
By Amy Sciarretto on noisecreep
Niven revealed that Axl Rose had stage fright, and wanted to cancel the band’s landmark tour with Aerosmith at the time. He also shared an interesting perspective on Rose-as-frontman. Niven said, “He did not want to do it,” about the Aerosmith tour. It was one of the turning points for the band on its quest for superstardom, but things were not hunky dory.
He continued, “By that time, it was very evident he had a form of stage fright. He’s a singer, and singers who have to go out there three, four or five times a week, they invest their spirit in what they’re singing. The guitar players have something in their hands. They’re not naked. The singer is out there naked, and sometimes that’s hard to do. Obviously, Axl still has problems with it because he’s still late.”
(Source: guns-n-fuckin-roses)