Axl Rose seems to be taking his latest mic-throwing controversy in stride. Addressed the incident throughout Guns N’ Roses’ Dec. 8 present in Wellington, New Zealand, he joked that he now has to attend “Tossers Anonymous” conferences.
A lady named Rebecca Howe claimed she suffered critical accidents on the finish of a Nov. 29 present in Adelaide, Australia, when Rose threw his microphone into the group on the finish of “Paradise City,” allegedly hitting her in the face.
Rose issued a press release on Twitter final week saying he’d discovered a lesson. “Having tossed the mic at the end of [our] show for over 30 years, we always felt it was a known part of the very end of [our] performance that fans wanted and were aware of to have an opportunity to catch the mic,” he wrote. “Regardless, in the interest of public safety from now on we’ll refrain from tossing the mic or anything to the fans during or at [our] performances.”
On Wednesday, Rose as soon as once more mentioned the incident, however in a much more light-hearted method. “I’m sure you’ve heard about this,” he stated when Guns N’ Roses completed taking part in “Estranged.” “At the end of the show, I won’t be tossing the mic.
“You’ve heard of AA, proper? I’ve to go to TA: Tossers Anonymous,” he added, earning a wave of laughter and applause from the crowd. “Yes, it is true. It’s a 12-step factor. I do not know what I’m on. I’m solely at the start. The first step, you recognize, you have to admit you have got an issue. So, my identify is Axl, and sure, I’m a tosser.”
A Twitter user named Margott Hinostroza also shared a photo of Rose grinning as he held up a fan-made banner that read, “Axl, you may throw something at my face. Beccy.”
The microphone incident wasn’t the only drama Rose and company faced over the past week. The band has filed a lawsuit against an online gun store named Texas Guns and Roses, accusing the retailer of trying to trick customers into thinking that the two are affiliated. Rose also recently scolded a drone pilot for disrupting one of the band’s performances.
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