Alan Niven is a New Zealand-born band manager best known for his tenure as manager of Guns N' Roses and Great White.

Biography

Niven became the manager of Guns N' Roses, serving from 1986 to 1991. He was fired from his post just prior to the release of '' Use Your Illusion''. According to a 1991 cover story by ''

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forced the dismissal of Niven (against the wishes of some of his band-mates) by refusing to complete the albums until he was replaced. Niven has also been a manager of Buck & Evans, Great White, and associated with

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, Enigma Records, Mötley Crüe,

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and The JuJu Hounds, Razer and Storm of Perception.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Niven, Alan People from Wellington City New Zealand record producers Living people Guns N' Roses Year of birth missing (living people)