10 Reasons Guns N' Roses Broke Up

8. Egos

Lets face it: Axl Rose is a perfectionist who has historically taken years to produce work, and he has been that way since day one. Slash became a guitar god and one of the most recognizable guitar players of all time during his tenure with the band. Duff would go on to play with Jane's Addiction and Velvet Revolver (including the late Scott Weiland), and make a second fortune in the financial world. Izzy Stradlin... well he just never seemed to care. Steven Adler seemed to think he could do no wrong, and couldn't take responsibility for his actions (at least until a couple of rehab stints). There was a lot wrong with Guns N' Roses throughout its history, and egos had a lot to do with it. It's easy to finger Axl Rose as the source of all this, and while a good chunk of the blame can be laid at his feet, comments from band members outside of the classic Guns line-up seem to indicate he's easier to work with than some have claimed. Guns' last popular lead guitarist, DJ Ashba, stated Rose was a great guy to work with - but if you crossed him, he could also go all Kayne on you. So he just gets really annoying then? In any case, Slash's inability to compromise didn't make things any easier, and this was evidenced when his second major band, Velvet Revolver, couldn't make things work with Weiland after their second album. And when Corey Taylor of Slipknot fame was tapped to replace Weiland - well, that didn't work out either.