A former supervisor of Weapons N’ Roses has claimed that Axl Rose now takes 50 per cent of the band’s revenue and “needs to be accountable for every little thing”.
In promotion for his forthcoming e book Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Tales, Alan Niven – who managed the laborious rock band from 1986 to 1991 – appeared on the podcast Urge for food For Distortion, a present devoted to all issues Weapons N’ Roses.
The episode, which was issued earlier this month (April 2), noticed Niven talking candidly in regards to the band and his time managing them. He additionally didn’t mince his phrases about his emotions in the direction of frontman Axl Rose, whom he had accused of wanting “to be accountable for every little thing on a regular basis.”
“It’s a management factor with Axl,” Niven mentioned. “Right here’s one other little snapshot that’s illuminating and goes to forming an accurate notion. Axl takes 50 per cent of the revenue of Weapons N’ Roses now. 50 per cent, OK? That, to me, is anathema. He isn’t Weapons N’ Roses.” Watch the complete podcast episode beneath.
“They have been 5 people. It was a chemistry. It was a second,” he continued. “However Axl needs to be accountable for every little thing on a regular basis. And look what that will get you. A boring solo file and a shitty factor of punk covers. And that’s it.” NME has reached out to representatives of Weapons N’ Roses for remark.
Niven shared an analogous sentiment recalling his days with the band in a 2012 interview with Metallic Sludge. He spoke about Rose eager to cancel their help slot on Aerosmith‘s 1987 tour, attributing it to his obvious stage fright.
“I empathised with him, however I informed Axl, ‘Look, I signed 5 people collectively as Weapons N’ Roses. My duty is to the entity, not the person,’ however he known as again once more and mentioned he simply couldn’t do it,” he recalled. In a public assertion by Rose in 2013, he claimed that he felt pressured to embark on the massively profitable ‘Use Your Phantasm’ tour in 1991, blaming it on Niven and Slash.
“For my part Alan needed cash and Slash needed the touring to get the higher of me given my circumstances on the time,” Rose mentioned. “My security and well-being weren’t their concern.”
In 2022, a Basic Rock interview with Niven additionally featured him criticising the singer and the band, which he known as “creatively impotent”.
“I’ve no hope of, or curiosity in, a brand new Weapons N’ Roses album,” he informed Basic Rock. “The tantrums of youth look absurd on a 60-year-old. It’s a disgrace they’ve been creatively impotent since 1991.”
Earlier this month, Niven claimed in a more recent Basic Rock interview that Slash and Izzy Stradlin as soon as consumed a complete drug stash to keep away from an airport bust. Niven recalled the incident happening at Los Angeles Worldwide airport because the group have been making ready to depart on their first Weapons N’ Roses tour of Japan.
In different information, Slash lately introduced that he’ll “now not be energetic” on X/Twitter after “repeated hacks” on his account.
