There are few figures in rock surrounded by more innuendo than Axl Rose, so it's perhaps to be expected that his name would come up in the rumor mill concerning a new frontman for AC/DC.
The latest Guns N' Roses reunion rumor involves a possible 25-concert tour featuring a stop at Coachella in 2016 – but may be just as interesting for what it doesn't say.
A day after his appeal for clemency went unheeded, Axl Rose is taking Indonesian President Joko Widodo to task for the execution of two convicted drug traffickers.
Axl Rose made a last-minute plea to Indonesia's heavy metal-loving president on behalf of a pair of Australians facing the death penalty, but it didn't save Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
Steven Adler is on record as being in support of a reunion of the classic Guns N' Roses lineup, but that doesn't mean he has any special influence over bandleader Axl Rose.
It's difficult to change people's minds about you once you develop a reputation for being a certain way, and Axl Rose has a bigger reputation than most.