael Jackson play- for WCW wrestling one saturday night ed Cork, Christ if he could play here when on came the documentary. I was then why not GUNS N ROSES?? over the moon. They interviewed SLASH (the lead guitarist) and he said that I know Jackson does not go as wild as when the band went on the stage they GNR on stage but its still the same never knew what Axl was going to do. principal. A concert is a concert They showed Axl stage diving numerous afterall.Look at the money and status times and also criticised the riot cork and the GAA would have recieved. which was caused at one of their I know one of the members of the com- American concerts. Then came the 3TIT1 mitee suposedly organising the 3THING1, as the band calls it. Women concert at the time, and I asked him young and old show what their made of why weren't GNR playing in cork. He by taking off their bras and start made up bullshit like the above re- bouncing around the place. It even showed one dude ripping the top off is that they devil worship in some poor bitch. There were tits all concert.(Pity they don't though...... over the place! -PLRS) I can't make the concert in They also brought up when two press Slane (FUCKIN` MONEY PROBLEMS) ( Join fuckers started taking photos of Rose The Club m8! PoLaRiS) so if you go in Chicago. Axl promptly jumped into have one gooood mother fuckin' time. the crowd and kicked the shit out of Before I go I must quote from Axl 2"I1 the photographers. Currently he is on 2DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST PARTING1 the run from the cops in chicago. 2WITH WHATEVER YOU CAN GET YOU CAN GET1 2YOUR HANDS ON, BUT USE YOUR HEAD AND1 Nobodies perfect, so what if he has a 2KEEP YOUR ASS ALIVE".1 Remember that drink problem, he's not the only and enjoy the concert. person in the world with one so why I feel very strongly about the above outline him. They ( the press ) make so if you think different and think it sound as if he is the only alcohol Axl Rose and GNR are stupid then why abuser in the world, they try to make don't you fuck off and shag all the him unique. members of NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, so God dammit he's trying to cool down just fuck off. and he's helping others what more do Signed..........AXL/EXODUS these fucking dickheads of people want.Most of you probably seen GNR in 3Article By:Axl/Exodus1 the tribute to FREDDIE MECURY. As you 3Clipart By:Punisher/Eclipse1 can see the band is brilliant live. The way the press make them out to be