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Axl Rose

Lafayette, United States

Axl Rose is credited on 792 releases across 183 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1986–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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792

Credits

183

Albums

5

Decades active

885

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Biography

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Born: February 6th 1962, Lafayette, Indiana. His birth name was William Bruce Rose, Jr. He was later adopted by his stepfather and his last name was changed to Bailey. In 1986, he legally changed his name to W. Axl Rose.
Before becoming a rock star he worked at the Tower Records affiliate Tower Video in Los Angeles, California, USA.
In the early 1980s, Axl moved to Los Angeles, CA, where he fronted hard rock bands like Rapidfire, L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose before forming Guns N' Roses in 1985 with L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns. Axl has remained the only constant member of the band throughout its history and is the owner of the Guns N' Roses name.
He became the touring vocalist for AC/DC in 2016.

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Credited work

792 releases · 183 albums · active 1986–2026

  • Performance · 2,244
  • Other credits · 119
  • Production · 10
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: (ou) R Sound TM · Conway Studios · Rumbo Recorders · A&M Studios

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