Former Guns N' Roses Manager Alan Niven Sues Band in Order to Publish Autobiography

"Due to GNR's threats, Sound N' Fury languishes in a warehouse. In a letter written in May, 2025, GNR invoked the confidentiality clause in its 1991 buyout Agreement with Niven (the 'Agreement') and has blocked publication of the book through repeated threats to Niven and contact with ECW. GNR takes this position despite the following facts (among others): the Agreement was not signed by all of its members (a material term);"

"GNR's members have commented publicly on Niven; one member encouraged him to write the book; and he has been speaking about his time in GNR for over a decade. Sound N' Fury's publication has been delayed for months, even though it received a favorable review from the Los Angeles Times, and has received many preorders."

Alan Niven has filed suit against Guns N' Roses seeking declarations that the 1991 buyout confidentiality clause is unenforceable and that he has not breached any contract, and alleging tortious interference. Copies of his autobiography, Sound N' Fury: Rock N' Roll Stories, have been printed by ECW Press but are reportedly held in a warehouse after alleged threats and contact between the band and ECW. Niven contends the Agreement was not signed by all members, that band members publicly commented on him, and that at least one member encouraged the memoir. He managed GN'R from 1985–1991 and worked with other notable acts.

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