Stephen Davis
With 90 million of the band’s records sold worldwide since 1987 Guns N’ Roses prolonged rock music past its sell-by date with controversial albums and immense often riotous world tours. But the band’s complete story has never been fully told - until now.In his sixth major rock biography Stephen Davis - author of the legendary Hammer of the Gods - details the riveting story of a band that originated in the gutters of Sunset Strip and went on to become the biggest baddest band on the planet.Davis brilliantly captures the birth of Guns’ raw power which - despite rape charges drug-induced rampages and a general appetite for destruction - launched the band into the pantheon of rock gods such as Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. With a wealth of detail Davis looks at Axl’s unrelenting quest to release the long-awaited mystery-shrouded Chinese Democracy album as well as the further adventures of some of the Gunners under the banner of the hard-rocking band Velvet Revolver.In Watch You Bleed for the first time millions of Guns N’ Roses fans will learn the whole truth - sometimes funny sometimes tragic - about the last of the great rock bands.