To celebrate 25 years of the hard rock masterpiece 'Appetite for Destruction,' we're looking back on some seriously sick photos of GnR circa 1987. Rock, and the Sunset Strip, would never be the same.
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Axl Grease
Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses in concert
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Sweet Curls O' Mine
Slash of Guns N' Roses tearing it up at Sundance on October 16, 1987, in Bay Shore, New York
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It's Not a Javelin, Mr. Rose
Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses at Sundance on October 16, 1987, in Bay Shore, New York
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Appetite For Hair Product
Axl Rose at Brooklyn's L'Amour on October 29, 1987
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Mr. Brownstone Not Pictured
Axl Rose and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses at Sundance on October 16, 1987, in Bay Shore New York
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Forrest Gump Was Probably In The Audience
Axl Rose in 1987
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Duff "The King of Beers" McKagan
No, seriously. Due to his prodigious drinking habit, "The Simpsons" producers asked him if they could use his name for Homer's brand of choice.
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Tattoos, Crucifix, Nipple Ring
Axl Rose on October 16, 1987, in Bay Shore, New York.
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Sneerin' Steven Adler
Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses performs at Brooklyn's L'Amour on October 29, 1987
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Sunset Stripper
Axl Rose in 1987
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Groupies Prefer Blondes
Duff McKagan on October 16, 1987
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Axl's Energy Drink
Axl Rose at Brooklyn's L'Amour on October 29, 1987