That's a million a year for bandleader Axl Rose, who's been living the reclusive life in lovely Malibu, Calif.

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The billionaire has long been known to sing in public, including a cameo turn as '80s rocker Axl Rose in a 2010 video made by Geico Corp.

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When the magazine browbeat singer Axl Rose over his attempts to control media coverage by demanding journalists sign contracts prior to interviews, Rose challenged Guccione to a public fight (then backed down).

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First conceived by Axl Rose, the band's leader, in 1994, the work features plenty of the driving rhythms, slashing guitars and screeching falsetto vocals beloved by the band's fans.

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Slash was the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses from 1985 - 1996, leaving after a feud with lead singer Axl Rose, who is the only original member remaining with the band.

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The company also has just emerged from a spate of labor problems, with two local union strikes at key factories and a nearly three-month strike at key parts maker American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings (nyse: AXL - news - people ).

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