Axl Rose

Axl Rose (born February 6, 1962) is an American hard rock singer and songwriter. He was born William Bruce Bailey in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up under the name William 'Bill' Bailey. He is best known as the lead singer for the rock band Guns N' Roses.

Axl Rose
Rose performing with Guns N’ Roses in 2023.
Born	William Bruce Rose, Jr. (1962-02-06) February 6, 1962 (age 63) Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Other names	W. Axl Rose, William Bruce Bailey, Bill Rose, Bill Bailey
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer
Spouse	Erin Everly (1990–1991)
Musical career
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, industrial rock[1][2][3]
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, percussion
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Geffen, UZI Suicide
Website	gunsnroses.com

Personal life

Rose started dating Erin Everly in early 1986. He wrote "Sweet Child o' Mine" for her and she was in the song's video.

He married Everly on April 28, 1990 in Las Vegas. Everly later said that Rose came to her house the day before their wedding with a gun and told her he would kill himself if she didn't marry him.^[4]

In 2012, it was rumoured that he was dating Lana Del Rey.^[5]