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* DoNotCallMePaul: Axl would rather you not call him Bill, as he had legally changed his name from William Bailey to W. Axl Rose in 1986. Likewise, we don't think Izzy Stradlin would like it if you call him Jeff, as in Jeffrey Isbell.

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* DoNotCallMePaul: Axl would rather you not call him Bill, as he had legally changed his name from William Bailey to W. Axl Rose in 1986. Likewise, we don't think Izzy Stradlin would like it if you call him Jeff, as in Jeffrey Isbell.Isbell, nor Slash by his birth name of Saul Hudson.



%%zce* FieryRedhead: Axl Rose is a male example of the trope.

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%%zce* * FieryRedhead: Axl Rose has red/strawberry blonde hair and is a male example of notorious for his temper, abrasive demeanor and volatile mood swings, especially in the trope.band's heyday.



* GeniusBruiser: Duff stands 6'3" and took up martial arts training after getting sober in the mid-'90s. He also was, by most accounts, a good student as a Seattle schoolboy, and very passionate in his attempts to get a college degree following his exit from the band.

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* GeniusBruiser: Duff stands 6'3" and took up martial arts training after getting sober in the mid-'90s. He also was, by most accounts, a good student as a Seattle schoolboy, and very passionate in his attempts to get a college degree following his exit from the band.band and made smart decisions with his money, investing in Starbucks, Microsoft and Amazon just before all three took off, making himself quite wealthy outside of the band and even being asked by other rock stars for financial advice.
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* MorePopularSpinOff: Guns 'N Roses are far more know and successful than L.A Guns and Hollywood Rose ever were. Especially the latter, which never had any studio albums.
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trope about IU colorism now


* MistakenForRacist: Possibly Axl, [[{{Troperiffic}} yet again]]. It seems he can't live down "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9B7hgSztA0 One in a Million]]" from ''Lies'', whose lyrics were...[[{{Understatement}} somewhat]] [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero controversial.]] Whether or not to believe his claims that the song was written "in character" or that he was calling out [[StopBeingStereotypical specific people who tried to hustle him on the LA streets]] is an exercise for the reader ([[ButNotTooBlack Slash's]] silence doesn't help). Since the initial furor died down, he's taken to calling out [[Music/{{Metallica}} James Hetfield]] on racial bias over dropping opening act Music/BodyCount, possibly passing the trope onward, and this might finally fade for Axl with his calling out Donald Trump for naming Jeff Sessions, who attracted criticism for racism back in the '80s, as his Attorney General.

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* MistakenForRacist: Possibly Axl, [[{{Troperiffic}} yet again]]. It seems he can't live down "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9B7hgSztA0 One in a Million]]" from ''Lies'', whose lyrics were...[[{{Understatement}} somewhat]] [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero controversial.]] Whether or not to believe his claims that the song was written "in character" or that he was calling out [[StopBeingStereotypical specific people who tried to hustle him on the LA streets]] is an exercise for the reader ([[ButNotTooBlack Slash's]] (Slash's silence doesn't help). Since the initial furor died down, he's taken to calling out [[Music/{{Metallica}} James Hetfield]] on racial bias over dropping opening act Music/BodyCount, possibly passing the trope onward, and this might finally fade for Axl with his calling out Donald Trump for naming Jeff Sessions, who attracted criticism for racism back in the '80s, as his Attorney General.
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Guns N' Roses is an American rock band, formed in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, California in 1985. The band, led by front-man and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation. The band has released six studio albums, two [=EP=]s and one live album during their career.

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Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, California in 1985. The band, led by front-man and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation. The band has released six studio albums, two [=EP=]s and one live album during their career.
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-->-- "Welcome to the Jungle"

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-->-- "Welcome '''"Welcome to the Jungle"
Jungle"'''
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Peek A Bangs has been disambiguated


** [[ExpressiveHair The hair.]] Nothing screams "Slash" like his hair. Helps [[PeekABangs he tends to cover his face with it]], as seen in the video for "November Rain" or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqRxsu8tegE the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]].

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** [[ExpressiveHair The hair.]] Nothing screams "Slash" like his hair. Helps [[PeekABangs he tends to cover his face with it]], it, as seen in the video for "November Rain" or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqRxsu8tegE the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]].
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** Of course, if the rest of the classic lineups had done like Steven and Matt and not used stage names, they'd have been William "Bill" Bailey, Saul Hudson, Jeffrey "Jeff" Isbell...and Michael "Duff" [=McKagan=], who got his nickname as a child because of his Irish heritage and because there were just too many Mikes.

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** Of course, if the rest of the classic lineups had done like Steven and Matt and not used stage names, they'd have been William "Bill" Bailey, Saul Hudson, Jeffrey "Jeff" Isbell...and Michael "Duff" [=McKagan=], who got his nickname as a child because of to differentiate him from the other kids named Michael who lived on his Irish heritage and because there were just too many Mikes.street.
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* AchievementInIgnorance: Slash is self taught and has a rather basic knowledge of music theory (and can't read notation), but that hasn't stopped him from writing some of the most famous riffs from the '80s. [[OddlyCommonRarity This isn't actually too uncommon for most a majority of self taught or non-classical/jazz-trained musicians,]] but was a change of pace from the very technical shredders of the '80s.

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* AchievementInIgnorance: Slash is self taught self-taught and has a rather basic knowledge of music theory (and can't read notation), but that hasn't stopped him from writing some of the most famous riffs from the '80s. [[OddlyCommonRarity This isn't actually too uncommon for most a majority of self taught self-taught or non-classical/jazz-trained musicians,]] but was a change of pace from the very technical shredders of the '80s.



** Of course, if the rest of the classic lineups had done like Steven and Matt and not used stage names, they'd have been William "Bill" Bailey, Saul Hudson, Jeffrey "Jeff" Isbell...and Michael "Duff" McKagan, who got his nickname as a child because of his Irish heritage and because there were just too many Mikes.

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** Of course, if the rest of the classic lineups had done like Steven and Matt and not used stage names, they'd have been William "Bill" Bailey, Saul Hudson, Jeffrey "Jeff" Isbell...and Michael "Duff" McKagan, [=McKagan=], who got his nickname as a child because of his Irish heritage and because there were just too many Mikes.
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** Of course, if the rest had done like Steven and not used stage names, they'd have been Will, Saul, Jeffrey, Michael and later Darren. And Gilby.

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** Of course, if the rest of the classic lineups had done like Steven and Matt and not used stage names, they'd have been Will, Saul, Jeffrey, William "Bill" Bailey, Saul Hudson, Jeffrey "Jeff" Isbell...and Michael "Duff" McKagan, who got his nickname as a child because of his Irish heritage and later Darren. And Gilby.because there were just too many Mikes.
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Per TRS.


* BadassBaritone: Axl's speaking voice is a ''very'' deep baritone, making it even more jarring when he switches to his signature screech.
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* AlbumTitleDrop:
** "Locomotive" in ''Use Your Illusion, Vol. II'':

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* AlbumTitleDrop:
AlbumTitleDrop: From the ''Use Your Illusion'' albums.
** "Locomotive" in ''Use Your Illusion, Vol. Illusion II'':



** ''Don't Damn Me'' has the line "your satisfaction lies in your illusion".

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** ''Don't "Don't Damn Me'' Me" in ''Use Your Illusion I'' also has the variant line "your satisfaction lies in your illusion".
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* WeddingDeathJuxtaposition: The music video of "November Rain" juxtaposes the singer's wedding to his wife to her later death and funeral.
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I just checked up on his official information and noticed this. As it would seem this particular edit was not up to date! Lol


* OlderThanTheyLook: DJ Ashba is forty-three. [[http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15000000/DJ-Ashba-dj-ashba-15024199-600-447.jpg He really doesn't look forty-three at all]].

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* OlderThanTheyLook: DJ Ashba is forty-three.exactly fifty at the moment. [[http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15000000/DJ-Ashba-dj-ashba-15024199-600-447.jpg He really doesn't look forty-three fifty at all]].
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So it reads “on” each time


* CoverVersion: "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Mama Kin]]" and "[[Music/RoseTattoo Nice Boys]]" on their debut (the EP ''Live?!*@ Like a Suicide''; later reissued in ''Music/GNRLies''[[note]]Both of which also contained "Reckless Life", which was part of Hollywood Rose's repertoire before it became half of Guns N' Roses[[/note]]), "[[Music/{{Wings|Band}} Live and Let Die]]" in ''Use Your Illusion I'' and [[Music/BobDylan "Knocking On Heaven's Door"]] on ''II'', and "[[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Sympathy For The Devil]]" for ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'', which [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathy_for_the_Devil#cite_ref-book_11-0 arguably]] was the straw that broke the camel's back...

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* CoverVersion: "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Mama Kin]]" and "[[Music/RoseTattoo Nice Boys]]" on their debut (the EP ''Live?!*@ Like a Suicide''; later reissued in ''Music/GNRLies''[[note]]Both of which also contained "Reckless Life", which was part of Hollywood Rose's repertoire before it became half of Guns N' Roses[[/note]]), "[[Music/{{Wings|Band}} Live and Let Die]]" in on ''Use Your Illusion I'' and [[Music/BobDylan "Knocking On Heaven's Door"]] on ''II'', and "[[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Sympathy For The Devil]]" for ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'', which [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathy_for_the_Devil#cite_ref-book_11-0 arguably]] was the straw that broke the camel's back...

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