Axl Rose displayed his rarely seen nostalgic side on Sunday night (September 12th) during Guns N’ Roses concert at Atlantic City, in New Jersey’s Etess Arena. Rolling Stone reported prior to the band launching into “Don’t Cry” from 1991’s Use Your Illusion I, Rose shed light on how he and Guns co-founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin came up with the tune.
Axl Rose recalled, “This next one is the first song that was written for Guns N’ Roses. I went over to Izzy (Stradlin)’s and I threw some rocks at his window. He came to the window and was worried I came over there to kick his ass. We’d been in an argument for a few months.”
He went on to remember, “It was like the Blues Brothers. ‘We gotta get the band back together.’ We sat down, and I was like, ‘Hey, I got some really depressing lyrics.’ He was like, ‘I got a really depressing guitar part.’ I was like, ‘Perfect, we got it made.'”
- Guns N’ Roses / Mammoth WVH tour dates (subject to change):
September 16 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
September 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest at American Family Insurance Amphitheater
September 21 – St. Paul, MI – Xcel Energy Center
September 23 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
September 26 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
September 29 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
October 2, 3 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Arena
October 7 – Guadalajara, MX – Estadio Akron
October 9 – Merida, MX – Xmatkuil Juntos Haremos Historia
October 12 – Monterrey, MX – Estadio de Beisbol
CHECK IT OUT: Guns N’ Roses on Sunday night performing live in Atlantic City: