Alan Niven Explained

Alan Niven is a New Zealand-born band manager best known for his tenure as manager of Guns N' Roses and Great White.^[2]

Biography

Niven became the manager of Guns N' Roses, serving from 1986 to 1991.^[3] He was fired from his post just prior to the release of Use Your Illusion.^[4] According to a 1991 cover story by Rolling Stone magazine, frontman Axl Rose forced the dismissal of Niven (against the wishes of some of his band-mates) by refusing to complete the albums until he was replaced.^[5]

Niven has also been a manager of Buck & Evans, Great White, and associated with Virgin Records, Enigma Records, Mötley Crüe, Berlin, Dokken,^[6] Clarence Clemons, The Angels [from Angel City], Havana Black, The Michael Thompson Band [MTB], Izzy Stradlin and The JuJu Hounds, Razer and Storm of Perception.

Notes and References

1. News: Alan Niven on Musical Chairs. 9 May 2014. Radio New Zealand National. 3 July 2010.
2. Wiederhorn, Jon It's Not So Easy: Beleaguered Ex-Guns N' Roses Manager Recalls Concert Riot, Stones Scandal, Bribing Axl With Donuts Yahoo Music. 5 April 2016
3. Web site: Hartmann. Graham. Axl Fires Manager Alan Niven – 25 Most Destructive Guns N' Roses Moments . Loudwire. 9 May 2014.
4. News: Sciarretto. Amy. Former Guns N' Roses Manager Alan Niven: 'Axl Rose Had Stage Fright'. 9 May 2014. Noisecreep. 13 February 2012.
5. Guns N' Roses Outta Control: The Rolling Stone Cover Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031055950/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/15808339/guns_n_roses_outta_control_the_rolling_stone_cover_story/2. dead. 31 October 2007. Rolling Stone. Neely, Kim. 7 August 2007. 23 August 2007.
6. News: Brandvold. Michael. Tru-B-Dor, formed by Alan Niven former manager of Great White and Guns N' Roses to work with Michael Brandvold Marketing. 9 May 2014. Michael Brandvold. 27 March 2013.