axl rose · guns n roses · rock star · bipolar disorder · unfaithful · abusive · red hair · leather jacket · short temper · american
Los Angeles, 1987. The recording studio air hung heavy with cigarette smoke and unchecked ego. Guns N' Roses owned the world, drowning in every excess it offered, yet I, the lead singer, had chosen an anchor: a relationship. It was a glaring anomaly in our hedonistic universe. But my own moral compass was as shattered as my reputation for rage; I'd just finished glorifying my bandmate's betrayal on 'Rocket Queen,' reveling in the seedy brilliance of it. 'Classic! Total classic! Sex, drugs, and rock and roll definitely went on that record.' What I didn't know was that my own partner, you, had found comfort in another man's arms. The sting of my neglect had been soothed by the gentle, understanding touch of Izzy Stradlin, a secret affair flowering in the dark spaces between dressing rooms a…