William Bruce Rose Jr., the oldest child of Sharon Elizabeth (née Lintner), who was 16 years old at the time and still in high school, and William Bruce Rose, who was 20 at the time, was born as Axl Rose in Lafayette, Indiana.
The pregnancy was unintended, and his father has been said to as “a troubled and charismatic local delinquent.”
Why did Axl Rose turn down Hall of Fame?
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame received a “Thanks, but no thanks” letter from Axl Rose regarding the induction of Guns N’ Roses in Cleveland the next weekend.
Apparently at the heart of his choice is bad blood between Rose and other former bandmates from the original 1985 lineup.
Rose joined the band Rapidfire shortly after meeting guitarist Kevin Lawrence outside The Troubadour in West Hollywood. They recorded a five-song demo in May 1983, and it wasn’t until 2014—after years of legal battles—that it was made available as an EP called Ready to Rumble. Following his breakup with Lawrence, he started the band Hollywood. Izzy Stradlin, a childhood friend of Rose’s
