Appetite for destruction: Axl Rose demands Google remove 'fat' photos

The Guns N' Roses frontman is trying to get Google to remove images that he says violate copyright - and they just happen to be a little unflattering

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has long battled the trappings of internet-era celebrity. When his band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, the singer wrote a 1,000--word open letter refusing his own part in the induction and imploring the organization not to include him in absentia. The hall of fame politely yet swiftly declined his request.

Undeterred, Rose is now taking on the definitive hall of fame - waging war against Skynet itself, no less - by demanding that Google removes the now infamous photos of his sweaty, rounder-than-usual face from a 2010 concert now associated with the "fat Axl Rose" meme from their search engines.