“If Pavarotti had come along and offered to sing Sex Action, I’d have probably said, ‘Yeah, you’re in’”: the wild tale of LA Guns, Hollywood’s most chaotic band

LA Guns standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall.

Formed by original Guns N’ Roses guitarist Tracii Guns, LA Guns were there at the beginning of the Sunset Strip glam metal scene. But decades of line-up changes and chaos meant they never matched their more successful peers. But in 2017, Guns and former singer Phil Lewis patched up their differences for the acclaimed The Missing Peace album. This is the story of how one of hard rock’s most infamous Cold Wars thawed.

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