In 1988 when Guns N' Roses debut album, Appetite For Destruction, topped the Billboard 200 chart and the band's seminal single "Sweet Child O' Mine" did the same on Billboard's Hot 100, being a member of the hard rocking Los Angeles band should have been a dream come true. But for the band's drummer, Steven Adler, his fantasy reality was already turning into a nightmare. Guns N' Roses muse, "Mr. Brownstone," a.k.a. heroin had moved in, and by 1990 it had robbed Adler of his career, health and wealth.
I got to see GnR in '88 at The Ritz (most of the show is available on YouTube, from MTV's broadcast). The raw power coming off that stage was amazing. I was really bummed when Steven was kicked out of the band.
Missy
SUICIDEGIRL
California, USA
AUG 10, 2010 06:00 AM