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Re: Axl Rose: Inside His Private World (minor People.com article, 2012)
Note the caption "People around him don't say anything to him about his appearance."
April 30, 2012 Vol. 77 No. 18
Axl Rose: Inside His Private World
By Kevin O'Donnell
When He's Not Making Headlines, the Guns N' Roses Singer Enjoys a Low-Key Life as a Tech Geek and Animal Lover
For most musicians, there's nothing bigger than becoming a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Axl Rose has another opinion. After years of feuding with his former bandmates, the singer not only opted out of attending the April 14 ceremony in Cleveland where Guns N' Roses was to receive the honor, but he said in an open letter, "I respectfully decline my induction." His alternate plans? The night before the event a source told PEOPLE, "He has every intention of enjoying the California weather."
The headline-making dis wasn't a surprising move for the rocker, 50, who has become increasingly more known for his looks and his behavior than for his music. Sporting cornrows and a taut face at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards! A brawl with Tommy Hilfiger in '06! And yet, after selling nearly 20 million records, he remains a beloved-if elusive (he rarely gives interviews)-pop icon. In fact, at a pre-Golden Globes bash in January, Madonna, Steven Tyler and other guests sought out Rose. "There were all these movie stars, and he was the only person anyone wanted to see," says an observer. The singer likes life out of the spotlight-yet he still lives like a rock star. "He stays up all night playing music ... [and] doesn't get up until well into the afternoon," an industry pal says of Rose's routine. Says a music source: "He enjoys the good life-nice cars and expensive jewelry." Not to mention bowling, exotic animals and fiddling with electronics (see box).
Music, however, is still his priority. Rose's recent Guns N' Roses shows (he's the only original member) have earned raves, and his band kicks off a European tour in May. So what if he doesn't take the stage until after midnight? As his latest behavior proves, "he's Axl," says pal Sharon Osbourne. "He can do what he wants."
More From This Article
5 Things You Don't Know About Axl
1. He's a homebody
Rose owns a reported 2.3-acre Malibu spread (above), where a local notes he gets "lots of [takeout] deliveries." He doesn't throw big parties, but the music source says, "He brings chicks back to his house."
2. He's a tech geek
Rose has learned to build computers. "He's fascinated by how things work," reveals another source.
3. He's an animal lover
"He [told me] he keeps wallabies at his house," recalls photographer Simon Cross, who spent time with Rose in 2007.
4. He's a TV buff
Rose is a fan of Dexter and The Sopranos and "loves when cast members like Drea de Matteo come to his shows," says the source.
5. He's a hero
In 2008, as wildfires ripped through Malibu, he "helped save neighbors' homes in two different fires," says the second source.
What's Up with Axl and Lana Del Rey?
Rose has a history of dating beautiful women, from model Stephanie Seymour in the '90s to Brazilian model Ellen Jabour in 2011. The rocker sparked more romance rumors on April 6 when he was spotted leaving L.A.'s Chateau Marmont with singer Lana Del Rey, 25. A source says Del Rey had actually been on a date with Dole heir Justin Murdoch that night, but it's clear she is a Rose fan: She has a song called "Axl Rose Husband," stepped out in a Guns N' Roses tank top on April 10 and recently told People that if Axl called her beautiful, "I would be in heaven."
Contributors: With Melody Chiu/Los Angeles, Jennifer Garcia/Los Angeles, Jessica Herndon/Los Angeles, Marisa Laudadio/Los Angeles.
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Re: Axl Rose: Inside His Private World (minor People.com article, 2012)
Thanks for the article info. Glad to hear something more positive and well mannered about the man himself. Kind of the main reason we have all joined together in this community. That pic is really cool too. As for the tech geek part, I knew Axl was interested in computers due to the exposure of them in the recording process of post UYI material and the CD sessions. Didn't know he likes to tinker and put them together. I'm actually learning that more at my part time job at the moment. It's tough; but hey if Axl can do it might as well give it a chance.
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Re: Axl Rose: Inside His Private World (minor People.com article, 2012)
That pic of Axl looks a bit scary.
If that guy sat beside you on a deserted subway train and looked at you with those wide eyes and that tash, you'd be thinking..."what the fuck...??!!!"
I remain a massive fan and am heartened that the guy lives some sort of a peaceful life. Would love to see Beta out and a nice wife and a couple of kids in instead though. I look at Duff & Slash with their kids and feel that Axl would really relish that role.
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Re: Axl Rose: Inside His Private World (minor People.com article, 2012)
That pic of Axl looks a bit scary.
If that guy sat beside you on a deserted subway train and looked at you with those wide eyes and that tash, you'd be thinking..."what the fuck...??!!!"I remain a massive fan and am heartened that the guy lives some sort of a peaceful life. Would love to see Beta out and a nice wife and a couple of kids in instead though. I look at Duff & Slash with their kids and feel that Axl would really relish that role.
I know right? It seemed he really wanted to be a dad back in the early 90s and even embraced the idea of having a step son. Maybe wanted to adopt too. Didn't work out in the end and I think that affected him mentally and emotionally.
Re: Axl Rose: Inside His Private World (minor People.com article, 2012)
He looks fucking odd in the picture from the magazine in 2012. I actually prefer the cornrows.
I think at this point everyone is preferring the cornrows. When he was rocking the cornrows in 2006, he was in shape, had a rocking voice, and his clothing wasn't as questionable as I think it is now
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Re: Axl Rose: Inside His Private World (minor People.com article, 2012)
If I has just met Axl not knowing who he was, and he was dressed like that, I would have to think homosexual.
Re: Axl Rose: Inside His Private World (minor People.com article, 2012)
I hadn't seen that article before, actually. Thanks for posting.
I, for one, appreciate the fact that Axl is an animal person. I have two cats and a dog right now, and am looking at adopting another dog.
The wolves and wallabies may be a bit much even for me, though 
Ali
