in 1985, guns n' roses went to seattle to perform. tracii guns and rob gardner couldn't attend the show. axl called guitarist slash and drummer steven adler, who were his friends. he asked them for help. they agreed, and became permanent members. on the way back to los angeles, the five members wrote the lyrics for 'welcome to the jungle' which became one of their most famous songs. then in 1990, drummer steven adler got fired from the band because of his drug abuse. he was replaced by the cult drummer matt sorum.