
The folks at Idolator took a closer look at our Sebastian Bach/Axl Rose photo from earlier today and posed an interesting question: Has Rose done a little Van Halen-style revisionist history and altered his Appetite for Destruction tattoo to obscure the faces of former bandmembers Slash, Izzy, Duff and Steven? After closer analysis, we have decided any changes in the appearance of Rose’s forearm are due to the effects of time (or bad lighting), not loathing. But one thing remains consistent over the decades: Rose’s love of a solid watch, which is especially ironic considering he seems to have lost track of time several times during his Chinese Democracy odyssey.
Axl Rose’s Fading “Appetite” Tattoo: Yet Another Reminder That Decades are Passing Without “Chinese Democracy”
9/26/07, 6:33 pm EST
Comments
Oliver Stone | 9/26/2007, 7:32 pm EST
Come on, give it a rest, man.
Damn | 9/26/2007, 10:11 pm EST
He’s got a white arm
evergreen | 9/26/2007, 10:13 pm EST
Axl – just put it out!
maxi | 9/27/2007, 12:45 am EST
Axl only demonstrates what he feels.
It He it, he was, and he`s going to be a stage of his life. And what has of villain?
jarmo sux balls | 9/27/2007, 4:28 am EST
it’s obvious he didnt black it out…
if he wanted to get rid of it, he’d get one of those lases removal things.
Uncle Slappy Nuts | 9/27/2007, 9:26 am EST
Way to mangle the language there Maxi, besides, this dermabraded, hair implanted, porky douche should call it quits
slash | 9/27/2007, 9:28 am EST
1988 was a long time ago
Bukowski | 9/27/2007, 11:34 am EST
maxi might be quoting Shakespeare.
Bock | 9/27/2007, 2:57 pm EST
I agree with Mr Stone. and Slash 88 was a LOOOONNNNGGGG time ago. hell my first tatt is only 12 years old and it is pretty rough as far as the lining goes although it has alot of negative space so it is still ok…i fear for what my wizard will look like in 20 years
COMA WAS THE GREATEST G’N'FN’R SONG EVER!!!
Axl Grease | 9/27/2007, 3:06 pm EST
Time to get a new better looking watch Axl!
lulirose | 9/27/2007, 3:44 pm EST
hey!!! i love tat tattoo…axl is the best!!
GUNS N`FUCKIN`ROSES 4 EVER MAN!!
YEAH MOTHERFUCKER!!!
alejo | 9/27/2007, 9:55 pm EST
DE ARGENTINA:
AXL VOLVÉ CON LOS VIEJOS GN’R SE TE EXTRAÑA MUCHO…
danamago | 9/28/2007, 10:47 am EST
he should improve the tatto a little bit to make it look like in the 80´s
GUNS N FUKIN ROSESS! | 9/28/2007, 6:01 pm EST
sexo
eaglediver182 | 9/28/2007, 11:24 pm EST
axl rose!!!!! Rolling Stone magazine you guys rock. I must say you guys support axl alot thats awesome.. and ive bought and will buy every issue and article u guys ever write about him!!!
juddlcs | 9/29/2007, 9:58 am EST
I love that tattoo
pepper | 9/29/2007, 3:29 pm EST
Anthony has better tattoos.
AXL_Rose | 10/21/2007, 10:05 am EST
i believe that axl is one of the best singer ever! his tatoos are special! axl rose ruleeeesSsSss….!
cwesleyg | 10/31/2007, 10:14 am EST
Can anyone say “Wrecking Balm please”… that is one nasty looking blown out mess of a tat…
Bubbles | 2/1/2008, 11:38 am EST
Wow! that looks horriable in 2007. It makes me not want to get my tattoo!
ralf | 3/1/2008, 4:27 pm EST
jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
AXL ROSE | 3/27/2008, 6:41 am EST
YOU ARE A GR8 ROCK SINGER BUT YOU HAVE GOT A TWO WINEIR VOICE.
AXL ROSE | 3/27/2008, 6:42 am EST
GUNS N ROSES RULE YEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHH HHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH
Musso | 4/19/2008, 9:46 am EST
GUNS 4EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me | 6/11/2008, 2:25 pm EST
Poor lighting, if it was altered the most recent wouldnt look better than the biddle one haha
grace | 6/22/2008, 10:37 pm EST
meow meow gnr is not by fAr the best nahhh jjx they rock
Anonymous | 8/22/2008, 10:25 pm EST
It’s funny how everyone says guns n roses rock. Well im sad to say it’s not guns n roses and we should all be ashamed of are selve’s for rooting for axle rose. Im a original guns fan. We all seem to forget about slash,duff,izzy and steven. That was the band. Not this fucking guy with a Kfc bucket on his head.
Anonymous | 8/27/2008, 1:08 am EST
GNR ain’t shit without Slash, W. Axl Rose no doubt is one of the greatest frontmen ever, but they were a songwriting team, like Tyler/Perry and Lennon/McCartney. GNR is a joke now IMO, Velvet Revolver on the other hand kicks major ass.
MARIE | 10/24/2008, 7:03 pm EST
No matter what I still love you Axl Rose your still hot and I want to meet you
slash | 11/20/2008, 8:00 pm EST
he is a jerk off and really has no business putting this album out it is going to be crap so save us all the trouble and just go back to where you were the last 15 yrs
Donkey | 12/2/2008, 3:37 pm EST
Chinese Democracy is finally out, and the 15 yr old boys who listened to the last GNR album are 30 now!!
Lemons | 12/8/2008, 1:40 pm EST
I was on the A4D tour and remember the GnR jacket which hung on the wall in the dressing room. Every day we would stop and look and find some new detail – the artwork was genius. I loved that jacket!!!. This tat was an exact copy and ink lines do fade and smudge with time – it happens, but it was amazing when it was still young lol lol..
:O | 12/8/2008, 6:36 pm EST
Ya ya don’t forget Slash, Izzy, Duff and Steven…. but Dizzy kicks ASS at keyboard and also Matt is a great drummer!!
Matias | 2/1/2009, 2:28 am EST
arriba axel la puta madreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee
Matias | 2/1/2009, 2:28 am EST
arriba axel la puta madreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeee eeeeeeeeee
Crystal | 3/10/2009, 4:50 am EST
Why would he black out his own face? The tattoo must have faded.
Maybe look at his other tat’s and see if the same is happening to them?
I have a tattoo from when I was 18yrs old (I am now 32yrs) and I hate the blurring of the thin black lines that define it. Wish that I had never got it.
Ironic and and sad to see time fading such great musical memories that carry so much meaning in my own life.
Crystal | 3/10/2009, 4:51 am EST
lol, that is not the same watch. =)
jamie | 4/5/2009, 5:49 pm EST
axl is the shit but without slash the band is kinda dead. but axl is still hot
koloro | 4/15/2009, 7:11 pm EST
daria un huevo por ver a los guns originales tokando denuevo xD
marieee. | 4/20/2009, 1:21 pm EST
the original guns-n-roses are absolutely the best they rock!!and now that Chinese Democracy is out that proves that axel’s voice is amazing but guns and roses is not the same without slash,duff, and izzy.i would pay tons of money to see them together again.
Gina | 4/25/2009, 8:02 pm EST
I have that same tattoo due to my love of Axl. Axl Rose IS Guns N Roses. Still miss the old band but Axl Rose to this day is the best singer of all time. Love Chinese Democracy. Keep it up Axl.
mrbrownstone | 5/15/2009, 10:17 pm EST
shit happens,rock on axl
angie | 6/14/2009, 2:12 pm EST
i love to the guns n roses of before but i love more to axl rose and while he sings for me is fine but iknow that the band come back and it is beautiful. i tink that tey have much musik for the fans and while they have life we have gns n roses for much years
i love gnr
nicole | 6/20/2009, 7:39 pm EST
axl-te amo…sos mi idolo nunca cambien porfavor!!!asi esta genial!!! sos hermoso
angelaseno | 7/8/2009, 8:53 pm EST
yea leave the foxey most gourgeous man alone ill take him love everything about him plus tatoos there will never be another one like him hes one of a kind love him
korn | 10/9/2009, 3:20 pm EST
axl kicks ass
yerrico-Indonesian | 10/19/2009, 1:49 am EST
i was born in 1991, my uncle loved to played G’N'R songs, especcialy Apetit for Destruction…..
When I was 5, I allways listened to those songs but I did’nt know whose songs were them…..
At the age of 10 I began to loved rock music, especcialy G’N'R but I dissapointed because each person drag out from the band……..
I hope somedays the true G’N'R could do reunion concert because I loved to see THE REAL G’N'R…..
Hoppely………
Welcome to The Sweet November Cry……

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