4. Axl Rose Is A Fat Mess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGPXhfue_NI Back in the bands heyday, Axl Rose was most often seen wearing hugely uncool white cycling shorts and a red plaid shirt on stage. For all his sartorial ineptitude, in those days he had the figure to pull that look off, and his getup allowed him to whirl like a dervish or sprint all over the stage. These days hes - how do I say this kindly? - a little larger. When the Axl-plus-some-session-musos incarnation of the band headlined Reading and Leeds festivals in 2010, Axl was so out of shape he had three or four of what were called costume changes, but were clearly breaks so he could catch his breath. Around the same time
Scott Weiland called him a fat Botox-faced wig wearer and Slashs brother Ash Hudson recently had to apologise for calling Rose a fat b*stard.
In a Facebook post he said the reunion would only be a disappointment and an action that would result in criticism...you loved Axl when he was beautiful, now hes Fat Elvis. For the GnR classic line-up reunion to truly work, Axl needs to get back to his mid-90s body shape. If he cant hold his microphone stand and spin around as the frantic outro of Paradise City unfolds around him, then what hope is there for the rest of the show?