One of the most random rolês in music happened in 2014 and had some curious developments
Nobody would imagine that Axl Rose I would be an admirer of Brazilian music. But in 2014, the lead singer of Armas e Rosas ended up proving, even with just a photo and a report on social networks, that he is a big fan of Alcyoneone of the greatest samba dancers in the country.
On April 13 of that year, the singers met in the VIP room at Recife International Airport. usually aloof, rose agreed to take a photo with the artist, who published it on her Instagram profile with the following caption:
Today I made my day! I found my idol Axl Rose! I hugged, kissed, smelled, did everything I was entitled to! I’m a big fan of Guns N’ Roses and especially him!”
View this photo on InstagramA post shared by Alcione (@alcioneamarrom)
It seemed to be just a meeting between fan and idol, correct? Wrong: self rose made a point of sharing another image of that moment, via Twitter, saying: “With the incredible Alcione Nazareth!”
With the amazin’ Alcione Nazareth! pic.twitter.com/8vSmoLUXXf
—Axl Rose (@axlrose) April 13, 2014
meeting details
In an interview with UOL in 2020, Alcyone revealed some backstage details of the meeting withAxl Rosevocalist of Armas e Rosas. The singer said that a Brazilian woman mediated the contact, initiated precisely by the American.
When he is back in Brazil, I will be with him, God willing. I was in Recife when he left the hotel and a Brazilian came up to say he wanted to take a picture with me. I already grabbed him by the waist, he gave me a hug, called me amazing.”
Tribute in 2015
the connection between Axl Rose It is Alcyone it was not limited to 2014. A year later, the sambista went to a day of concerts at Rock in Rio with a T-shirt that had the face of the lead singer of Armas e Rosas in the print.
The photo, of course, went viral. And it reached Axl himself, who thanked him: “Nice to see your photo. Very honored and it’s good to know you’re doing well! Thanks.” Alcione, in turn, wasted no time and spoke English to say: “I am very happy and the pleasure is all mine in honoring you! I’m glad you liked it! Big kiss!”
View this photo on InstagramA post shared by Alcione (@alcioneamarrom)
Axl Rose has Alcione’s discography
In 2017, when giving an interview to Altas Horas, Alcyone revealed one more curious detail of the connection with Axl Rose: the singer of Armas e Rosas he has the complete discography of “Marrom” in his house, after she sent his albums as a gift. However, it is not possible to say that the two are friends, as there was no subsequent relationship.
I’m his fan. I never thought of meeting him, and then I saw him in Recife. I was asked: ‘Can you take a picture with the axl?’ I said, ‘I can’. He posted our picture on social media and then I sent him all my records, but it didn’t go beyond that.”
Source: Rollingstone
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