Axl Rose Sues Irving Azoff for Chinese Democracy 'Sabotage'

by Jordan Yerman | May 20, 2010 at 11:36 am

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Axl Rose Accuses Irving Azoff of Sabotaging Chinese Democracy

Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose is suing his former manager, Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff, for "sabotaging" his latest record, Chinese Democracy. Axl Rose says that Irving Azoff tried to force Rose to reunite with the other original members of Guns N' Roses, who have not performed or recorded with Rose in years.

Axl Rose states that Azoff purposely leaked tracks from the album online and scuttled a sales deal with Best Buy because Rose would not reunite with Slash and the others, which led to Chinese Democracy's poor performance on the charts.

Irving Azoff Sued First

Axl Rose's lawsuit is a counter-attack to Irving Azoff's original suit, which seeks unpaid concert revenue. Axl Rose and Irving Azoff have a contentious past, with Rose firing Azoff multiple times, and Azoff using personal attacks in the legal paperwork.

The singer's lawyers have painted a portrait of a music-biz Godzilla who manipulates and lies to his clients, coercing them into doing whatever he desires.

Rose blames Azoff for the commercial failure of Chinese Democracy,