Band guns n roses members biography death

Guns n' roses original members still alive

While Guns N' Roses remains a name to reckon with even today, the band has undergone some tragic experiences. Take, for instance, one of the first members, Danish bass player Ole Beich, who moved to Los Angeles in As one of the band's ex-members, Tracii Guns, explained to Ultimate Guitar , Beich was drawn to metal. Guns said that he met Beich through a friend.

The bassist wanted to be in Guns's band LA Guns "because we were a heavy band at that time. And that same night, after he was fired We all lived together — we decided we were just gonna carry on and we changed the name of the band, we changed our name to Guns N' Roses. Beich was drawn to the band's potential. He'd already proved his mettle with Mercyful Fate and other bands.

As the the sound and style of Guns N' Roses evolved, however, the bassist found himself struggling to be happy. He didn't want to stick to hard rock. As Guns remembered it, "I think Ole was the first to go.