At just 17 years old, Gilby Clarke left his home in Cleveland to embark on a rollercoaster rock n roll career in Hollywood. In 1991, after Izzy Stradin quit Guns n Roses, Clarke was chosen to take his place in the line-up and toured with the band on their Use Your Illusion Tour until 1993. He released three solo albums in the 1990s before recording Swag in 2002.