From childhood trauma to rock legend: How pain fueled a superstar’s rise

for Destruction has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, including 18 million in the U.S., making it the best-selling debut album in U.S. history.

Axl’s voice, his presence, and his rebellious persona made him a figure unlike any other in rock history.

But fame didn’t come without chaos. The late ’80s and ’90s were a whirlwind of touring, internal continue reading …