Axl Rose is still “shocked” by the death of Lisa Marie Presley.
The Guns N’ Roses frontman, 60, explained how he never thought he would be able to pay tribute to the late singer as he appeared at his service at Graceland on Sunday (22.01.23), where he also performed his songs. ‘November Rain’.
He told the mourners: “I am still scared because I feel like I will continue for some time. I feel like I have to text him like this now.”
Axl also said he was not ready to talk about Lisa Marie – who died on January 12 aged 54 after suffering two heart attacks – and said he felt “tongued and nervous”, and “never thought in a million years” to pay tribute to his friend.
He continued: “This is very painful and I’m sure it’s very painful for everyone here… I know that Lisa loved her family very much, and she was very protective of her father and his legacy.”
Axl performed ‘November Rain’ after his speech, with musicians including Billy Corgan and Alanis Morissette also performing at the event.
The singer of Guns N’ Roses said last week how he tried to console Elvis’ only child Lisa Marie following the death of his son Benjamin Keough, who committed suicide in 2020 at the age of 27.
He told People: “I will miss my friend Lisa.” His departure, like that of his son, or son, of his father, is not really visible.
“Lisa loved her family, all her children. My heart goes out to them.
“The death of her son was shocking, tragic and very sad. It was something that, once upon a time, you didn’t want to bring up, but with difficulty you would try to let him know that you love him and that you care about him, about them, and that you would be comforted by anything a person can do. be appreciated.”
Axl added that he and Lisa shared messages full of jokes, news stories and “a lot of animal videos” to cheer Benjamin up after his suicide, and he tried to let him know “I’m constantly thinking about him, them, and wishing him well”.
Axl, who hopes that the mother of four Lisa Marie will have a life after death with her son and Elvis, added: “I wanted her to be happy, to enjoy things, as much as possible at that time. And really, it’s the closeness of their relationship , one can expect – but in fact, it did not appear, without a real time passing, real reality.
“What comes after life is who knows, but I would like to think that she is together, she and Ben and her father and Ben’s grandfather in a way, and Lisa, and the most important men in her life are happy together.
“I had the opportunity to hear about his father and his experiences and memories with him. He came to the show and we chatted backstage. “It was always great to see him and he was so fun and so helpful.”
