From Their Formation to Their Wildest Moments, This Is Guns N’ Roses

The backstory of Guns N’ Roses is, in many ways, the American dream. And by that, I mean a true Hollywood success story. A group of five ambitious boys left behind their past lives and names to reinvent themselves as rock royalty and become one of the world’s biggest bands in the 1980s.

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Becoming rock royalty comes at a cost, though, and, in this case, it meant a lot of destruction. Compared with most prolific rock bands, Guns N’ Roses (GNR) only made six studio albums. It seemed as though they spent more time touring and creating memories that only an ‘80s rock band can claim. The story of this explosive band spans 30 years of sex, drugs, fights, near-death experiences, riots, mountain lions, and one dude with a KFC bucket on his head.

This is the story of Guns N’ Roses and some of the craziest things they’ve ever done.