Axl Rose (Gun N' Roses) 1987 Interview | The Tapes Archive podcast

In this episode, we have Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose. At the time of this interview in 1987, Rose was 25 years old and was promoting an upcoming tour of Japan. Appetite for Destruction hadn’t even cracked the top-selling 50 albums, and it would be at least another seven months before the band really took off. In the interview, Rose talks about growing up in Indiana, the making of Appetite for Destruction, whether he murdered a dog, and which band is the biggest sellout.

The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve, who is new to The Tapes Archive team, please check out our podcast-only interview with him which is out now.

00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Start of Axl Rose interview
01:22 - Going back home to Indiana
02:26 - How closed off Indiana is
03:26 - What he draws from conservatism
04:32 - How he left home at age 16
05:27 - Whether he murdered a dog
06:51 - Guns N’ Roses’ early success in England
07:43 - How the crowds are different in the United States
09:07 - Gaining more confidence as a live band
10:16 - Fred Coury, Cinderella, playing for Steven Adler
10:51 - How he stays fit for concerts
11:19 - Whether he’s ready for a long tour
13:10 - People he aspires to be
13:38 - Mötley Crüe
15:06 - The recording process for Appetite for Destruction
16:53 - What would he change on the album
17:53 - Producers who were considered before Mike Clink
18:48 - Paul Stanley of KISS as a potential producer
19:17 - His vision for the record
20:08 - What success means to him
20:59 - Whether it bothers him to be compared with Faster Pussycat and Poison
22:08 - How long it took to get the right lineup for Guns N’ Roses
22:58 - The tepid response so far to Appetite for Destruction
23:23 - The limited radio and video play the band was getting
24:48 - What happens if Appetite for Destruction sells poorly
25:40 - Slash drinking and driving
26:34 - What he will do if he leaves the music biz
27:14 - Working with Izzy Stradlin
28:57 - When is Axl Rose the happiest
29:33 - When is Axl Rose the most frustrated
30:47 - Why he feels Guns N’ Roses is not getting played on the radio
32:08 - What band he thinks is the biggest sellout
34:08 - His hopes that Sweet Child O’ MIne will be a hit
35:24 - Whether he objects to being labeled as heavy metal
36:21 - His love for the band Queen
37:11 - Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend
38:24 - His thoughts on fellow Hoosier John Mellencamp
39:32 - How he and Izzy cannot wait to play Japan
40:08 - Some ’80’s racist comments that were not considered racist at the time

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