2009.12.10 - LiveDaily - Axl Rose Gets In A Scuffle Heading To Asia (& other related articles)

Axl Rose gets in a scuffle heading to Asia

Talk about an appetite for self-destruction. Axl Rose waited until the last minute to board a flight to Taipei to start a Guns N' Roses tour that will take them through Asia this month with Canada and South America to follow next year.

His timing could not have been worse.

At Los Angeles International Airport, Rose got into a scuffle with a paparazzo that ended up with a few bloodied participants. Even with Rose flying to Taiwan there is still concern about whether he will be in the mood to perform, a question that had been raised earlier in the week when the rest of the band flew to the gig without the singer.

Tommy Stinson, Dizzy Reed, Bumblefoot, Chris Pittman, Frank Ferrer, Richard Fortus and new member DJ Ashba traveled to Taipei earlier in the week and has already done a soundcheck without Rose. As late as Tuesday, with the band in Taiwan, Rose had considered canceling the dates but eventually chose to go forward with the shows.

After Taipei, Guns N' Roses is scheduled to play Seoul, Korea on Dec. 13 then Osaka, Japan (Dec. 16) and Tokyo (Dec. 19). The 16-date Canadian tour starts in Winnipeg on Jan. 13. The band recently released its third single in Canada, "Street Of Dreams," from their "Chinese Democracy" album.

https://web.archive.org/web/20091213125424/http://www.livedaily.com/backline/axl-rose-gets-in-a-scuffle-heading-to-asia-20931.html

Another article in PerezHilton.com, same date:
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Axl Rose In Fight With Paparazzi?

That's what people are saying!

Axl Rose was missing from a soundcheck last night in Taiwan where Guns n' Roses will be performing on December 11th.

A possible reason for Rose's absence is that he is rumored to have gotten into a BIG fight with a paparazzo at LAX last night "that ended up with a few bloodied participants!"

Axl hasn't commented and LAX police say they have no record of the incident.

Sounds suspicious to us!

GNR is supposed to launch a world tour for their album Chinese Democracy in March 2009 and guitarist Richard Fortus said it would last for over two years.

Chinese Democracy was released in November 2008!

Irrelevant much?!

https://web.archive.org/web/20091213202137/http://perezhilton.com/2009-12-10-axl-rose-in-fight-with-paparazzi