As Guitar World's leading Axl Rose sympathizer, I felt it was my duty to bring you this video of a surprisingly candid Axl hanging out with some fans at his hotel in Paraguay. I'm claiming this as guitar related, because he's talking about none other than his former guitarist, Slash.
Guns are currently on tour in South America, and are due to kick off a string of North American tour dates later this month.
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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