Guns N' Roses: The True Story Behind Mr Brownstone (Appetite for Destruction)!
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Oh Mr Izzy Stradlin. You are a musical genius! Irreplaceable
the look of on Axl face when the lawyer was reading the lyrics was priceless, didn't know if Axl was going to sing along or laugh
A competent defense attorney would've objected. A great defense attorney would've countered the prosecutor with a subpoena for Slash to enter the courtroom and play the solo
Love this song! I think everyone has a Mr. Brownstone. And it doesn’t have to b drugs. I used to smoke, that was my Brownstone. Haven’t touched a cigarette in 15 years. No desire.
"brownstone" Is a slang term for herion and its about them not being able to quit herion
@Random Dumbass bullshit
I know it's been 3 years since you originally posted but congrats on the HUGE accomplishment!!!! I was a cigarette smoker for 16 years and I was able to switch to vaping 3-4 years ago and haven't looked back. And before anyone says anything about the vaping "I DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT ANYONE'S VIEW OR OPINION ON VAPING!!!" Hope you are still done with cigarettes.
@jamespayne8252 i did the same. Vapeing doesn't have the carcinogens that cigarette has but there's tons of nicotine an its difficult to quit. Ive been using the nicotine nasal spray and gum. Ive cut back but its tough. Hopefully one of these days 🤞
"It's So Easy" is my most favorite, "Rocket Queen" is my second, Jungle, my third, and Brownstone is my fifth!
Jesse M Chihuahua what's fourth?
Found the bassist
I LOVE Mr Brownstone! (the song not the drug) It's one of My favourite Guns songs! There was a time in My life when I could totally relate to this song. Thank God I'm not there now! But I love the chords in this song. I love the bass line & I love the beat. The lyrics are so true. I have Friends who've died from this drug & Friends who keep saying They've kicked this drug but then They're back on it within Weeks or Months & Friends who've kicked it but are hooked on prescription pills instead. It's a nasty drug! The worst!
Staying stopped can be just as hard as actually stopping sometimes in different ways. Your mates might need reminding to handle bad days in a different way. As for taking medication still they can always reduce slowly once they're stable and confident enough
Yeah very true! I've been clean for 7 years now & never going back. I quite smoking too so the thought of smoking drugs makes Me feel nauseous now. There are some People about who don't want to stop as well but I don't bother with them. But the ones who want to stop & try I do bother with. I always try to give My Friends ideas for how to distract themselves & things to remind themselves of instead of buying drugs. Often it works too. The statistics for giving up for good on this drug are not good though. I think it claws People back in or They get out of rehab before fully recovering from withdrawals. I know probably 3 People besides Myself who quit for good & never looked back compared to dozens still trying then maybe 50 who have no intention of leaving that life.
I'm currently on suboxone and only gone just over three months since taking heroin but it feels like ages. Luckily I got good friends who I now knock about with again. Bad days I just stay indoors either at mine or a with a good pal. Well done. To be honest I can't think of hardly anyone who is totally of everything and staying stopped too. I know plenty who use just after a drug test knowing it's gone by next test. I don't agree with it tho. Defeats the purpose and proves their heart ain't truly in it.
Well done! Stick at it. When You've got Friends it helps. Two of the things that helped Me were in the beginning I'd deliberately blow all My money on expensive things for My new place & throw away the receipts so I couldn't return them & to remind Me of all the money that would have gone on drugs & of all the things I was able to buy now My money wasn't going on drugs & it was partly so I couldn't buy drugs if I'd have no money for them. The other thing was My Friends & I'd look at the People in the worst states who were out shop lifting or going to jail & think thank God I'm not doing that! I'm sitting here in My oldest Friend's nice House watching movies & having a takeaway & wine or going out to a concert or club or restaurant with great People who support Me & want Me to succeed. They don't leech off Me or try to get Me involved in trouble. I'm on Buprenorphine still & I'm only now feeling like I want to reduce them & stop them altogether. I was afraid for ages of slipping back but I realise now I'm well past that. Methadone is a failure drug whereas You have a great chance on Suboxone. You can use on top of Methadone which is why it fails. People use it as a safety net whereas Suboxone is a different ball game & it holds You for way longer!
Try to avoid judgement with persons struggling with different drug addictions. People respond individually to treatment and the method steps may not always match up exactly for others. Always be kind to persons simply because they may differ from yourself in beating addiction. Cannot always compare.
wow. that testimony footage had my heart racing. you can see he was in the hot seat and he was thinking as long as he could about his answers and what they would mean before he responds to each one.
One of my favourite GnR songs, both to listen and play to live. Love the riffs spitting off each other, the funky bass and drums, vocals, solo... Everything.
I'm a mom of two grown kids. I just pray know one will never have to do CPR on their 22 year old child from heroin, the way I had to do many times.
@ropey birdThank you! He's been clean for 8 months so far, but the sad part is, the boy that supplied my son and two other boy's had killed a man at the bar, and since he's been in jail, my son and those kids have been clean. They all went to school together. God answers prayer, just not the way we think it should go.
This is probably the most funky song they did.
Jonny Augz listen to some of the songs on use your illusion and you'll change your mind about that
My favorite song of all time, hands down! Great video, incredible song!
This is my favorite Guns N’ Roses song but I might be a bit bias as an addict myself
Mr. Brownstone is hovering around the top 5 for me. I have a tier list of their songs I go by, sorta. Tier 1 would be the elites like....
Coma; Estranged; Rocket Queen; You Could Be Mine; Locomotive
Tier 2 would be songs like...
Civil War; Mr. Brownstone; It's So Easy; The Garden; All Tied Up; Chinese Democracy (yeah I said it-- deal with it!)
Live Era version was from Wembley '91 (Izzy's last show)
Great story & lesson, as many GnR songs are. One thing our own band seen some fall victim to & inspired our own song & video. GnR inspiration #1
"I said too Izzy when we first rehearst the song: Wtf you talking about, wake up around 7? And he goes: pm dude"
-Axl, Montreal 2023
Love Izzy and really REALLY LOVE Slash (since I was 12) and been through being addicted, and was there for many concerts in Chicago (even when Axel fled the country cuz he beat someone up in St. Louis and had to turn around and drive 80 miles back home w/o seeing my guys!!!) and no matter what ANYONE says this song IS 100% about herion.
It's one of my favorite guns songs. My mom died in 89 of an od. So this song hit home. I am a huge fan of them.
So very sorry about your mother, guess we all have our demons. I know I sure have mine.
Thanks Sid, Another great collaboration with information about GNR song. I remember when this occurred for the band. The whispers reached Australian shores but it was considered mainly what was known to be in All Rock and Roll bands. There were major health warnings noted amongst the University I was attending, about the dangers of Heroin at the time. Heroin was considered the worst main drug at this time causing multiple fatalities with lasting effects for the high to be maximum 15 minutes only. I can see the concern amongst the community which in this case involved getting the law involved to try and prevent destructive behaviour and the influence Rock and Roll stars had on young individual minds at the time. Axl (who looked good in court in the sky blue suit, fashionable for that time 1993) reporting on employee behaviours under oath. This is no different to any other employees when asked to do so under circumstances involving the law. The upsetting thing here is where are the rest of them to account for their own behaviours when it comes to drugs and possible community influence. This certainly was an interesting case involving Rock Stars. The god's of music at the time. The lyrics reflect lifestyle habits so getting the song writers to explain it and what it means was the responsible thing to do at the time. Musicians had a lot of influence over the community because everyone wanted to either copy them or be them. That's the main issue here. That's what I remember about this event. 😎 Keep them coming Sid, you're awesome.
This song and sweet leaf are 2 of the best most important songs in my life. I cannot overstate their impact on my life and understanding of what music can do and be use for. Both of them just floored me as a kid. Like holy shit you can write songs about the stuff we're not supposed to do?!
Best song ever. Not just g n' r either. Best song ever written, couldn't be better or more accurate.
Definitely a great song, but it’s also an homage to old school rock-n-roll, with that rhythm being lifted from Bo Diddly. Slash made it with his pick scraping.
Can you do a true story on nightrain
Benjumus Prime yup already finished just need to release it
When are you going to release
it's a extremely cheap wine (sherry)sold in the USA & Canada. the boys would drink it when they were starving artists.I read that in a Rip magazine in the late 80's. I always thought that was what was about and that basically verified it.think about it next time you listen to it.
Best GNR song, so unique!! Such power. That and LOCOMOTIVE aware what GNR are all about
anthony belvedere when I listen to Mr.Brownstone I think about my alcoholism
always my favorite as well.
For me, Mr Brownstone, and I LOVE the song, talks to every addiction. H. Drink. Work. Whatever it is that you’re addicted to the keeps asking for more of you and giving back less every time.
It's definitely not one of my favorites, but I still like it. I love Estranged, Coma, and Don't Cry probably the most. Welcome to the jungle really ignites a fire in me though.
It's definitively in my top 5 I love that song. It's just got a different groove
keep up the great work love g,n.r central from pat in galway ireland
Mr Brownstone is my second most favorite GNR song. My first being November Rain.
I remember getting Appetite in the fall of 1987 and to be honest Mr. Brownstone and It's so Easy were my favorites. Next would've been My Michelle and Rocket Queen. Awesome album that still is in my rotation.
Top 10 GnR song for me. Total rocker.
I love when you do this about the songs! Can you do a piece on RocketQueen please?
Do a video of your top 10 GN'R songs. That'd be cool
izzy is godlike. gnr is not the same without him
Too Real For These Fake People they fucked him over six ways to Sunday
If I picked my 10 favorite guns songs there'd be 20 songs on the list real quick
Love this song...i feel like it's easy to relate to...i get up around 7 get out of bed around 9 Hop on a bus around 11 sipping a drink & feeling fine...i love it...!!!
Do true story about used to loved her
This song will go down as an all-time classic, along with the best of Led Zed Zeppelin and Stones. 👌
As soon as everyone realizes that Duff was the secret to G-N-R, they can then move on with their day, just like John Paul Jones of Zeppelin and Eric Avery of Jane’s Addiction. They brought the signature feel, the iconic signature, and are each true pioneers of music. Bass played almost as a lead.
They all played their role, but I can't give that credit to Duff over Slash
That is one of their best songs!!!
Great song! One of my favorites from GNR.
I have a blue cover to my first appetite casette.I was waiting for it hit the stores.I brought it home and lost it immediately.so I made a copy of my buddies a week later.a month goes by and the MTV play of welcome to the jungle starts emptieing the stores. the next one I buy is black on the cover.I found my original 7 years later behind the dryer.I still have it in the original wrapping.has anyone know anything about the blue ones.
One of the best GNR tracks
IMO, most of the time a song is overplayed is back when it's first debuted. But, it's a classic (Guns n Roses at that, not to mention it's on the greatest album in The Milky Way) and will still be played and loved in the year, 3088
Seeing Axl roll his eyes while on the witness stand ~ LOL!
It is one of my favorites.
Mr brownstone on live era was on Wembley stadium not paris
Axl was there for Steven Adler when he overdosed on heroin nd sat by him in the hospital nd no one else. He was there for Slash when he was arrested nd pulled up money to bail him out of jail. He truly cared about all the band members. He got a tattoo of all the original band members. He only tried to help them. The other band members made him out to b the bad guy. He had a horrible childhood nd women nd band members shit on him. No he wasn't perfect but no one is. He just wanted them to get well. He stopped shows when duff was hit with a beer bottle. He stopped another show when a hard object was thrown at them on stage nd I don't blame him. I would've done the same thing. No one was dedicated toward the entire band except him. He played when he got cut bad nd when he was sick. Am I the only one that saw all the good things he did nd tried so hard to encourage the band members to get off the drugs nd alcohol. WTF
It's hard to rank Gn'R songs but I'd say Brownstone is one of my favorites....I also enjoyed seeing Velvet Revolver perform the song as well #RIP
I might be in the minority but, I love Mr. Brownstone but I feel it's been way overplayed! And my actual favorite song is You're Crazy (the slower verison) it all depends on my mood!
The Mansion cover "look at your game girl" number 3, "mr. Brownstone" number 2, and "Rocket Queen" number 1.
This is hilarious. My friend Eric Warner lent me his cassette tape of Appetite in 4th grade so that I could copy it. I knew the first time I heard it it was about H. Even though I knew nothing about drug culture or anything at that age, the song really didn’t use any cryptic metaphors or anything. It was just obvious about H.
Poor Axel being forced to tell on his band mates.
he was still very vague with the judges tho
One of their best tunes. Obviously about their smack habit
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I miss the calm cool Axl that used to be in the news a lot.
Axl in court at the 3 05 min mark, IS priceless as a person before me said. He struggles to answer the question, as he is a liar, but not a great liar. He then rats out Duff.
Ultimate Hypocritie - whilst Axl pretends he cleaned up in '88. Reports, including old Duff interviews. Axl allegedly used smack until' 96. IT was not daily use, but he did use. He definitely was also dancing with Mr Brownstone after he outed Slash at that 1989 Rolling Stones support act.
Great song, danceable groove. The wah solo is notable as it’s only 1 or 2 guitar solos with a wah on the album (SCOM the other). In 1987 wah solos were rare. This solo contributed in boosting the popularity of the wah pedal among lead players in the late 80s into the early 90s.
I don't get it! What does duff and his usage have to do with steven not being able to play drums
Good Info ! Thanks
IZZY WAS THE CONNECTION WHICH BOUGHT OTHERS AS AS ONE BAND ONCE HE IS GONE THE BAND WAS FALLING APART AND LOST THE INITIAL SPARK
Ok which channel should we follow for NEW content?
Wow axl and the guy asking questions in the court literally threw Duff under the bus and backed it up and ran him over a few times before carrying on down the road…gahh that was sooo cringy
I knew the lyrics were a little suspicious🤔
I love the song tho
I missed this trial. What was it about, the song or something criminal?
That was interesting I love guns and roses they are the best ❤️❤️❤️💋
You say the link for the demo is in the description along with others. There are neither..
Axel did not write the song. Why is he on the stand??
Google has become completely useless - Guys, what was Axl on trial for here? The questions juts seem so unnecessary!
Really hate it when people say they are going to do something but lie I understand you probably forgot but still Idc a link to the demo slow version probably heard it before but not sure and love hearing different versions of songs oh well hopefully I can search and find it myself nice video tho
Gerald Cortez video is removed from TH-cam so demo no longe exists
should had known sucks oh well thank you for letting me know. take care
no worries i made this video long before the copyright strike stuff started
a heroin addicts most relatable song IMO
I can't believe I've never seen this. What a dangerous precedent to flirt with ... having an artist sit there and answer to the possible literal or figurative meaning of their art. yuck.
Actually LA GUNS wrote the song alongside guns n roses most of the guns n roses were actually written by LA guns
According to who?
What exactly was this trial about?
Brownstone is about 7 outta 10
Mr. Brownstone? That dude is slow.
Ditty not Dirty
Back to this channel now?
Vince H not fully yet
Yup Couldn't have said it better,stay the f. . away from it!!!
F n a bro
WTF is this trial about? WTF difference does it make what drugs they used? I mean who the fuck cares? Their life @ the time MADE FOR THE BEST FUCKING DEBUT ALBUM OF ALL FUCKING TIME.
My opinion, the BEST album ever. It's like the soundtrack of my life...
Is this song about drugs? It sounds like this song is about drugs.
Cool song though!
I’d take Izzy and Slash’s account of how it came to be over Axl’s.
And what Axl did to Adler was reprehensible.
The only real Gn’R albums released by a major label were Appetite and Lies. UYI wasn’t Gn’R. It was members of Gn’R putting an album out. Matt is a great drummer for The Cult and VR, but he wasn’t the same as Adler.
And for Axl to sit there and lie about what the song was about was pathetic.
Everyone knew it was about heroin, and the band’s addiction to it.
I love your show, but STOP with the how the song ranks. Who cares what spin says? My only criticism.
First
I LOVE Mr. Brownstone!! (Heroin not the song the song and band suck)
I remember on 1st USE UR ILLUSION TOUR..It was THE TOUR where they picked a Southesst date, 2/3 EastCoast, 2/3 MIdWest & 1/2 WestCoast dates. THIS WAS B4 USE UR ILLUSIONS was even out. It was like a dozen shows N USA at stadiums or places that WUD hold 30/40 000. I dont NO how the hell this happened BUT we got the Guns SouthEast SHOW N BHAM.AL. Waiting N line for gates to open we had PPL from Florida behind us&ppl FRM Nashville&Atlanta n front. Skid Row with Sebastian opened. Some idiot had firecrackers&almost caused Sebastian 2jump N after him. Thankfully security got him out. They did the show at a place I've NVR HEARD of a concert HAPPENING B4 or AFTER Guns. It was at the local HORSETRACK. They built the STAGE on 1end ot the infield & 40,000 ppl filled the infield. The 1 problem was IT had rained nonstop THE 2days prior 2THE SHOW. So 40,000 ppl was standing n ankle deep mud. U got 40,000 PPL N mud& SKID ROW finished there set between 845/9..We was expecting Guns to take the stage between 930-945. This was when Axl was doing his late bullshit AFTR 2 FUKN Hours THEY HIT the stage Around 11pm. I was thinking u might bring up this SHOW because before they started Axl said SOME1 N THE band cant stop dancing with MR God damm brownstone and if they dont quit REAL soon then ITS the end of guns N Rose's. Few songs later IT was time for SLASH Guitar solo. B4 he started playing he said something like IM THE GUY AXL WAS REFFERING TO EARLIER. And it's always bugged me that I cant remember what he said after that OPENING LINE b4 his solo.