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

Biography

Niven became the manager of Guns N' Roses, serving from 1986 to 1991. He was fired from his post just prior to the release of Use Your Illusion. 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.

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

References

1. "Alan Niven on Musical Chairs". Radio New Zealand National. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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. Hartmann, Graham. "Axl Fires Manager Alan Niven – 25 Most Destructive Guns N' Roses Moments". Loudwire. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
4. Sciarretto, Amy (13 February 2012). "Former Guns N' Roses Manager Alan Niven: 'Axl Rose Had Stage Fright'". Noisecreep. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
5. Neely, Kim (7 August 2007). "Guns N' Roses Outta Control: The Rolling Stone Cover Story". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
6. Brandvold, Michael (27 March 2013). "Tru-B-Dor, formed by Alan Niven former manager of Great White and Guns N' Roses to work with Michael Brandvold Marketing". Michael Brandvold. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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