.::. IZZY STRADLIN .::.

Nombre Real: Jeffrey Isbell. Nació el: 8 de abril de 1962 en Lafayette, Indiana (USA). Edad: 45 años. Instrumentos: Guitarra, Percusión. Otras Bandas: Naughty Women, The Babysitters, The Atoms, Shire, A.X.L, Rose, Hollywood Rose, London, Izzy Stradlin And The Ju Ju Hounds y también fue solista. En su ciudad natal conoció y trabó amistad con Axl Rose. Con el tiempo Axl Rose e Izzy Stradlin se encontraron de nuevo en Los Angeles, en la banda A.X.L, Hollywood Rose, y después Guns N' Roses en 1985. Izzy toco la guitarra rítmica en Guns N' Roses y escribió muchas canciones siendo uno de los pilares básicos en la composición de grandes éxitos de la banda, incluyendo la popular "You Could Be Mine". Izzy se separó de Guns N' Roses en 1991, siendo la fuente de muchas especulaciones, Izzy dijo en una entrevista que estaba cansado de los problemas internos con la banda y por los problemas que ocurrian en algunos conciertos (hizo referencia al concierto en Donnington, UK). Posteriormente lanzó algunos álbumes como parte de sus proyectos solistas, incluyendo "Ride On", "117 degrees" y "The Juju Hounds", en varios de los cuales colaboraron algunos de sus ex-compañeros.

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The gals dug Axl and the musicians dug Slash, but the man in the back, guitarist Izzy Stradlin, was just as much an integral part of Guns N' Roses. Stradlin's exit from the group in 1991 also signaled the beginning of the end for G n' R, as they became more of the ‘Axl Rose Show' and less of a full-fledged band. Born in Lafayette, Indiana on April 8, 1962, Stradlin (whose real name is Jeff Isbell) developed a deep appreciation of the Rolling Stones, and particularly, Keith Richards. It wasn't long before Stradlin had picked up the guitar himself and began penning his own Stonesy/punk-inflected songs, which led to his relocation to Los Angeles, in search of his rock n' roll dreams. Playing in several glam metal bands on the Sunset Strip, Stradlin fell on hard times, but continued to persevere. An old friend from Indiana, Axl Rose, followed Stradlin out to L.A., which eventually resulted in the formation of Hollywood Rose. Through numerous line-up changes, Hollywood Rose eventually became Guns N' Roses, when Rose and Stradlin were joined by lead guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Although the group fit in with the Hollywood glam scene, Guns N' Roses was a different beast entirely — their roots laid in gritty punk and blues rock, and were a reaction (at least initially) against all the glossy pop that was glutting the charts and airwaves at the time. It was also around ... historia completa »