It’s 5.30 in the morning on Sunday, October 30, 2011, and I’m sitting in a locker room in Miami, Florida usually reserved for the NBA’s Miami Heat basketball team. I’ve gone nearly 24 hours without sleep when I’m woken from my semi-stupor by the sound of a VH1 producer telling me: “He’s coming! He’s coming!” A minute later I’m standing face to face with one of the most press-shy, reclusive rock stars of all time: W Axl Rose. How on earth did this happen?
I have an interesting history when it comes to Axl Rose. One of the first ever leaks for Guns N' Roses’ Chinese Democracy album happened on my radio show in 2005, when American baseball star (and massive Guns fan) Mike Piazza played the song IRS on my show. That night we were unsure if what we even played was legit until the next day, when a cease and desist order was served.
