out of touch but not dumb

just look at his life - he went from a troubled youth to scratching and clawing his way through life as a starving artist, to a music icon and superstar sorrounded by people that work for him and people who worship him. all of that without going through some important stages that a healthy and normal person would go through and without dealing with some deep and serious issues.

he has no way of validating how others feel, while not being able to relate to others due to his lack of normal life experiences, because he keeps everyone at a distance.

combine that with the fact that he will always feel as though he is a victim, due to those early childood experiences that nobody ever completely get past.

the ony way axl knows how to effectively communicate is through his music. and he struggles to release music steadily becasue it is his mind and soul that he is cleansing by self medicating all of these complicated problems through his art.