Legendary rock group Guns N’ Roses, known for their electrifying performances, are still rolling their backs more than 40 years after their formation.
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But recently, one of singer Axl Rose’s signature gestures took a toll on the face of an Australian fan.
Rose, 60, ends all of her shows pretty well by throwing her microphone into the crowd. But this time Rebecca Howe got it in the face.
Both eyes swollen and black, the Australian told her version of the facts in an interview with local media.
“What would have happened if he had fallen a few inches to the right or left? I could have lost my eye,” said the woman, still shaken. “And if it had fallen on my mouth, I would have lost my teeth!”
She even goes so far as to say that if she had gotten the mic on her temple, she could have died.
Following the fan’s outings, Axl Rose said on Twitter that he would no longer end his shows with a mic drop, while criticizing the “negative and irresponsible” way the media reported the incident.
“Unfortunately, there are those who, for reasons of their own, have chosen to focus their journalism in a negative and irresponsible way that couldn’t be further from the truth. We hope our audience understands that.”
We’d like to end this text by reminding you that throwing heavy objects into a crowd is never a good idea, even if you’ve been doing it for 30 years.