I apologize to Guns N’ Roses for all I did—for the choices I made, for the silence I kept, and for the times when I walked away instead of fighting harder. My heart never carried hate, but I know my decisions left scars, and for that, I am deeply sorry. Sometimes in life, we don’t realize the weight of our actions until years later, when the echoes of the past are louder than the present. I was young, stubborn, and searching for peace in the middle of chaos. The band was everything to me, but I was struggling to keep myself together while trying to hold the music together too. Maybe I didn’t always explain myself, maybe I didn’t always show my heart the way I should have—but every move I made was out of love for what we created. Still, I know it hurt people I cared about, and for that, I apologize. To Axl, Slash, Duff, Steven, and everyone who shared that stage with me—I hope you know I never meant to let you down. I wasn’t perfect; I stumbled, I fell, and sometimes I chose escape instead of confrontation. Looking back now, I see how those choices might have felt like abandonment, even when my soul was screaming for peace. And to the fans who kept the fire alive all these years—I owe you the same apology. You deserved more than silence, more than a disappearing act, more than watching a piece of the dream fade away. I never stopped loving the music, and I never stopped being grateful for the love you gave in return. So yes, I apologize for all I did. I can’t rewrite the past, but I can own it. I hope that somewhere in those riffs, in those lyrics, and in those memories, you’ll feel the truth: that my love for Guns N’ Roses never died, even when I had to walk away

September 12, 2025 Gistblogger 0

  In a rare and deeply personal statement, former Guns N’ Roses rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin has broken his long silence with an emotional apology […]