In this book I will talk about my favorite music, movies, television shows, etc. Basically, this book will be about what comes to my mind. I hope you enjoy this book and I'm looking forward to hearing your opinions regarding my interests.
One of my favorite rock musicians is Izzy Stradlin. I'm a fan of GNR, but Izzy is my favorite GNR member.
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I have to admit that he is very good looking. ;)
I found some interesting facts about Izzy regarding where he grew up and how he eventually became a musician and eventual member of Guns N Roses.
Here are some Izzy facts which I think you might find interesting:
He is born on April 8th, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana.
Izzy's real name is actually Jeffrey Dean Isbell. In high school, he went by Izzy because of his last name. As far as where Stradlin came from, it's rumored to be a sexual reference.
Izzy's father was an engraver and his mother worked for a phone company. They divorced when Izzy was eight.
When asked about what he did growing up, Izzy said that because he lived in a small town, there wasn't much to do, adding, "We rode bikes, smoked pot, got into trouble – it was pretty Beavis and But-Head actually."
Izzy's biggest musical influence was his dad's mother, who played drums in a swing jazz band.
Izzy's first instrument was not a guitar – it was drums.
Izzy formed his first band with his high school buddies, including William Bailey, who would later go by the name Axl Rose. They played cover songs in a garage.
Izzy graduated high school with a D average, but was the only original member of Guns N' Roses get his high school diploma.
Stradlin moved to LA after high school and joined a punk band called Naughty Women. Their first show was a bad experience for Izzzy – audience members jumped on stage and started attacking them.
Izzy's next band was The Atoms, but while a part of that group, someone stole his drum kit from his car so he switched to bass. He then joined a heavy metal band called Shire and started playing rhythm guitar.
After Shire, Stradlin formed the GN'R precursor Hollywood Rose in 1983 with Axl, who had also moved to LA.
During the peak of his drug use, Izzy famously was arrested in 1989 for urinating on the floor of an airplane, verbally abusing a flight attendant and smoking in the non-smoking section. He was sentenced to one-year probation and during that time, he sobered up.
