Sorum knew Axl admired Finck already, and after seeing him live, Rose came away fully convinced. The catch was that Sorum had imagined Finck and Slash working together, but Axl now had other ideas.
“After our trip to the circus he went to watch one of Robin’s solo gigs. He came back and said, “Wow — that’s our new guitarist!” I was delighted, because I figured we could call Slash, but then Axl shut it down. He said “Nope, he will be playing lead.” It still stings today.”







