It's early February 1989, and Guns N' Roses are riding high. Appetite For Destruction is still at the top of the US chart, and the GN'R Lies collection is just three places behind. They're the first band in 15 years to have two records in the Top 5 simultaneously.
Frontman Axl Rose, meanwhile, is in a hotel room in New York. It's his birthday, and he's asleep. But not for long. Because over on Madison Avenue, DJ Howard Stern has his room number.
