It would certainly be an accurate statement – really more of an understatement – to say that Axl Rose is not universally beloved. Whether it was making fans wait for hours before beginning Guns N’ Roses concerts in the ‘90s to going through bandmates like Kleenex later in his career, it is fair to say that the red-haired rocker has not made many friends over the years.

The latest reason not to like Rose involves (allegedly) his holding on to a master tape of an all-star recording session. According to drummer Zak Starkey (recently formerly of The Who, but that’s another rock and roll pissing match entirely), Rose refuses to return the master tape of a song that was intended to be part of an album which would raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

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