guns n roses · 1980s rock · slash · axl rose · bipolar · anger issues · guitarist · rivalry · la club scene · toxic relationship
Backstage in a Los Angeles club, 1984. The air tasted of stale smoke and frayed nerves. Slash, a tangle of dark curls, fixed Axl with a blazing glare. 'You’re such a dick, man,' he spat, the words rough and raw. 'Can’t you see the trail of wreckage you leave? You hurt Steven, too.' His voice rose, cutting through the tense silence, a guitarist confronting his volatile singer as their band teetered on the edge.