Guns N' Roses ' former manager , Alan Niven, stated that he always thought it was better for the band to release Use Your Illusion as a standalone album.
In an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock , the New Zealander said he never felt the need for the band to release many songs at once. However, Axl Rose wanted the financial cost of a double album to be affordable for fans.
“Axl explained it to me like this: 'I want my double album to come out faster than Led Zeppelin [ Physical Graffiti ].' In my head, I was wondering: do we have the material to justify it? Will there be quality here?”
A version by Guns N' Roses' former manager would leave out the band's hits from the single album
According to the music producer, Use Your Illusion would work best as a unified album with only 10 tracks.
In his version, the tracklist would be “Double Talkin' Jive”, “Back Off Bitch”, “Dust and Bones”, “Yesterdays”, “Civil War”, “Pretty Tied Up”, “You Could Be Mine”, “Locomotive”, “November Rain” and “Dead Horse”.
Because of this, songs like "Estranged," "Don't Cry," and "Coma" would be left out of his ideal model for the album.
Niven was the group's manager between 1986 and 1991. He was dismissed after refusing to finish the remaining albums until he was replaced.
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