Profile
Steven Adler
Rock Musician
Male
Born
Jan 22, 1965
Age
48
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Genres
Hard rock + Heavy...
Instruments
Percussion + Pais...
Performed With
Guns N' Roses + A...
Record Label
Shrapnel Records
Other Names
Coletti, Michael
Steven Adler is an American musician. He is best known as the former drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s. Adler was fired from Guns N' Roses over his heroin addiction… Read More
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Romance
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Athena KottakFling 1987
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Cheryl SwiderskiMarried 1987 - 1990
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Athena LeeFling 1987
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Adriana SmithDated 1986 - 1987
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Lisa Michelle AxelrodFling
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Steven Adler
Age 48
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Jamie AdlerSister
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Former Guns N’ Roses Drummer Steven Adler In RehabCalgary Sun - May 02, 2013
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Steven Adler On Forgiving Axl RoseCNN - Dec 03, 2012
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Flashpoll: Romney Trumps Obama In Debate, Ct Political Insiders AgreeBethwood Patch - Oct 04, 2012
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5 Things You Need To Know Today, July 23Burlington Patch - Jul 23, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1965
Birth
Born on January 22, 1965.
TEENAGE
1983
18 Years Old
Soon after his return to Hollywood, in 1983, Adler auditioned for Sunset Strip staple London.
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TWENTIES
1985
20 Years Old
In June 1985, Adler joined Guns N' Roses, which was newly founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, and several members of L.A. Guns.
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1987
22 Years Old
In July 1987, Guns N' Roses released its debut album, Appetite for Destruction, which to date has sold over 28 million copies worldwide, 18 million of which in the United States, making it the best-selling debut album of all time in the US.
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1989
24 Years Old
Adler was again absent during a performance at the American Music Awards in January 1989; Don Henley filled in for him on drums.
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Adler was briefly fired from the band over his drug use in early 1990, but he was reinstated after signing a contract in which he vowed to stop taking drugs.
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In July 1991, Adler filed a lawsuit against his former Guns N' Roses band mates, contending that he was fired because the opiate-blocking drug he had been taking to aid his detox interfered with his concentration.
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1993
28 Years Old
The case was settled out of court in 1993; Adler received a back-payment check of $2,250,000 and was granted 15% of the royalties for everything he recorded prior to his departure.
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THIRTIES
1996
31 Years Old
In 1996, Adler suffered a stroke and was briefly comatose after taking a particularly potent speedball—a cocktail of heroin and cocaine used intravenously—which caused a temporary paralysis of the left side of his face, resulting in a speech impediment.
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1998
33 Years Old
In June 1998, Adler joined the newly reformed hard rock band BulletBoys, along with future Guns N' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba.
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In 2003, Adler formed the band Suki Jones, later renamed Adler's Appetite, with Ratt singer Jizzy Pearl, former Slash's Snakepit guitarist Keri Kelli, Faster Pussycat guitarist Brent Muscat, and former Ratt bassist Robbie Crane.
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FORTIES
2010
45 Years Old
In 2010, Adler collaborated with his former Guns N' Roses band mate Slash on the latter's self-titled debut solo album, which was released in April.
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2011
46 Years Old
In 2011, following another relapse, Adler participated in the fifth season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
In 2012, Adler formed a new band, simply called Adler, with guitarist Lonny Paul and singer-guitarist Jacob Bunton (formerly of Mars Electric and Lynam).
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