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Axl Rose

(1962) Vocalist United States

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Axl Rose is a vocalist from the United States.

Quick Facts About Axl Rose

Born: February 6, 1962
Nationality: United States
Profession: Vocalist
Spouse: Erin Everly

About Axl Rose

W. Axl Rose is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation in 1985. Renowned for his wide-ranging, powerful voice, Rose has been ranked among the greatest singers of all time by outlets such as Rolling Stone, NME and Billboard.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Axl Rose

Freddie Mercury and Elton John are, like, two of the biggest Influences in my whole life. And probably always will be.

Influence

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Rock n' roll was a bad and evil thing. l remember once I was singing a Barry Manilow song, "Mandy," In the…

Car

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If someone asked me if I could have anything in the world, what would l want? If l could own anything, like…

Able

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What’s so civil about war anyway?

Funny

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I guess I like who I am now. I'd just like to have a little more internal peace. I'm sure everybody would.

Internal peace

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I'm glad to be here [in Israel] again.

Glad

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I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece…

Feet

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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…

Clock

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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…

Firsts

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I wasn't looking at it like, 'I'm singing for AC/DC.' I was looking at it like, 'Y'know, if I can, and if…

I can

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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.

Appetite

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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…

Appears

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

Different

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I feel I have a responsibility to myself, a responsibility to explain where we're coming from. Because a song or the performance…

Art

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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…

Character

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The Guns N' Roses reunion didn't happen by chance or whatever. It was always looked at as a possibility, but it never…

Always

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'Chinese Democracy' wasn't trying to tell China to have a democracy or anything like that. I don't have an opinion on what…

Democracy

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Queen has always been my favorite band. Freddie is the greatest singer, ever, is the way I look at it. The other…

Band

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Fear is where there is no love. Love is where there is no fear.

Fear

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

Athletes

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It's really hard to maintain a one-on-one relationship if the other person is not going to allow me to be with other…

Divorce

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Let sleeping dogs lie or lying dogs sleep or whatever. Time to move on. People get divorced. Life doesn't owe you your…

Cases

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

Real

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I think that it would be good for people to realize and understand that they are doing something to deal with their…

Be good

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Regarding social media, I really dont understand what appears to be the general populations lack of concern over privacy issues in publicizing…

Concern

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