File:Glasto2023_(239_of_468)_(53009325175)_(cropped).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Axl Rose
Sign in to saveAlso known as W. Axl Rose, William Bruce Rose, William "Bill" Bailey, William Rose, W. Rose, William Bruce Bailey, Bill Bailey, Billy Bailey
American singer-songwriter (born 1962)
Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter born in 1962 who became famous as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He is considered one of the most influential rock vocalists of his generation and helped define the sound of 1980s and 1990s rock music.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Film & TV
Acting · Lafayette, Indiana, USA
William Bruce Rose Jr. is a musician. He is a renowned personality and known as a vocalist for the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He has been honored with the title of being one of the greatest singers by recognized music organizations.
Known for
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self2025
- Guns N’ Roses: Live In New York 19912022
- Freddie Mercury: The Final Act — Self2022
- Look Away — (Archival Footage)2021
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? — Axl Rose (voice)2019
- Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction — Self2018
- New Looney Tunes — Axl Rose (voice)2015
- Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall — Self2014
- Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin'2013
- Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Democracy – Live at the Hard Rock Casino, Las Vegas — Lead Vocals2012
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1962
Discography
- Rock the Rock2019
Member of
- L.A. Guns1984–1984
- Guns N’ Rosessince 1985
- Hollywood Rose
- Rapidfire
- GAK
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,396
- Total plays
- 27,238
Tags
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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,328x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,058x
- Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report
· 1982 · cited 11,058x
- Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans
· 2016 · cited 8,983x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,734x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “My growth was stopped at two years old. And when they talk about Axl Rose being a screaming two-year-old, they're right. There's a screaming two-year-old who's real pissed off and hides and won't show himself that often, even to me. Because I couldn't protect him. And the world didn't protect him.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Official website
W. Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose, an iconic American singer-songwriter, leads Guns N' Roses with his powerful vocals and captivating lyrics since the band's start in '85.
axlrose.com →Link to the official site · 410 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.axlrose.com
- Image
- Axl Rose 2018 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.75
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Axl Rose
- date of birth
- 1962-02-06
- birth name
- William Bruce Rose Jr.
- Commons gallery
- Axl Rose
- social media followers
- 180475
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- short name
- Axl Rose
- name in native language
- Axl Rose
Sources (12)
via Wikidata · CC0
~37 min read
Article
W. Axl Rose (/ˈæksəl/ AK-səl; born William Bruce Rose Jr., February 6, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation in 1985. Renowned for his wide-ranging, powerful voice, Rose has been ranked among the greatest singers of all time by outlets such as Rolling Stone, NME and Billboard.
Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Rose moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s, joining bands like Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns before co-founding Guns N' Roses. The band's debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987), sold over 30 million copies worldwide and remains the best-selling U.S. debut. Rose's relationships with Erin Everly and Stephanie Seymour inspired multiple songs, including the chart-topping "Sweet Child o' Mine", though allegations of abuse, and controversial lyrics on "One in a Million" from the band's next release G N' R Lies (1988) drew criticism.