List of Guns N' Roses band members

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1985, the group originally featured vocalist Axl Rose, guitarists Tracii Guns and Izzy Stradlin, bassist Ole Beich and drummer Rob Gardner, although Guns, Beich and Gardner were quickly replaced by Slash, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, respectively. This lineup released the band's most critically and commercially successful album, Appetite for Destruction, in 1987, followed by the acoustic album G N' R Lies in 1988. On July 11, 1990, Adler was fired due to drug addiction.

Also in 1990, keyboardist Dizzy Reed was added to the group. Adler was replaced by former The Cult drummer Matt Sorum, who was initially only brought in to perform on new studio recordings (it was planned that Adler would continue to perform at live shows). The new lineup with Sorum and Reed recorded two albums for release in 1991: Use Your Illusion I and II. However, just a few dates into the Use Your Illusion Tour in November 1991, Stradlin left the group and was replaced by Gilby Clarke, formerly of Kill for Thrills.

The band's show on July 17, 1993 was the last at which all members except Rose and Reed would perform as members of Guns N' Roses. After not being involved in the recording of the cover version of "Sympathy for the Devil" in 1994, Clarke's involvement with the band ended. He was replaced by Paul "Huge" Tobias. Slash left the band in October 1996, reportedly due to disagreements with Rose and issues with lineup changes. He was followed in 1997 by McKagan, who left, and Sorum, who was fired, leaving only Rose, Reed and Tobias.

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