Episode #49 | 3.10.20
Guns N’ Roses (Pt. 1): Brawling with David Bowie, Juvenile Delinquency, Dealing Dope, and Two Dead at Donington
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In this episode
Few hard rock bands lived the life portrayed in their songs as authentically as Guns N’ Roses. Singer, Axl Rose was driven by deep seeded demons that drove the creation of his band’s legendary debut album, Appetite For Destruction as well as his legendary bad behavior. His band was hardly any different. Nearly dysfunctional from drug use and excess, their record label feared they would all die before their first album was even released. Listen to part 1 of Guns N’ Roses saga in Disgraceland complete with highly entertaining cameos by David Bowie, Joe Perry, Mick Jagger and others.
Sources
Guns N' Roses legend: my nightmares about the day two fans died at Donington.
Aerosmith interview: the truth about the chaos, the coke, and the cleaning up
Appetite for Destruction Inside the Guns N’ Roses Riot
Looking Back at the Riverport Riot as Guns N' Roses Return to St. Louis for First Show in 26 Years
A Real-Life Headbangers Ball: Riki Rachtman Remembers the Cathouse Club
SNL Transcripts: The Rolling Stones: 10/07/78
Axl Rose On Chinese Democracy, Bipolarity, Running Late & Kanye West
August 27th, 2010: Axl Rose Takes on the U.K. Festival Circuit
The Secret History of William Axl Rose [Super Deluxe Edition]
Axl Rose - Famous Bipolar Musician
Remember When Axl Rose Was Left Completely Unchecked During the Use Your Illusion Era?
Disgraceland is a podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. It melds music history, true crime and transgressive fiction. Disgraceland is not journalism. Disgraceland is entertainment. Entertainment inspired by true events. However, certain scenes, characters and names are sometimes fictionalized for dramatic purposes.
Music
Score by Jake Brennan.
Mixed and Engineered by Sean Cahalin.
Disgraceland theme song, "Crenshaw Space Boogie" written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak