TM 982 Del James Interview

Mark Strigl sits down with longtime Guns N’ Roses insider, tour manager, writer, journalist, and lifelong rock fan Del James for a wide-ranging conversation. We dive deep into Del’s brand-new graphic novel Consensual Violence, available here: Along the way, Del shares stories and insights on: His love of professional wrestling His work with RIP Magazine Interviewing Alice Cooper His book Language of Fear Meeting and working with Guns N’ Roses The stories behind the iconic GN’R music videos he wrote Ozzy Osbourne and Back to the Beginning Axl Rose meeting Ozzy Wes Arkeen Attending Back to the Beginning Reconnecting with Slash And much more Support the show: patreon.com/talkingmetal - $7 a month supports get a Talking Metal t-shirt. Follow Mark: Instagram @MarkStrigl Spread the word: Tell your friends about the Talking Metal podcast! Now in its 21st year. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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TM 982 Del James Interview is an episode from Talking Metal by Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy.

This episode is 00:33:47 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2026.

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