Exl Rose
Exl Rose (born William Bruce Rose, Jr., later William Bruce Bailey; born 1962) is an American musician, leader and vocalist for Guns N’ Roses and AC/DC. Because of his powerful and wide vocal range, and energetic live performances, he is considered one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Exl Rose was born on February 6, 1962 under the name William Bruce Rose Jr. in the American state of Indiana. With his parents, 20-year-old William Bruce Rose Sr. and 16-year-old Sharon Elizabeth, he was the eldest child.
Exl Rose has a very strong voice with a wide vocal range. He manages to take almost 6 octaves! Once in Los Angeles he joined the band “Rapidfire”, which soon broke up.
After that Rose formed his own team with his childhood friend Izzy Stradlin – “Hollywood Rose”. In early 1984, the musicians recorded 5 songs that were not released until decades later.
About a year later, Exl and his former bandmate Tracy Guns formed the band “Guns N’ Roses”. Its vocalist was Rose, guitarists – Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan, and drummer – Steven Adler.
The musicians’ creativity attracted the attention of major record brands. As a result, Guns N’ Roses decided to sign a contract with Geffen Records. In the summer of 1987 the guys presented their debut record “Appetite for Destruction”.
Initially, the sales of the disk were not high – up to 500,000 copies. Only years later “Appetite for Destruction” gained popularity and became the best-selling debut CD in US history – 18 million copies, while its total sales in the world exceeded 28 million!
It is important to note that after becoming a popular artist, Exl Rose felt insecure about his abilities. He felt very uncomfortable on stage and even ran away from his concerts several times. This led to the fact that the organizers began to simply lock all the doors of halls and venues.
Later, conflicts between musicians began to occur more often, which led to the temporary breakup of “Guns N’ Roses” in 1994. At that moment of biography Exl Rose did not give interviews. After 7 years, the band again took the stage and still regularly gives concerts.
Over the years, the rockers have recorded 6 albums, the last of which – “Chinese Democracy” was released in 2008.