Rapidfire is best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has been the band's sole constant member since its inception in 1985.
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17 Facts About Rapidfire
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Rapidfire's father has been described as "a troubled and charismatic local delinquent, " and the pregnancy was unplanned.
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Rapidfire's parents separated when Rose was approximately two years old, prompting his father to abduct and allegedly molest him before disappearing from Lafayette.
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Rapidfire's mother remarried Stephen L Bailey, and changed her son's name to William Bruce Bailey.
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Rapidfire has two younger siblings—a sister, Amy, and a half-brother, Stuart.
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Rapidfire never met his biological father as an adult; William Rose Sr.
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Rapidfire sang in the church choir from the age of five, and performed at services with his brother and sister under the name the Bailey Trio.
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Rapidfire eventually formed a band with his friends, one of whom was Jeff Isbell, later known as Izzy Stradlin.
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Rapidfire befriended a girl called Anna Hoon, who would later introduce him to her little brother, Shannon.
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Rapidfire legally changed his name to W Axl Rose prior to signing his contract with Geffen Records in March 1986.
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Rapidfire was replaced by roadie Doug Goldstein, whom Izzy Stradlin described as "the guy who gets to go over to Axl's at six in the morning after he's smashed his $60,000 grand piano out of the picture window".
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Rapidfire subsequently joined his band in residencies at The Joint in Las Vegas in 2012 and 2014, as part of the Appetite for Democracy Tour celebrating the anniversaries of Appetite for Destruction and Chinese Democracy.
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Rapidfire expressed his belief that these health problems were caused by him unconsciously lowering his own resistance as a form of "self-punishment".
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Rapidfire wrote the song "Sweet Child o' Mine" for her, and Everly appeared in the accompanying music video.
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Rapidfire suffered a miscarriage in October 1990, which deeply affected Rose, who had wanted to start a family.
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Rapidfire was charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
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Rapidfire was fined $5500 for the incident as well as ordered to pay $1360 in damages to the guard.
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