10 Insane Backstage Demands Made By Musicians
8. Guns N' Roses - Adult Magazines
When Axl Rose isn’t requesting an assortment of Italian dishes such as angel hair pasta and pepperoni pizzas, he is requesting Playboy and Penthouse. Italian food will always be easier to come by, but due to the scarcity of adult magazines, the reading material had to be especially acquired. Bands made use of the runners for their entertainment while on tour as it would save them the hassle and possible scandal of sourcing it themselves.
Rumoured to be one of Bryan Mantia’s jokes, the request for adult reading materials has stayed in the band's tour rider and is a key part of their bad boy front. This request has since been followed with requests for a selection of cigarettes and an all black room with fresh roses for lead singer Axl. All black rooms and cigarettes are hardly anything special, but still indicate just how picky some performers can be.
It seems that the older the singer gets, the weirder his requests become. In 2012, Rose requested a square melon and a custom-made Italian leather couch. Who doesn't want to be super comfy while sitting backstage eating a square melon?