West Arkeen

Quick Facts

Full Name	West Arkeen
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Jun 18, 1960(1960-06-18)
Age	64
Date Of Death	May 30, 1997, Los Angeles, CA
Birthplace	Neuilly-sur-Seine
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Gemini

West Arkeen Biography

West Arkeen is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on June 18, 1960 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

Aaron West Arkeen (June 18, 1960 – May 30, 1997), was an American musician best known for co-writing several Guns N’ Roses songs. He died in Los Angeles as a result of a drug overdose.

After working on other songs with the band for their double set Use Your Illusion I and II, Arkeen started his own project in 1995, The Outpatience. Featuring vocalist Mike Shotton, bassist James Hunting, guitarist Joey Hunting, drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and keyboardist Gregg Buchwalter, the band released their debut album, Anxious Disease in 1996 in Japan. The album has connections to Guns N’ Roses: Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan appear as guest artists and Izzy Stradlin co-wrote one of the songs.

West Arkeen Net Worth

West Arkeen is one of the richest Musician from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, West Arkeen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After several years of struggling to find success as a musician, Arkeen befriended a group of musicians in Los Angeles which would soon rise to international fame as Guns N’ Roses. Arkeen lived in an apartment next to Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and 1960’s funk pioneer Sly Stone, and he and McKagan quickly formed a friendship and began writing songs together. Though never a member of the band, the group’s vocalist Axl Rose considered adding him as a third guitarist, primarily for his prolific songwriting abilities. Arkeen would ultimately leave his mark on the band by co-writing the songs “It’s So Easy,” “Crash Diet”, “Bad Obsession”, “The Garden”, “Sentimental Movie” and “Yesterdays” with Rose. Arkeen also penned “Make Your Play” and “Pressure” for Birmingham, Alabama band Brother Cane, as well as co-writing “My Misery” for Phantom Blue.

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Facts & Trivia

Wikus Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. West Arkeen celebrates birthday on June 18 of every year.