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Jet’s Nic Cester auditioned for AC/DC – before they hired Axl Rose

Jet‘s Nic Cester has revealed that he had auditioned to be in AC/DC before they hired Guns N’ Roses‘ Axl Rose.The Jet frontman – known for their hits such as ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’ and ‘Cold Hard Bitch’ – opened up about the opportunity to possibly take on frontman duties for the legendary Australian rock band.While appearing as a guest on Australian radio station Triple J, Cester shared that he received a call to audition for AC/DC after singer Brian Johnson had to step away from the band due to hearing issues.“I was staying with my in-laws and I got up in the morning and read the paper and it said that Brian Johnson was not in the band anymore,” Cester told Triple J.He continued: “I remember saying to my father-in-law, ‘Holy shit, you would not want to step into those shoes,’ and literally 20 minutes later my phone rang and they’re saying, ‘Would you be interested in going to Atlanta, Georgia to audition and potentially fill in for this next round of dates that we’ve got?’”The singer went on to add that he was thinking of saying yes “just for the life experience,” explaining that he wasn’t really expecting to get the gig anyway but thought: “‘How could I turn this opportunity down?’”Cester is no stranger to performing AC/DC tracks.
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Guns N Roses stars now - famous feuds, happy 22-year marriage and reunion tour regrets
Few bands have made their mark on rock culture like Guns N Roses.The group formed in 1985 and comprised of five original members: Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler and Izzy Stradlin.After achieving mild success within the states, the band soared to international fame with the release of their hit debut album Appetite for Destruction in 1987, which featured hit singles Sweet Child O Mine, Welcome To The Jungle and Paradise City.Cracks began to show within the band's dynamic by the nineties, with Stephen Adler the first to be removed from the line-up over his prolonged drug use.Adler was followed by Izzy Stradlin, Slash and Duff McKagan, who all later left the group and were replaced - with Axl Rose the last original Guns N Roses bandmate standing until recently.Reuniting with Axl, Slash and Duff McKagan rejoined the group in 2016 and embarked on a three-year long reunion tour which they reportedly plan to resume this summer.So, what are the original members of Guns N Roses up to now?Axl Rose - born William Bruce Rose Jr - is the lead vocalist of Guns N Roses and the band's sole constant member since its inception in 1985.The 59-year-old singer was born in Indiana in 1962 and grew up there before moving to Los Angeles in the 1980s to pursue his passion for music.A couple of years later, he went on to co-found Guns N Roses.Axl famously feuded with his bandmate Slash and personally announced his rival's exit from the band to the world in 1996, leaving him the last surviving member of the band's original line-up.Today, Axl has made peace with the majority of his former bandmates.In 2016, he reunited with Slash and McKagan for a three-year Guns N Roses reunion tour.
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