Former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven is suing the band over their efforts to allegedly block the publication of his new memoir, Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories .

Niven worked with several hair metal and hard rock acts during the Eighties and Nineties, but is still probably best known for his tenure with Guns N’ Roses, which covered much of the band’s early days and rise to stardom (1986 to 1991). At the heart of the dispute between the band and ex-manager is a buyout agreement that was signed when the two sides parted ways : Guns N’ Roses allegedly claimed Sound N’ Fury violated a confidentiality clause in the agreement, while Niven has argued the confidentiality agreement is “void and unenforceable.”

A rep for Guns N’ Roses did not immediately return a request for comment

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