Axl Rose writing Autobiography

Next to "Chinese Democracy" actually being released in stores, an autobiography from Axl Rose has to be the next most sought after item by most Guns N' Roses fans.

According to Sebastian Bach, who has basically become Axl Rose's flunky and voice to the public told Rolling Stone that Axl is currently in the midst of penning an autobiography. Of course, when it will be finished and how big it will be is anyone's guess.

When Rolling Stone spoke with Sebastian Bach about the alleged Chinese Democracy leak, he reported that he’s heard “at least four albums’ worth” of finished Guns n’ Roses tracks, recalling a night in January 2007 when Rose rolled out new songs from midnight to 6 a.m. at New York’s Electric Lady studios. He says Rose told him that a slow, grinding track called “The General” is “the sequel to [Use Your Illusion II’s] ‘Estranged,’ that goes to the parable that Del James wrote of the trilogy” (James penned the short story that inspired the “November Rain” video). “He’s like the George Lucas of rock,” Bach marvels. “I know for a fact it’s not him saying, ‘Let’s wait and work on [Chinese Democracy] some more. He has a whole new business team. Irving Azoff is in control, along with Andy Gould. They are trying to figure out the best way to put the music out.”

In addition, Bach implied Rose is working on an autobiography. “I was saying to Axl one day, ‘I’m going to write a book.’ He was like, ‘Cool. How many pages you got?’ I go, ‘I’ve got six pages.’ He starts laughing and goes, ‘Yeah, I started my book a while back. I’m up to 12,000 words at this point,’” Bach says. “He’s very prolific. He’s just not motivated by fame at all. He’s had enough of it. He gets excited by making music, by putting on a concert. Making albums, he loves doing it.”

It would be exciting to hear Axl Rose's take on his life, his career, the rise and fall of the original lineup of Guns N' Roses and the entire Chinese Democracy saga. We've already seen a book from Slash and I think it would be nice to read Axl's take on how things went down to get a chance to compare the two.