Axel Rose, born William Bruce Rose in Indiana in 1962, is one of the best known singers of the last century. He is the American musician best known as being the lead vocalist of the rock band Guns N' Roses. Today, he is the only remaining original member of the band. As the lead singer for this widely notorious band, Axel Rose has enjoyed tremendous success and recognition in his career. He enjoyed amazing record and concert ticket sales in the 1980s and 1990s, before he dropped out of the public eye for a while. He had resurrected the band in 2001, although with other members, and headlined in the third edition of Rock in Rio. In 2008 the band released their most recent album, Chinese Democracy, after many years of delays.