Shannon Hoon and Axl Rose met through Shannon's older sister Anna, who was one of Axl's close childhood friends. When Shannon got the idea to move to LA and start a rock band, Anna called Axl and said she wanted Axl to look out for her little brother while he was there. Needless to say, Axl and Shannon became good friends themselves and were close all the way until Shannon died of a drug overdose in 1995. Rose invited Hoon to join him in the studio where his band Guns N' Roses were recording the