I just had the pleasure of reading Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses
by Stephen Davis. Now here is THE defenitive biography of GNR. Stephen Davis is also the author of Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga and Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith so you know he is no lightweight when it comes to rock bios.
It's obvious that Davis culled a lot of archives and did a lot of interviews to gather the early life of Bill Bailey (aka W. Axl Rose) in Lafayette, Indiana. Sadly, that is one messed up life. But the book doesn't just focus on Axl, although largely it does and that is why it is so interesting.
Once you start reading, you will remember many of the events that Davis writes about, but there is so much more explanation and detail offered.
For example, did you know that Izzy Stradlin appears to be the heart and soul of Guns N' Roses? In the early days, he was the leader of the band for the most part. Did you know we have those four opening shows for the Rolling Stones to thank for the what the band became during the Use Your Illusion tours? Also, that the tour GNR took in 2006 was done partly to finish Chinese Democracy? And do you know why the album has that title? CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here
