The post Duff McKagan: Slash’s Iconic “Sweet Child o’ Mine” Intro Was Meant to “Get Rid of the Song” appeared first on Consequence. Guns N’ Roses made their name with a gritty blend of blues-infused ...

From the moment Guns N’ Roses debuted in the rock music scene with “Welcome to the Jungle,” bands and fans knew they were the ones to watch — and they were right. It’s been 30 years since “Sweet Child ...

Detroit's acclaimed Detroit Youth Choir is tackling gun violence in its latest song and video, a powerful rendition of the Guns N' Roses' 1987 hit, "Sweet Child O' Mine." The performance, released ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Almost exactly ...

“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is one of Guns N’ Roses most popular songs. So it may come as a shock that Slash tried to sabotage its creation, at least according to Duff McKagan. Appearing on the Songcraft ...

During an appearance on the Songcraft podcast, McKagan recalled how the track came together. “Izzy [Stradlin] had the three chords,” the bassist explained. “OK, well that’s… What do you do with that?

“Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N Roses’ smash single from 1987, has joined YouTube’s billion views club. It is not only the first music video from the ’80s to pass that landmark, the band is now the top ...

Guns N' Roses 'Sweet Child O' Mine' Plagiarism Claims Laughed Off by Australian Crawl Singer Guns N' Roses 'Sweet Child O' Mine' Plagiarism Claims Laughed Off by Australian Crawl Singer Guns N' Roses ...

On Guns N’ Roses’ chart-topping power ballad “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” frontman Axl Rose asks repeatedly and frantically, “Where do we go now?” Today (Aug. 9), the answer is: past the 1-billion-streams ...

Before they started pumping out some of rock's most anthemic power-ballads, Guns N' Roses were known as "the most dangerous band in the world." They've evidently softened up a bit over the years, and ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY - JANUARY 31: (L-R) Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform an acoustic set at The Limelight on January 31, 1988 in New York City. ( Photo By Larry Marano/Getty ...