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But BBC 4 programme The Most Dangerous Band In The World: The Story Of Guns N’ Roses has claimed to have found the answer – and it's as bizarre as you would expect.

The rift between Axl and Slash began when superstar guitarist Slash overdosed on heroin and died for eight minutes.

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Tom Zutaut, who signed the Sweet Child O' Mine rockers, described the scene when they found his body turning blue.

He revealed: “They found him dead near an elevator in a hotel somewhere.

"I don’t know how long it took for the ambulance to come but he was blue for a long time but they got him back."

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Tom went further claiming that Axl believes he saw Slash’s soul leave his body in the form of a crow and fly away – before being replaced by an impostor spirit.

He claims: "I think Axl genuinely believes that the soul of Saul Hudson left his body when Slash OD’d and there is a replacement Saul that has taken over Slash’s body and Axl truly does believe that.

"And I think that is the greatest stumbling block to getting the band back together.

"Whoever is in Saul’s body right now, it seems like Slash to me."

Axl Rose’s partially reunited band, featuring Slash and Duff McKagan, has announced two shows at America’s Coachella Festival in April.

But a US tour is expected to follow, with a handful of European dates, including one UK festival.