Guns N’ Roses: Appetite for Destruction

Guns N’ Roses: Appetite for Destruction

The debut from Guns N' Roses was a watershed moment in '80s rock that chronicled every vice of Los Angeles led by the lye-voiced Axl Rose and a legendary, switchblade-sharp band.

Alan Niven, former manager of Guns N' Roses, harshly criticized the band's lead singer

Ex-Guns N’ Roses manager blames Axl Rose for the band’s breakup

Alan Niven was the manager of Guns N' Roses from 1986 until 1991, the era during which the band released their most successful albums. According to Rolling Stone magazine at the time, it was Axl Rose who wanted to fire him and told his bandmates he would not complete the albums unless Niven was gone. As a result, the band eventually fired him, although some members were opposed to the decision. After that the group only put out the covers record…

“Chinese Democracy was a boring record. But calling it Guns N' Roses was not honest. It was totally a solo record”: GN’R’s ex manager takes aim at Axl Rose

He claims frontman made band “miserable” every day