Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose delivered an emotional tribute to his good friend at her on Sunday morning.
‘I’m still in shock as I feel like I will continue to be for quite some time. I feel like I’m suppose to be texting her like right now,’ the rock star began, 60, after he stated that he hadn’t planned on speaking and ”was tongue-tied and nervous’
He went on to admit that ‘never in a million years’ did he imagine himself ‘singing here, takipçi satın alma especially under these circumstances.’
Devastated: Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose delivered an emotional tribute to his good friend Lisa Marie Presley at her memorial at Graceland on Sunday
‘This is truly devastating and I’m sure excruciating for everyone here,’ the Paradise City crooner said, before going on to perform his song November Rain on the piano.
The Grammy nominee went on to confess he he didn’t know if he deserved ‘to be here’ speaking as there are people that have known her ‘longer’ and are ‘much closer.’
‘I do know Lisa loved her family very much, and was fiercely protective of her father and his legacy,’ the performer said as he stood behind an acrylic podium in a long black coat.
‘I’m still in shock as I feel like I will continue to be for quite some time. I feel like I’m suppose to be texting her like right now,’ rock star began, 60
Surreal: He went on to admit that ‘never in a million years’ did he imagine himself ‘singing here, especially under these circumstances’
Fans praised Rose’s acoustic performance of November Rain, which lyrics include: ‘in which he sings: ‘Nothin’ lasts forever/ And we both know hearts can change/ And it’s hard to hold a candle/ In the cold November rain.’
‘I thought Axel did a great job considering he was trying to hold back tears it was very emotional for him any one could see that he lost a close friend,’ one Twitter user wrote.
Others called his choice of song ‘touching’ and said it was a ‘moving tribute to his friend.’
On Monday, Rose described Lisa Marie’s death as unreal as he recalled sending her animal videos to lift her spirits following Benjamin’s suicide at ag on January 12. She was age 54.
led her family in tributes to her late daughter at her emotional memorial service.
She shared a poem by one of Lisa Marie Presley’s 14-year-old daughters, in which she called her mother ‘an icon, a role model and a superhero.’
The poem read: ‘She always knew she wouldn’t be here too long… some say a broken heart killed her,’ referring to her son, Benjamin’s untimely death by suicide in July 2020.
