Axl fucking Rose
Last time when I
brough up the GNR concert, one little detail came up to my mind. And it was
just after we got back on our concert bus. There was this boy, who got on the
gig with his dad. He was like 7 or 8 years old and his father seemed to be
close with old Guns, for he even attended their concert in 92 in Budapest with
the t-shirt to prove that. Anyway, during the ride to Austria, he didn't spend
too much words on the band and yet his kid wasn't too much curious either. So after
the show was closed and when we came back, our guide gave us the paper for
something to write on. If anyone wants to share like impressions, memories,
anything. And first, this little boy gets up and asks for the paper. I was
about the last who got it and when I read the whole thing through, the most
common word was something to do with rose. I was surprised. Not guns, just Rose.
And then I looked up the list and here it goes the like first-grade childlike
handwriting written right all over the top. Just above. »Axl fucking Rose«. The
boy got back with his own guns' t-shirt which was way too big for him, but he
got enough material to discuss with his dad. So he kept repeating the »Axl
fucking Rose« thing over and over again to himself. And everytime he said that
he seemed to feel so cool about it. Well, I looked at him and wondered he must have
heard that thing somewhere at the gig. Well, I guess Rose also impressed him as
much as he did it to me.
Charismatic and talented without a doubt, always on his way to face death and his demons, carrying his gun all the time. That's how Rose could be put in few words. And during that time he sits by the piano and sings couple of words just to get down to his moods. And yet the moods have always been the biggest issue and yet the biggest virtue of him. Diagnosed as bipolar due to his difficult childhood and other life situations, he's always been sensitive and difficult at one time. And for that reason mostly misunderstood. Even the people, who liked Guns, sometimes couldn't face Axl and yet he was and remains, from the very beginning, let's be honest, the crucial root and the whole point of the band, holding the whole thing together. And yet some people liked their music just because for him and some right the opposite. I guess it's the same with all people of that kind. And that's why they're called artists. It's the same with Rose's music and his singing. Some of the critics even compared him like he's singing as a girl, but yet such voice ain't that difficult to resemble. Even if you are a »girl«.
Charismatic and talented without a doubt, always on his way to face death and his demons, carrying his gun all the time. That's how Rose could be put in few words. And during that time he sits by the piano and sings couple of words just to get down to his moods. And yet the moods have always been the biggest issue and yet the biggest virtue of him. Diagnosed as bipolar due to his difficult childhood and other life situations, he's always been sensitive and difficult at one time. And for that reason mostly misunderstood. Even the people, who liked Guns, sometimes couldn't face Axl and yet he was and remains, from the very beginning, let's be honest, the crucial root and the whole point of the band, holding the whole thing together. And yet some people liked their music just because for him and some right the opposite. I guess it's the same with all people of that kind. And that's why they're called artists. It's the same with Rose's music and his singing. Some of the critics even compared him like he's singing as a girl, but yet such voice ain't that difficult to resemble. Even if you are a »girl«.
I recall my very
first knowledge of Axl. When I was on my way to exploring music, I was in like
7th grade or something and we used to have this annual Christmas party every
year, where our school bands could get the first taste of having their own
gigs. We had couple of rock, metal or something like that fans, who could not
yet decide, which is their favourite branch of music and yet I could not
decide, what to stand for. I remember my friend got on the stage and sang Don't
cry. The accompainment was pretty lame and the guy had little difficulties with
picking the right tones (he was actually more of an actor and he still remains
in that area of expertise). Well, but I wa impressed anyway. I figured, that
must be quite a song, that has such great melody and great, such appealing
lyrics, holding so much emotions, I could not yet understand. And that was the
first time I was taken away by the song.
Rose established very
colorful technique, fulfilled with large pieces based on extremely high or low
tones. While his screams are mainly a part of the songs, even his raspy voice
sounds incredible in slow songs such as Don't cry, So fine and Since I don't
have you, which is also fulfilled with his high-vocal range screams and his
intense voice color. it may be the voice, but its always been about the lyrics.
The Guns' texts have always stayed complex, full of metaphorically put Rose's
feelings and even his deepest fears. And even the melodies didn't get so
straight either. Once Rose stated, he first writes the melody and then tries to
beat it with even greater text. That's probably how Estranged came to life.
Always when I listen to that, I get the feeling like he's been facing his
ghosts in the song and fighting them during the piece. Some songs, I could even
say, are written by him for himself. To find his won cure for his issues. It
might also have something to do with his knowledge and interest in music. Music
did not only mean the solace for him, he has shown a great interest in music,
listening all kinds of stuff, including the Wham records. And when he was asked
why, he said something like get to know the music. That's also what he's shown
in his very qualified covers, sometimes even better than originals themselves.
But Rose has always been in the center of controversies, maybe for his lifestyle, looks, relations with all his women, dreams of parenthood... What might be extremely interesting is that he used to be one of those artists, who always say what they mean (even if he did not have to say it and just wear one of his very talkative t-shirts) and he was hated for that. Well yet when all the riots, ambushes and criticisms came along and he walked on, he remained alone, most of the time out of the public eye, with no interest of him except in case of ee cards telling your botox surgery might not end up well such as it occured to Axl. He might have deserved it, for he had the feeling like he's touched the top. He might wanted that. He might wanted the Guns to split and continuing solo. But he should be acknowledged as one of a kind, the rose that grows. One of the greatest artists inbn the whole history. With his own vision and music. After depression, there always comes something good. And his fans, who know that will never leave him alone.
But Rose has always been in the center of controversies, maybe for his lifestyle, looks, relations with all his women, dreams of parenthood... What might be extremely interesting is that he used to be one of those artists, who always say what they mean (even if he did not have to say it and just wear one of his very talkative t-shirts) and he was hated for that. Well yet when all the riots, ambushes and criticisms came along and he walked on, he remained alone, most of the time out of the public eye, with no interest of him except in case of ee cards telling your botox surgery might not end up well such as it occured to Axl. He might have deserved it, for he had the feeling like he's touched the top. He might wanted that. He might wanted the Guns to split and continuing solo. But he should be acknowledged as one of a kind, the rose that grows. One of the greatest artists inbn the whole history. With his own vision and music. After depression, there always comes something good. And his fans, who know that will never leave him alone.
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