The very epitome of filth and swagger, here's Guns n Roses on the cusp of greatness. Dripping in sweat, sex, and style, there's a subtle air of arrogance emanating from each member of the band as they disregard the photographer. They're backstage somewhere in California in 1986, the year before their breakthrough as the new darlings of rock and roll.
Their surroundings seem to suit them down to the ground - a dirty, cramped room marked on the walls by all those who've come before them, and Axl Rose dressed like he's the captain of a vessel that's going to take us to some very sordid places. At least Slash looks happy to be there - although he's probably just relieved to have made it all the way to California from Stoke!