Talking of music acts getting involved in charity type things, Axl Rose made a previously unannounced appearance at a Parkinson's disease benefit in New York at the weekend in aid of the Michael J Fox foundation. Rose sang 'Live And Let Die' at the event, held at the Waldorf-Astoria, and called 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's',
Other music acts appearing at the show included Elvis Costello and Sheryl Crow. The benefit was attended by Parkinson's sufferers Muhammad Ali and the lovely Michael J Fox himself.