11. Axl Rose
Axl Rose was the epitome of unstable rock star in the eighties and nineties. Early on this worked as Guns N’ Roses, “the world’s most dangerous band,” were fuelled by controversy and decadence, but this changed. In the late nineties Rose’s act got tiring for original members of the band, who all eventually left, leaving Rose with new musicians and a promise of a new record he couldn’t deliver. Eventually he did deliver it, but it was never the same. Today most of the band is back together, but they are old and will never get those years back. Today everything seems forced and contrived. There’s nothing destructive or decadent about that…
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