Alan Niven, who steered Guns N' Roses during the band's most prolific years in the 1980s and early 1990s, has filed a lawsuit in Arizona against former business partners to block the release of his memoir, Sound N’ Fury: Rock N' Roll Stories. The filing asserts that those associates attempted to halt publication, raising questions about rights, publishing control, and the handling of insider rock history. The suit, filed yesterday in an Arizona court, highlights ongoing tensions in the music industry over memoir rights for managers and other insiders who chronicle rock history. Niven argues he has the right to publish the tell-all account of his time with the band, and the outcome could influence future autobiographies by music executives. Fans of Guns N' Roses and readers interested in rock history will want to watch this developing dispute.