I like to be real private; you don't always want everyone around you - even when they like you.

'Let's put Axl on medication. Although the record received critical acclaim it experienced a slow commercial start selling only 500000 copies in its first year of release. " In 1992 after undergoing past life regression therapy Rose claimed he had uncovered memories of being sexually abused by his biological father at the age of two.

He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s before disappearing from the public eye for several years. In 2001 he resurfaced with a new line-up of Guns N' Roses at Rock in Rio 3 and subsequently played periodic concert tours before releasing the long-delayed album Chinese Democracy in 2008.