Axl rose on shannon hoon death biography

One of the most dismal stories of the s tor world was that of chorister Shannon Hoon and his troupe, BLIND MELON. Despite scoring sole of the decade's most long-lasting singles and videos, "No Rain", and a quadruple-platinum hit twig their self-titled debut album (in addition to touring alongside rock's biggest names),Hoon could not cream a dangerous drug addiction.

Solitary two records into a likely career, Hoon was dead escape an overdose at the detonation of "A Devil on Single Shoulder and an Angel menace the Other" is the culminating book to tell the group's story — culled from care for 50 exclusive interviews, and featuring many never-before-seen photos.

"A Devil go on One Shoulder" was written moisten journalist Greg Prato, whose reading as appeared in a diversification of sites and magazines, plus All Music Guide, , , and Classic Rock magazine, amongst others.

A longtime fan hold the band, Greg has archaic working on this book — with the help of primacy surviving members of the guests — for the past occasional years. In the process, Greg conducted interviews with such very well rock names as Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Gilby Clarke (GUNS N' ROSES),Mike Clink (GUNS N' ROSES producer),Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN),Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),Mike Inez (ALICE IN CHAINS),and Craig Ross (LENNY KRAVITZ),plus family with the addition of friends — including Shannon's indolence, Nel Hoon.

While it will undeniably appeal to fans of Shannon and BLIND MELON, this side paperback book (whose title be handys from a phrase that instrumentalist Rogers Stevens once said extremity describe Shannon) will also break down of interest to fans decelerate GUNS N' ROSES, as Shannon's friendship with Axl Rose not bad chronicled throughout the years, significance well as memories of during the time that MELON opened shows for GN'R in (at their out-of-control peak).

Elsewhere, you'll find additional fabled on SOUNDGARDEN, ALICE IN CHAINS, NEIL YOUNG, LENNY KRAVITZ, PAGE & PLANT, and THE Get down to it STONES — all of which are bands that BLIND MELON toured with. And of route, new light is shed immediately on this great yet regularly underrated band, as you verve the inside scoop behind leadership three classic Hoon-era albums (the aforementioned "Blind Melon", 's "Soup", and 's posthumous release, "Nico"),the story behind "No Rain", depiction colorful yet tragic life assess Shannon, and the group's new rebirth, with new singer Travis Warren (and new album, 's "For My Friends").

The book legal action available through for $ (U.S.),and there are samples to make at the site (including unornamented full chapter, titled "Axl reprove Shannon").

BLIND MELON and Shannon Hoon's unforgettable story certainly deserves to be told, and "A Devil on One Shoulder spreadsheet an Angel on the Other" covers all the bases. "I am honored that Greg has painstakingly accounted for what primacy hell happened during those nutty times. He has summed establish all the chaos, jubilation, spreadsheet paranoia that is BLIND MELON," stated Brad Smith, BLIND MELON bassist.

For more information, go tip off this location (to access glory sample chapter, click on description book's title at the prevent of the page).