Rose/Springsteen '94

[Mattman]

When I went to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last summer and happened to see video footage of Axl and Bruce Springsteen doing a duet performance of "Come Together" in 1994, it blew me away.  Axl and Bruce are my two absolute favourite artists, so it was great seeing them play together.  I recently downloaded the MP3 of the performance, and it got my thinking about it again.  Does anyone know if Bruce and Axl ever had a real dialogue together, or some kind of noteworthy verbal exchange?  Has Axl ever said what he thinks of Bruce, or vice versa?  I got to know if there was any more to this meeting of the rock 'n' roll minds.  

[AdZ]

"Axl joins Bruce Springsteen for this song at the 1994 Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. From Brucebase - This duet was originally scheduled/planned for Rod Stewart and Elton John. Rod Stewart didn't make the event because of the earthquake in Los Angeles shortly before the event. As Bob Weir/John Popper and others peformed on stage, the production personnel approached Bruce with the lyrics to Come Together. Bruce politely refused, repeatedly. The producers then approached Axl Rose who was at the next table over. Axl agreed and then pulled up a chair next to Bruce. After a minute or two of conversation, Axl put the lyrics on the table and Bruce and Axl hovered over the paper for a few minutes. As Bob Weir/John Popper et al left the stage, Bruce and Axl simply got up, walked onto the stage and rocked. No rehearsal. No practice. Amazing to witness."

Source: http://www.gnrontour.com/

[DazRose85]

Fantastic story. True rock n' roll my friends

[Ignatius]

"Axl joins Bruce Springsteen for this song at the 1994 Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. From Brucebase - This duet was originally scheduled/planned for Rod Stewart and Elton John. Rod Stewart didn't make the event because of the earthquake in Los Angeles shortly before the event. As Bob Weir/John Popper and others peformed on stage, the production personnel approached Bruce with the lyrics to Come Together. Bruce politely refused, repeatedly. The producers then approached Axl Rose who was at the next table over. Axl agreed and then pulled up a chair next to Bruce. After a minute or two of conversation, Axl put the lyrics on the table and Bruce and Axl hovered over the paper for a few minutes. As Bob Weir/John Popper et al left the stage, Bruce and Axl simply got up, walked onto the stage and rocked. No rehearsal. No practice. Amazing to witness."

Source: http://www.gnrontour.com/

Cool Story

I have that mp3 but I'd definitely love to watch any footage of that performance. Just out of curiosity, what was Axl wearing? Charlie don't surf outfit?

[Butch Français]

if I remember correctly, he was wearing a flannel type of shirt over a t-shirt and jeans, pretty ordinary

[badapple81]

Yep I believe there are some pics at gnrontour.com? Some posing for the cameras with Bruce and Elton..

It was just some jeans, t-shirt and flannel over the top!

[DRUNK]

Hey, can someone tell me where to find that MP3.  Thanks a lot.

[pjv3244]

http://www.gnrontour.com/sets1994/19940119photo11.jpg

There's gotta be an interesting story behind this pic.


--pjv3244

[AdZ]

Donatella Versace? Versace made his suits and sponsored GnR when they played italy I believe.

[the dirt]

http://www.gnrontour.com/sets1994/19940119photo11.jpg

There's gotta be an interesting story behind this pic.


--pjv3244

woah, Axl looks alot like kurt cobain in that pic

[SuicideUZI]

you can download an mpg of the performance at gnrfanforum.com

[D]

wow, that picture makes the hair transplant rumors seem true

it looks a little fucked up in that pic

[DRUNK]

Yeah.  He's got a high forehead and thinning hair big time.

However, Axl had a very stressful lifestyle back then.  He had been touring for years straight right before that, and supposedly he was using a lot of amphetamines plus other substances.  All of these factors could be responsible for hairloss.  But, if he was really losing his hair, he would have been completely bald by now with no way to have extensions etc.  So, it leads me to believe that is was temporary hairloss due to the factors I listed above.

[Booker Floyd]

But, if he was really losing his hair, he would have been completely bald by now with no way to have extensions etc.

Not necessarily true...He most likely had something done soon after his disappearence in '94.  Plus, temporary stress-related hair loss like youre suggesting usually occurs in patches, not the typical receding/thinning appearence seen in these pictures.  

I personally dont care about Axls hair...and if he did get something done (which he most likely did) its cool with me.  I think wed all rather see him with hair than the horseshoe look.  I just think he looked a lot cooler with the Rio/Vegas/Gilby Clarke appearence style than the goofy, obviously synthetic braids.

[matt88]

Great to hear of Axl rubbing shoulders with the other rock legends

[bolton]

"Axl joins Bruce Springsteen for this song at the 1994 Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. From Brucebase - This duet was originally scheduled/planned for Rod Stewart and Elton John. Rod Stewart didn't make the event because of the earthquake in Los Angeles shortly before the event. As Bob Weir/John Popper and others peformed on stage, the production personnel approached Bruce with the lyrics to Come Together. Bruce politely refused, repeatedly. The producers then approached Axl Rose who was at the next table over. Axl agreed and then pulled up a chair next to Bruce. After a minute or two of conversation, Axl put the lyrics on the table and Bruce and Axl hovered over the paper for a few minutes. As Bob Weir/John Popper et al left the stage, Bruce and Axl simply got up, walked onto the stage and rocked. No rehearsal. No practice. Amazing to witness."

Source: http://www.gnrontour.com/

Cool Story

I have that mp3 but I'd definitely love to watch any footage of that performance. Just out of curiosity, what was Axl wearing? Charlie don't surf outfit?

i watched that video,and axl was great.
his style was great too,axl was in jeans and looked great,something like in argentina 1992

[madagas]

That was a very cool performance...no doubt. I remember seeing it on Entertainment tonight, Axl starts strutting across stage and Bruce just smiles..he had the same look Petty and Jagger did when Axl performed with them. All of them had this look like "this guy is pretty good..and a little on edge!" I agree with Booker that the Rio look is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than those silly braids.

[Malcolm]

Ya ive seen the video of this perfromance...this is prolly one of the best collaboratins of all time...bruce is one of the best and axl is the best....but bruce puts so much into his live performance its amazing to see them sing toghether...and with them not having it planned makes it more speacial...i think im gonna go watch it right know ahahahahaha

[DRUNK]

But, if he was really losing his hair, he would have been completely bald by now with no way to have extensions etc.

Not necessarily true...He most likely had something done soon after his disappearence in '94.  Plus, temporary stress-related hair loss like youre suggesting usually occurs in patches, not the typical receding/thinning appearence seen in these pictures.  

I personally dont care about Axls hair...and if he did get something done (which he most likely did) its cool with me.  I think wed all rather see him with hair than the horseshoe look.  I just think he looked a lot cooler with the Rio/Vegas/Gilby Clarke appearence style than the goofy, obviously synthetic braids.

No.  The only time of hairloss that would cause patches of hair to fall out is alopecia areata.  It's highly uinlikely he has that condition.  So yes, his hairloss could have definitly been stress related etc.

[axl1962]

I believe it's highly unlikely his hairloss was stress related.  Hell I would think around 91 or 92 post St. Louis would have been the most stressful time for him.  He's about 32 in these pics his hair was receding bottomline.