text: is it  true that the lead singer of guns and roses died? if so what from? i think his name was axle rose. the band is scheduled to perform their first live concerts in the united states in over three years on may 12, may 14, may 15, and may 17, 2006 at the hammerstein ballroom in new york city.[2] william bruce rose, jr. in lafayette, indiana, and grew up under the name william "bill" bailey.