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Guns N' Roses Biography

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

Fast Facts

Was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012
Their album "Appetite for Destruction" has been certified 18-times platinum by the RIAA
Was nominated for the Best Live Act award at the Loudwire Music Awards in 2017
Started out as the glam-rock band Hollywood Rose
Formed in 1985 by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Saul Hudson, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler in Los Angeles
Quote: "(from DJ Ashba) "Talk to your kids, do whatever you can to show your kids you love them and that they do mean something in this world․""
Served as the opening act for the band Iron Maiden in 1988