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To understand Sparkle and Fade, you’ve got to walk through Art Alexakis’s darkest hours. Born into chaos—father gone at five, leaving his mother in near financial ruin…

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November 23, 1993 — Guns N’ Roses were fresh off the chaos and glory of the Use Your Illusion era, riding high on stadium tours, tabloid drama, and a frontman who could stop the world by showing up late. But instead of dropping another mammoth double album, they blindsided the world with The Spaghetti…