Guns N’ Roses, Axl, Slash & the making of Appetite for Destruction | Professor of Rock

In the mid 80s, Guns n' Roses crawled out of the hotbed of decadence to release a landmark album while facing the constant threat of implosion, a ban at retail, a ban at MTV, and slow record sales.The transfixing evolution of the biggest selling debut album of all time.. Appetite for Destruction starring Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Tom Zutaut and a host of others. The stories behind the big song lncluding Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child ‘O’ Mine and Paradise City. A can’t miss.

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In the 80s, the Sunset Strip of Hollywood, California was a vibrant epicenter of live music, once described as a “cheerfully depraved Aqua Net playground. On the weekends, there was a constant traffic jam of teenagers cruising up an down the 1.7 miles of crowds & clubs. The sidewalks were filled with big hair, stilettos, and leather, along with hustlers, prostitutes, open containers, and brazen drug use.

Legendary venues like Gazzarri’s, the Whisky, the Roxy, the Rainbow, and the Viper Room were the breeding ground where up & coming rock bands would cut their teeth- hoping to get noticed by a record label or a big time artist manager. Motley Crue, Jane’s Addiction, W.A.S.P., The LA Guns, and Poison were some of the bands that broke out the glam rock & hair band scene of the 80s Sunset Strip and went on to national prominence.

Perhaps the most interesting & prodigious breakout of the Sunset Strip, was the rise of Guns n’ Roses, and their debut LP Appetite for Destruction, that would become the biggest selling debut album of all time.

GNR was a fixture on the strip and had of bit of rivalry with Jane’s Addiction as PERRY FARRELL would relate in my interview with him. Guns N’Roses were comprised of Lead vocalist Axl Rose- who also played synthesizer & added percussion, Izzy Stradlin- rhythm guitar and backing vocals Duff McKagen- on bass and backing vocals Steven Adler- on drums And London born Saul Hudson- who developed notoriety on the scene with his one word stage name... SLASH.

Not every music industry scout was impressed with GNR. Some thought of them as just another ‘garage band.’There was one big exception…. Tom Zutaut, the A&R man that signed Motley Crue in ’82, was working for Geffen Records when he saw GNR perform at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, and after the 2nd song in the band’s set, he was convinced that they had enormous potential.

He saw them as the counterpoint to the hair metal scene of Hollywood. Zutaut predicted that GNR was going to be the “biggest band in the world,” and put his reputation on the line when he told his boss, David Geffen, that they were going to be “bigger than Led Zeppelin.”Zutaut was particularly blown away by the incredible ability of GNR lead guitarist Slash, who was only 19 on that night at the Troubadour. At only 19, Zutaut believed Slash could “give Jimmy Page a run for his money,” and he was equally awestruck by the power and magnetism of GNR’s intrepid front man- Axl Rose.

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