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Guns N' Roses manager says "Axl Rose was held for ransom"July 5,2006 Guns N' Roses manager Merck Mercuriadis issued a statement late last week in which he claimed that singer W. Axl Rose was virtually "held for ransom" after being arrested for causing a disturbance and attacking a security guard at a Stockholm, Sweden hotel last Tuesday (June 27th).   courtesy The Rock Radio

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Axl's plays his "Get out of Jail Card" to continue Tour                                       By Doug Pendrell   Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Axl was released this morning, after pleading guilty to the charges of violent conduct and criminal damage .

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Axl arrested for biting Security Guard

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose was arrested in Stockholm early Tuesday after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg outside his hotel, police said. courtesy CNN

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

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Wednesday, July 05, 2006 Guns N' Roses manager says Axl Rose was held for ransom

Guns N' Roses manager Merck Mercuriadis issued a statement late last week in which he claimed that singer W. Axl Rose was virtually "held for ransom" after being arrested for causing a disturbance and attacking a security guard at a Stockholm, Sweden hotel last Tuesday (June 27th). According to the BBC, Mercuriadis stated that Swedish authorities, who held Rose in jail for hours after his arrest, were aware that the band was in the middle of a European tour, but "continually threatened us over a 12-hour period with between five days and three weeks incarceration without bail if Axl did not 'cooperate.' They were fully aware that there were millions of dollars at stake, not to mention the hopes of tens of thousands of fans who had paid for tickets to see Guns N' Roses."

Mercuriadis said that the experience was "tantamount to being held for ransom," and added that Axl had been accosted by the guard and "physically mistreated" during his arrest.

Axl eventually admitted to the charges and paid approximately $6,800 in fines, one-fifth of which went to the guard, whom Rose bit on the leg.

Guns N' Roses were able to proceed to their Wednesday night June 28th show in Oslo, Norway without further incident. The band plays on Wednesday, July 5th, in Helsinki, Finland.-courtesey The Rock Radio

Axl Rose Out of Jail

Axl Rose spent some time getting re-acquainted with the inside of a jail cell yesterday after he was arrested in Stockholm, Sweden for violent conduct and damaging his hotel room. Axl was released this morning, after pleading guilty to the charges of violent conduct and criminal damage.

Reuters reports that " Rose was freed after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor of violent conduct and criminal damage and agreeing to pay a fine of 40,000 crowns ($5,460) and 10,000 crowns in compensation to a security guard, a police spokeswoman said."

USA Today had more of the low-down on Axl Rose. " Catarina Oscarsson, a spokeswoman for concert organizer Ema Telstar, said the band wasn't traveling with a publicist and would not comment on the arrest," however, police spokeswoman Towe Hagg did go on to say that " He was deemed too intoxicated to be questioned right away."

The BBC did go on to quote Towe Hagg as saying "The matter is now concluded." This means that Axl Rose, and his band, Guns N' Roses can continue on on their tour in support of their upcoming album, Chinese Democracy. Their next stop is in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday.

Formed in 1985, Guns N' Roses shot to stardom with the release of their debut album Appetite for Destruction in 1987, which produced such hit songs as Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, and Sweet Child O' Mine. It wasn't until 1991 that Guns N' Roses became legendary rock gods with the release of the multi-platinum double album Use Your Illusion 1 and Use Your Illusion II, which featured such hits as November Rain, Don't Cry, Live and Let Die, Civil War, You Could Be Mine, and the unforgettable cover Knocking on Heaven's Door, written by folk legend Bob Dylan. After a heated public break up in 1993 at the end of their historic 28 month Use Your Illusion Tour, Guns N' Roses parted ways for good. Slash went on to form the short lived band Slash's Snakepit, while Axl Rose fell into relative obscurity and seclusion, appearing every so often with new incarnations of the band.

[Additional Sources: Reuters, USA Today, BBC]

Axl Rose held for 'biting guard'

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose was arrested in Stockholm early Tuesday after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg outside his hotel, police said.

Rose -- who performed in the Swedish capital on Monday evening -- was being held on suspicion of attacking and threatening the guard, as well as causing damage to the Berns Hotel where the alleged scuffle took place, police spokeswoman Towe Hagg said.

Hagg told The Associated Press that Rose was intoxicated during the confrontation, which broke out around 8 a.m. (0600 GMT), and would face questioning after he sobers up.

"He was deemed too intoxicated to be questioned right away," she said.

A prosecutor will then decide whether to press charges against him, Hagg also said.

It was unclear what caused the fight, but Swedish tabloids said the guard tried to intervene when Rose started arguing with a woman in the hotel lobby.

Fredrik Nylen, one of the police officers who helped arrest Rose, was quoted by the daily Aftonbladet Web site as saying that the singer acted aggressively toward police and had to be "handcuffed and restrained" in the hotel.

"He kept a high profile, so to speak," Nylen was quoted as saying.

Guns N' Roses played a concert in Stockholm's Globe Arena Monday night, and had been partying at a well-known night club before the scuffle, Aftonbladet said.

Izzy Stradlin On Board For More Guns N' Roses Dates

"As promised, Izzy has just sent me confirmation of his confirmed dates with GN'R. This is what he sent:

'Izzy here... I'm in London. I'm planning to join Guns 11th - 21st (June). Cheers, Izzy.'

As most will already know, Izzy joined Guns N' Roses on stage at Download Festival, Donington on Sunday night. Unauthorized photos, mp3s and videos can all be found on the fan message board (http://www.beenafix.com/forum/login.php)."

Izzy will be joining GN'R on the following dates:

• 6/13 - Prague, Czech Republic at Sazka Arena
• 6/15 - Warszawa, Poland at Stadion Legii
• 6/17 - Burgenland, Austria at Pannonia Fields II (Novarock)
• 6/20 - Paris, France at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
• 6/21 - Zurich, Switzerland at Hallenstadion

Guns N' Roses Comeback Gig Shambles

June7/2006 -Courtesy DYI

Guns N Roses' comeback UK show in London last night annoyed fans by overrunning by an hour.

The band arrived an hour late on stage and fans started booing. The show didn't finish until 1am, leaving many with no means of public transport to get home, and many fans missed a lot of the set as they were forced to leave early.

HILFIGER HONOURS GUNS 'N' ROSES AT CFDA AWARDSMovie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

Fashionista TOMMY HILFIGER paid tribute to arch enemy AXL ROSE at last night's (05JUN06) Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) awards by wearing a GUNS N' ROSES T-shirt.
Hilfiger and the SWEET CHILD OF MINE rocker got into a furious row at actress ROSARIO DAWSON's birthday party in New York City last month (MAY06), which resulted in the designer allegedly hitting Rose.
But the designer, who previously branded the singer "rude and obnoxious", appeared to have put the spat behind him with his humorous choice of top.

-Courtesy PR Inside

Written by Stereoboard.com

Sunday, 14 May 2006

Guns N' Roses made their long awaited live comeback this weekend. The iconic 80's rock band, now with only Axl Rose from the original line-up, played their first shows since the doomed tour of 2002 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Friday night. The four-date residence shows were sold out in minutes, as fans scrambled for tickets, and have been described by Axl as mere warm-up shows for the European Tour that kicks off in Madrid on May 25th. The band also performed six new tracks at the Friday night concert. 'The Blues', 'Better', 'Madagascar', 'Chinese Democracy', 'There Was a Time', and 'IRS' will all feature on the decade-in-the-making 'Chinese Democracy' album. Axl Rose revealed last week in a radio interview that he expects the long-awaited album to be released sometime this year, although no official date has been revealed as yet. GNR also revealed the bands new guitarist at the show, with Ron Thal, aka Bumblefoot, filling in for the departed Buckethead, who left the band two years ago. It is not yet known if Bumblefoot will be a permanent member of the band though. New York Times reviewer Ben Ratliff reports on the show by saying, "Mr. Rose’s voice sounded strong, even in his highest nasal shrieks, but the band wasn’t using the warm-up time to experiment." The concert ran in excess of 2 hours, and the setlist was as follows. 1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Better 5. Live And Let Die 6. Sweet Child O' Mine 7. Knockin On Heavens Door 8. Madagascar 9. You Could Be Mine 10. The Blues 11. Out To Get Me (Bumblefoot Solo) 12. November Rain 13. My Michelle 14. Chinese Democracy 15. There Was A Timeo 16. Patience (Bumblefoot 2nd Solo) 17. I.R.S 18. Nightrain (Robin Solo) 19. Paradise City Courtesy Stereo Board .com

Look who's talking! Axl drops in on WAXQ AUDIO

By DAVID HINCKLEY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Axl Rose Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose, half-jokingly described by his comrade Sebastian Bach as "the Howard Hughes of rock 'n' roll," startled fans around the world early Saturday by dropping in on Eddie Trunk's WAXQ (104.3 FM) radio show and hanging out on-air for two and a half hours. "Even though we talked on the phone, I have to admit that when he told Sebastian he'd come over, I was like, 'Yeah, right,'" said Trunk yesterday. "But when he got here, he couldn't have been nicer." Rose came from a Guns N' Roses rehearsal to the WAXQ studio around 12:30 a.m. to join Trunk, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, WWE wrestler Chris Jericho and Bach, who Trunk says "really made it happen." Rose drank Red Bulls, swapped stories, cracked a few jokes about himself and his reputation and suggested Trunk play Motorhead's "Ace of Spades." He also told stories about the hard-rock world and talked about growing up and listening to bands like Kiss and Wasp. He answered some questions from Trunk, saying the long-awaited "Chinese Democracy" CD will be out in the fall, and deflected others. He declined to identify the band's new lead guitarist or explain why he aborted a 2002 tour beyond saying the tour wasn't his idea. He seemed relaxed and good-natured and had only one request: no photos. "I wanted to offer a comfort zone," said Trunk. "I wanted him to feel like he could just hang out, while at the same time giving some information to the audience." As word spread, that audience exploded. In half an hour, WAXQ's Web stream had crashed from overload, making fans wait until audio circulated later that day. In one minidrama, the visit closed a bit of unfinished business for Trunk and his pal Mike Piazza, who were rebuked by Rose several years ago for playing an unreleased GNR track. Saturday morning, Trunk called Piazza, who also was incredulous at first that Rose was really there, and they talked it out. "I think that was big for Mike," said Trunk. "He's such a fan of the band, this had been weighing on him." Everyone had enough fun that Trunk's show, which normally ends at 2 a.m., ran an extra hour with WAXQ's blessing. "That's one of the great things about 'Friday Night Rocks,'" said Trunk. "It's not structured, like so many other shows are. We can do things like this." After the show the hang-out continued, with Rose inviting everyone to a nightclub to keep talking music. Trunk said he got home around 6 a.m. "I've been doing this for 23 years," he said. "This is one of those one or two nights you'll never forget." courtesy New York Daily News

Guns N' Roses add more New York shows

Guns N' Roses have added two more New York City shows to their upcoming tour itinerary, bringing its total of Big Apple appearances to four. The band will now play at Hammerstein Ballroom on May 12th and 14th, in addition to its two previously scheduled shows at the same venue on May 15th and 17th. These are the only U.S. appearances scheduled so far for the group, which counts singer W. Axl Rose as its sole original member. Tickets went on sale on Friday, April 21st and will cost fans $63, to see a band whose current lineup remains shrouded in mystery.

Guns N' Roses will perform at 17 European festivals following the New York shows, beginning on May 27th in Lisbon, Portugal.

The four New York shows, if they actually happen, will mark the first concert performances by GNR since scrapping a 2002 world tour after just a few dates.

Although Rose has claimed that fans will hear new GNR music this year, the band's record label still does not have the long-delayed Chinese Democracy album on its release schedule.

-courtesy TheRockRadio.com

Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images

 

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The War of the Guns N' Roses  

March 7, 2006

Things are not going well for Axl Rose on the supposed eve of the release of Chinese Democracy. First, his meticulously guarded tracks were leaked onto the Internet, and now he's mired in yet another battle with former Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan.

Slash recently made public statements about Rose's upcoming GNR project, proclaiming his support of his former bandmate. Rose was not amused.

A statement released Monday (March 6) on behalf of Rose states that Slash's announcements of support for Rose are merely attempts to "garner publicity for himself." "Slash's actions in recent years have in fact been anything but supportive," the statement read, citing a series of lawsuits filed against Rose in the past decade.

"Slash's actions, whether in or out of Guns N' Roses have been a complete betrayal across the board of his alleged friendship and business relationship with Axl," the statement continued.

In August, Slash and McKagan filed their most recent suit against Rose claiming the former GNR frontman changed the publisher's name on songs collectively owned by the band.

That lawsuit was "based on a faulty premise from the start," according to Monday's statement. "What Hudson and McKagen attempted to portray as egregious misconduct by Axl was in fact -- as Slash and Duff have learned -- nothing more than a clerical error committed by ASCAP."

On Friday (March 3), Rose filed a counterclaim in Federal Court seeking to confirm "his ownership of his own creative works."

"Axl regrets having to spend time and energy on these distractions," Rose's attorney Howard Weitzman said in a statement, "but he has a responsibility to protect the Guns N' Roses legacy and expose the truth."

No word yet on how much Axl is seeking in damages.                               

courtesy Spin .com

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