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“If you’ve ever seen Slash give that look to whoever when they hit a bad note… You get that look once, man. You don’t want it twice”: Gilby Clarke survived a baptism by fire in Guns N’ Roses – but one day the pay checks stopped coming

The guitarist played with GN'R during their chaotic Use Your Illusion era. Now he discusses his heart-stopping audition, the early-’90s Guns album that never was and why he was never actually fired from the band

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“Slash says, ‘You got the gig. Learn the whole catalog.’ I was like, ‘Don’t you have a set of songs?’ Slash goes, ‘There’s no setlist. Axl just calls ’em out’”: How Gilby Clarke got the Guns N’ Roses gig – and learned the band’s back catalog in a week

Clarke was formally announced as Izzy Stradlin's replacement in the early ’90s – but not before undergoing an audition process that saw him learn his test tracks in the car last minute

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Zakk Wylde turned down the chance to join Guns N' Roses because he needed to buy pizza and soda pop for his girlfriend

Zakk Wylde accepted an invitation Axl Rose to jam with Guns N' Roses, but backed away when reality came calling

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"That record just transformed my whole life. Once I heard that, all of a sudden I understood what life was about": Slash reminisces about the band who inspired his journey through rock'n'roll

Guns N' Roses man Slash reveals that he heard the album that changed everything while pursuing a woman twice his age

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"The near-mythical aura that surrounds him was stripped away in that 40 minutes": What happened when Axl Rose gave his first TV interview in more than a decade

Presenter Eddie Trunk tells the story the time Guns N' Roses leader Axl Rose gave a rare interview on VH1's That Metal Show

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“That song, and Perfect Crime, we started writing when we were doing pre-production for Appetite" – Slash tells the story of Guns N' Roses's long-in-the-waiting classic You Could Be Mine

"You Could Be Mine was one of Izzy's riffs"

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16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands

Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

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"I was always looking for something beautiful to grasp on to": Duff McKagan on love, God, and the truth of punk

Duff McKagan’s Lighthouse album might be a long way from the music he’s best known for with Guns N' Roses, but it still reflects the punk rocker in him

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"It’s the biggest heavy metal party in the world." Metallica, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Guns N' Roses and Tool, plus insane ticket prices, 40° heat and, er, lobster dinners. Inside the brilliance and the absurdity of Power Trip festival 2023

We headed out to Power Trip in October for a first-hand look at the biggest heavy metal festival ever assembled

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“Malcolm Young would shred picks. It's like he would pick them up and they’d turn to dust!”: Richard Fortus breaks down his role as Guns N’ Roses’ rhythm machine – and explains the overlooked details that separate good players from great ones

GNR's resident Gretsch signature artist discusses his chemistry with Slash – and how it echoes that of Izzy Stradlin's – and pinpoints his approach to staying in the pocket

Guitar World

“I had the same punk-rock attack that Duff had. I wouldn’t be afraid to say I stole some of his stuff”: How Tommy Stinson survived the making of Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy

Tommy Stinson replaced Duff McKagan in 1998, but being the bassist in Guns N’ Roses takes work – a lot of it

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“I need to keep my f**king mouth shut”: Nuno Bettencourt issues apology to Richard Fortus following Rihanna gig disagreement

The Extreme guitarist's apology comes after he fired back at Fortus, who defended Slash in the wake of Bettencourt's suggestion he would struggle playing with Rihanna

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Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt and Richard Fortus from Guns N’ Roses are having an online bust-up over Slash and Rihanna

“As if I’d ever think Slash isn’t capable of playing any Rihanna song in his sleep,” seethes Nuno Bettencourt in one-sided online spat with Richard Fortus

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The 50 greatest Guns N’ Roses songs ever, and the stories behind them

Guns N' Roses changed the shape of rock'n'roll when they emerged in the mid-eighties. Here's a half-century of their very best, and the stories behind them.

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Two owl chicks rescued from beneath Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage after Guns N' Roses set have been named Axl and Slash

Young owls abandoned by their parents were apparently "terrified" on hearing Guns N' Roses set from underneath Glastonbury's Pyramid stage, but have now thankfully been rescued

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"We freaked everybody out": Why no one wanted to work with Guns N' Roses on Appetite For Destruction

Even in the early days, Guns N' Roses' reputation preceded them

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US rock giants Guns N’ Roses produce British-tinged set at Hyde Park

Axl Rose and Slash rolled back the years to light up a dreary night in London with a show featuring covers of UK acts, along with their own hits

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"This is a moment I won't forget in a hurry" – Richard Fortus is now flying the flag for two great British guitar brands with Guns N' Roses

Ivison guitars and Sunbear pickups get their chance to shine in huge venues

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Guns N' Roses rock Glastonbury: a fun, energetic headline set in unfamiliar territory

Guns N' Roses might be an odd fit for Glasto, but you wouldn’t know it from how much fun they were having

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10 essential artists to see at BST Hyde Park this summer, from Bruce Springsteen to Blackpink

From 'The Boss' and Blackpink, to Frank Turner and rising stars Picture Parlour, here are 10 acts you should see at BST Hyde Park 2023

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Classic Rock magazine names the greatest Guns N' Roses song of all time

Readers, writers and rock icons united to name the 50 greatest Guns N' Roses songs ever for Classic Rock's latest issue - and this is what topped them all

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The 50 Greatest Guns N' Roses songs and the stories behind them - only in the new Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Rival Sons, Joe Perry, Glen Matlock & Clem Burke, Extreme, Stone Temple Pilots, Steely Dan, Ayron Jones and more

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How a Slash superfan ended up trading guitars with his hero… three times: “I was wondering if it was real life or if I’d died”

Guitar collector Todd Puma shares the surprising story of how he came to own a trio of the Guns N’ Roses legend’s personal Les Pauls – and why he bought two of Gibson’s ultra-limited Murphy Lab Greeny models

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Slash on his love of Les Pauls: “That Kris Derrig Les Paul came in the 11th hour when we were doing Appetite. It just sounded f**kin’ perfect – like a gift from on high”

The Guns N' Roses guitarist and rock icon talks about the guitars he treasures most – including buying and returning Joe Perry's Dark Burst LP – and reveals how his love for Les Pauls has inspired and shaped him as a player...

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Bikers, fire hoses and looting: the story of the Guns N' Roses fan riot in St. Louis

On July 2, 1991, the infamous 'Rocket Queen riot' kicked off during a Guns N' Roses show at the Riverport Amphitheater in St. Louis. This is what happened

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