i beleive he did....he was small town kid new to the big city and on his way there he had all kinds of flack from all types of people...basically the song is just a fuck off to everyone

as for being a challenge....fuckin right axl was challenging everyone....he was hungry for the success....i think its probably the most emotionally charged song in the entire gnr catalog...whatever the lyrics are...and he touches on and says stuff that alot of people can relate to, whether they want to admit it or not

i guess its just a case of ya get it or ya dont...he probably couldve worded it better to avoid confrontation but that wasnt his style, but its really is a snap shot of the culture of a pre 1990's big mouthed small town hick

it really is a controversial song...this discussion keeps happenign every couple years....after all these years