We Will Rock You - Music

W. Axl Rose W. Axl Rose Born William Bruce Rose Jr. Born February 6 1962 Is An American Musician Singer Songwriter And Record Producer. He Is Best Known For Being The Lead Vocalist And Lyricist Of The Hard Rock Band Guns N' Roses And Has Also Been The Band's Sole Constant Member Since Their Inception In 1985. He Has Also Toured With Australian Rock Band AC/DC Deputising For Brian Johnson After Johnson's Hearing Loss In 2016. Rose Has Been Named One Of The Greatest Singers Of All Time By Various Media Outlets Including Rolling Stone And NME. Born And Raised In Lafayette Indiana Rose Moved In The Early 1980s To Los Angeles Where He Became Active In The Local Hard Rock Scene And Joined Several Bands Including Rapidfire Hollywood Rose And L.A. Guns. In 1985 He Co-Founded Guns N' Roses With Whom He Had Great Success And Recognition In The Late 1980s And Early 1990s. Their First Album Appetite For Destruction 1987 Has Sold In Excess Of 30 Million Copies Worldwide And Is The Best-Selling Debut Album Of All Time In The U.S. With 18 Million Units Sold. Its Full-Length Follow-Ups The Twin Albums Use Your Illusion I And Use Your Illusion II 1991 Were Also Widely Successful They Respectively Debuted At No. 2 And No. 1 On The Billboard 200 And Have Sold A Combined 35 Million Copies Worldwide. After 1994 Following The Conclusion Of Their Two-And-A-Half-Year Use Your Illusion Tour Rose Disappeared From Public Life For Several Years While The Band Disintegrated Due To Personal And Musical Differences. As Its Sole Remaining Original Member He Was Able To Continue Working Under The Guns N' Roses Banner Because He Had Legally Obtained The Band Name. In 2001 He Resurfaced With A New Line-Up Of Guns N' Roses At Rock In Rio 3 And Subsequently Played Periodic Concert Tours To Promote The Long-Delayed Chinese Democracy 2008 Which Undersold The Music Industry's Commercial Expectations Despite Positive Reviews Upon Its Release. In 2012 Rose Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame As A Member Of Guns N' Roses Though He Declined To Attend The Event And Requested Exclusion From The Hall. In 2016 The Same Year As He Toured With AC/DC Rose Partially Reunited The "classic" Lineup Of Guns N' Roses And Has Since Toured The World As Part Of The Not In This Lifetime... Tour. read less