Guns N' Roses in full bloom

By Nick Milligan
Updated February 28 2013 - 10:11am, first published 10:07am
GUNS FIRING: Gun N' Roses visit the Hunter on March 13.
GUNS FIRING: Gun N' Roses visit the Hunter on March 13.
DIZZYING CAREER: Guns N' Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed has now been in the band longer than any other member besides Axl Rose.
DIZZYING CAREER: Guns N' Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed has now been in the band longer than any other member besides Axl Rose.

They’re one of the biggest rock bands in music history, with international album sales exceeding 100 ­million units. And in March, Guns N’ Roses will visit the Hunter. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed was friends with the original line-up since their inception in 1985 and in 1990 he joined the group to add piano tracks to their two monster records – Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, which simultaneously debuted at number one and two on the US music charts respectively. In this interview with Alive, Reed reflects on his 23 years in one of the world’s largest and most ­discussed rock groups.

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