It’s official: Axl Rose will be not be attending this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “I respectfully decline my induction as a member of Guns N’ Roses to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Rose wrote in a long letter obtained by the L.A. Times.
“I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know
that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any
induction for me or speak on my behalf. Neither former members, label
representatives nor the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should imply whether
directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported
induction of ‘Guns N’ Roses.'”Â
The announcement follows months of speculation regarding what,
exactly, would happen at the April 14th ceremony in Cleveland. Axl Rose
and Slash haven’t shared a stage since 1993 and bad blood between the
former bandmates has persisted for years. “He hates my guts,” Slash told Rolling Stone earlier this month. “It’s over a lot of different stuff; I don’t even know. There’s just no communication between us.”
