Billy White Jr., the artist who designed the iconic cross logo on the album cover for Guns N’ Roses‘ Appetite for Destruction, has died. Slash broke the sad news on Instagram, paying tribute to the White.
He wrote, sharing a pic of Billy: “Rip #BillyWhiteJr og designer of Gnr cross logo & long time friend of the band. You will be missed.” Commented Duff McKagan on Slash’s post: “Ah shit!”
As reported by Planet Radio, White was originally tapped to design a tattoo for Axl Rose, who had conceived the idea of the cross with skulls of each band member. White was an art student at Long Beach University at the time and crossed paths with Gn’R through his cousin in 1986.
“One day Axl called and asked if i could draw him a tattoo, after he’d seen a drawing I’d done on my cousin’s wall,” White...
He wrote, sharing a pic of Billy: “Rip #BillyWhiteJr og designer of Gnr cross logo & long time friend of the band. You will be missed.” Commented Duff McKagan on Slash’s post: “Ah shit!”
As reported by Planet Radio, White was originally tapped to design a tattoo for Axl Rose, who had conceived the idea of the cross with skulls of each band member. White was an art student at Long Beach University at the time and crossed paths with Gn’R through his cousin in 1986.
“One day Axl called and asked if i could draw him a tattoo, after he’d seen a drawing I’d done on my cousin’s wall,” White...
- 7/10/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
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