Its simple:
If Axl wasnt how he is, we wouldnt be on here 12 years since an album has came out still talking about him.
Rolling stone and major media outlets wouldnt give a fuck about him.
What makes Axl an asshole and somewhat eccentric and crazy is what also makes him a genius.
He is a mesmerizing,intriguing,mystical figure and if he were the PC,nice great rockstar friendly guy, he wouldnt be as legendary.
that is all true no question but the appeal is also that he is the only person in gnr alone, the appeal is he was the top singer of his time only to never really do any music again.. That's like some healthy baseball players hitting 35 -40 homeruns for his first 6 seasons then leaving baseball for no reason.. Always would be wondering where he went.It's kind of like marlon brando or johnny carson, top men of their day that became super reclusive people which always kept people thinking.. I believe you always want what you can't have, and axl is that type in music.. Plus I just think CD is an interesting story, gnr broke up back in the day highest selling band of their era, then axl gets a new group still calls it gnr and has been talking about an album of new material since 99
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