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W. Axl Rose
Real Name: William Bruce Bailey (William Rose)
Born: February 6, 1962 
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5' 9" (1,79m)
Parents: L. Stephen (Stepfather) and Sharon E.Bailey
Family: Half-sister Amy Baily and half-brother Stuart C. Bailey
Instruments: Piano, Guitar 
Joined Guns N' Roses: 1985
Past Bands: AXL, Rapidfire, Rose, Hollywood Rose, L.A. Guns
Official Website: http://www.gunsnroses.com/



Dizzy Reed
Real Name: Darren Arthur Reed
Born: June 18, 1963 
Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: 6' (1.83m)
Parents: Bob Reed
Family: Wife Lisa Reed. They have two daughters together, Skye (born 1992) and Shade (born 1996).
Instruments: Keyboards
Joined Guns N' Roses: 1990
Past Bands: The Wild
Solo/Side Projects: Hookers & Blow
Official Website: http://www.dizzyreed.com/



 
Tommy Stinson
Real Name: Thomas Eugene Stinson
Born: October 6, 1966 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Instruments: Bass
Joined Guns N' Roses: Late 1997
Past Bands: Dogbreath, The Replacements, Bash & Pop, Perfect
Solo/Side Projects: Released the solo album "Village Gorilla Head" in 2004. appeared on Puff Daddy's "It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix)" along with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
Official Website: http://www.tommystinson.com/




Robin Finck
Real Name: Robin Finck
Born: November 7, 1971
New Jersey, USA
Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
Height: 6'4"
Zodiac Sign: Scropio
Instruments: Guitar
Joined Guns N' Roses: 1997(-99) and 2001
Past Bands: Prowess, Bat Your Lashes, The Hookers, Sik Dik, Impotent Sea Snakes, Sick Motherfuckers, Cirque Du Soleil, Nine Inch Nails
Official Website: http://robinfinck.com/





Richard Fortus
Real Name: Richard Fortus
Born: November 17, 1966 
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Family: Married to Jen Fortus. They have a daughter together, Paisley Piper (born November 5, 2005).
Instruments: Guitar
Joined Guns N' Roses: Summer of 2002
Past Bands: Pale Divine, Honky Toast, Love Spit Love, Psychedelic Furs, Gravity Kills
Solo/Side Projects: Session Guitarist for pop acts such as N'Sync and Britney Spears.
Official Website: http://www.4tus.com/



 
Bumblefoot
Real Name: Ron Thal
Born: September 25, 1969
Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Instruments: Guitar
Joined Guns N' Roses: May 2006
Solo/Side Projects: Plays the Spanish guitar soloing of Jessica Simpson's Irresistible dance mix, the punky guitar riff of Spike TV's MXC theme song, in the background of MTV's The Osbournes, The Real World, and others.
Official Website: http://www.bumblefoot.com/





Brain
Real Name: Bryan Mantia
Born: 1964
Cuprtino, California, USA 
Family: Wife and a daughter (born July 4th, 2006).
Instruments: Drums
Joined Guns N' Roses: 1999
Past Bands: Primus, The Limbomaniacs, Stinky Grooves, Praxis, Giant Robot, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Bullmark, Godlfesh
Solo/Side Projects: M.I.R.V. (Cosmodrome, Feeding Time on Monkey Island), MCM and the Monster (Collective Emotional Problems), and Tom Waits (Bone Machine). Also played on Buckethead's solo album "Monsters and Robots"
Official Website: http://www.wayofthebrain.com/

 
Frank Ferrer
Real Name: Frank Ferrer
Born: March 25, 1966
New York City, USA
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Instruments: Drums
Joined Guns N' Roses: 2006 
Past Bands: Love Spit Love (with Richard Fortus), Honky Toast (with Richard Fortus), Perry Farrell, The Beautiful, Pisser, Wyclef, Robi Draco Rosa and many others.
Solo/Side Projects: The Psychedelic Furs, Untouchable
Official Website: Myspace.com/Thunderchucker




Chris Pitman
Real Name: Chris Pitman
Born: November 16
Independence, Missouri, USA
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Hometown: Kansas City, Kansas
Instruments: Keyboards
Joined Guns N' Roses: 2000
Past Bands: The Replicants, Lusk, ZAUM
Solo/Side Projects: Has recored with artists such as Tool, Dr Dre, Blinker The Star and Electric Company
Official Website: http://www.chrispitman.com/

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