Just to defend Axl here:
Ok, the entire band were drugged out of their mind. Have u ever been sober and try to deal with a bunch of drunks/druggies? it isn't fun
SO maybe Axl got so frustrated with it, that he made them sign the name over just to insure GNR lived on and no outside "ex" wife or what have u gained a controlling interest in GNR if say Slash or Duff or Izzy had died.
Then in the studio, maybe Slash didn't want to work hard? Maybe he did hand Axl what became his solo album and say take it or leave it?
Surely one can't fault Axl for wanting to do as well as AFD and UYI and not settling.
GNR were in a very crucial period with grunge etc where they had to make a great record and Axl knew this
so maybe he is "difficult" to work with only because he demands everybody's best and they weren't willing to do it.
Axl let 2 members sing lead vocals on a GNR album... not many frontmen would do that.
now Slash throws Scott under the bus for being "difficult" when Slash was more
**** up than Scott ever was on those GNR tours and Axl had to deal with him.
so isn't that a giant double standard?