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The Guns...

OK, so you'd have had to have been on Mars to know that Axl Rose (who of course these days IS) Guns N' Roses) is something of a prima donna. But being pelted by bottles of piss in return for YET another delayed start to a gig, this time in Ireland, is a fair exchange we reckon. It's a shame they weren't filled instead with something a bit more flammable...

RP

Posted By: Rich Pickings

Date posted: Thursday, 02 Sep 2010 - 09:30 PM | Comments( 0 )