AXL ROSE's First Police Mug Shot Unearthed
October 20, 2010The first-ever police mug shot of GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose taken when he was 18 years old can be found at TheParisReview.org. The picture was unearthed five years ago by writer John Jeremiah Sullivan while was doing research for an Axl Rose article for GQ magazine.
Sullivan writes at TheParisReview.org: "The most memorable trip I made in connection with Axl was to Lafayette, Indiana, where he grew up. I drove there hoping to track down his oldest childhood friend, a man named Dana, who'd never been interviewed. Dana turned out not surprisingly to be a very reclusive person, and although he did eventually meet with me, it took several days to coax him out. I spent them inventing little research projects. I visited the public library and found old yearbook pictures of Axl. I photographed the church where he sang in the choir. And lastly, on the morning of the day when Dana finally called me back, I went to the local police station. Did they have any records on Axl? No, they didn't think so. Really? That seemed impossible. Would they mind checking under his many Indiana names? William Bruce Rose Jr.? William Bruce Bailey? Bill Bailey? W. Rose? A friendly lady officer agreed to help me out."
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