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She was famous after having been homage by the singer, in the Rock in Rio 3. Now she is on vacation in Santos, but the leader of Guns calls her all the time, even to ask revenues of stewed bean Mauricio of Souza/AE 1001 USEFULNESS: Beth Lebeis drives for Axl, she takes care of the house and of the calendar of the singer.
In the middle of a dinner with friends in a restaurant of Santos, Beth Lebeis assists the cellular insistent. On the other side of the line it is Axl Rose - himself , asking her to teach him the revenue of the stewed beans that him so much likes. Situations as this is normal for her, that after eight years is in Santos on vacations to review the parents, the siblings and the friends.
Working as Guns N'Roses's charismatic leader's assistant personnel in United States, she is the person who him most trusts. For him and for the fans, she is Beta, famous after the received homage in the stage of the Rock in Rio 3, in January, in Rio. Of course the fast vacations it's not being calm and the telephone rings the whole time. As in the dawn of Thursday, when Axl was calling up to 8:30 of the morning counting details of the birth of the couple's of wolves puppy that he maintains at the house which they lives, in Malibu, with 12 snakes , a tarantula and parrots. " He said that they are two, but I think were born more and he is hiding, with fear that I don't want to be with them in the house ".
Axl calls to ask advices, to speak about the recording of the new album that it should be ready before Christmas, to negotiate of accounting problems and, mainly, to guarantee that she will return even on this Monday. After that, Beth only will return again between February and March of next year, when he intends to begin the new tour in South America.
Beth smiles in a understanding way even when he interrupts meals, walks or those fast moments beside the parents, siblings or the few friends that she still maintains in Santos. When she talks about Axl, the reference seems a lot distant of the famous image of the bad boy and temperamental. " He is a lot shy, he is very correct, honest person, he says exactly what he thinks, he is very ethical ".
It prints in the blouse
The affection reminds the one of a lot of mothers, a role that she assumed without even noticed that. It is a affection, about everything she knows about his life (the father's constant aggressions and stepfather and the mother's omission were frequent during his difficult childhood), it was that Axl most needed, affections. Like all Brazilian people she is crazy to hug strong and to kiss. She said that, in the beginning, he thought a little strange those demonstrations of affection. Then he started learning to live together with that, mainly when seeing the relationship of Beth with the three children (Fernando, Vanessa and Alexandre, 22, 23 and 24 years respectively), that also live in United States. She remembers that, one day, Axl said that would like to have had a mother like her and that her children were very happy.
Beth also has a big connection with him. From a shopping in Santos, she phoned him telling that she had in the hands a silk blouse, printed with the the artist's face. He was surprised and she just said: " And does that can "?.
Worried with Axl, Beth left the daughter Vanessa in her place and she also wants to know everything that is happening there while she herself is not there. Each detail. I am the person who cooks at the house, but it is easy. He likes meats and fish grelhados a lot, he has a very healthy feeding and it drinks a lot of water ".
To maintain the form, he has an academy at home and he works out daily of three at four hours. They are going a lot to the movies, of preference for films of policemen or dramas. '.
In the beginning of the eighties, after a very suffered separation Beth decided to leave Santos, first for Itajaí and later to United States, assisting in a restaurant of friends in Philadelphia. The following step went work as nanny of the model Stephanie Seymour' son, in 1990, who at that time was the vocalist's girlfriend. The relationship ended, but Axl became fond and he identified so much with Beth that decided to take it to work with him. " I accepted in at that moment, our relationship was always good, it seemed that they knew each other for a long time. In the beginning my children were jealous and they thought I was devoted a lot to him, but with the time they went understanding and today they are always for there. Fernando and my brother also work for him ". To take care of the star and of the house it is not a simple task. Sometimes, she passes the night accompanying the rehearsals and recordings and, the following day, while he sleeps, she has to continue organizing the house and the calendar of the boss. It is her that drives the car, that helps to choose the clothes, that opines even in the choice of the songs.
On the new album, she reveals that the songs are pretty, very beautiful. It will " be 12 or 18 songs, they are still coming to a conclusion. He composes lot by himself, another times with the other members of the band ".
Cake and candles
Six years ago, Beth took a fast trip and, when it returned, she had a car in the parking of the house, all baled for present, with balloons and liaisons. " He moved me, he could simply have given the car and ... that's it ". The connection among them is so strong that she admits that she didn't even think about returning to Brazil... and that she doesn't imagine the life without being beside him. I sometimes feel myself very alone, I think that would be good to have a boyfriend, but I don't have time for anything and difficultly I will find somebody that understands that lifestyle so crazy. " About Brazil, she misses the family and some friends. " There they are very ... not outgoing, not "warms", they don't have that kinf of thing of neighbor playing the bell to ask sugar, or friends calling every hour to hang out or drink a beer. These "warm human" I feel a lot of lack. I miss that very, very much. I think Axl is very close to my me and my children because he feels that we like him for what he really is, not for being a rockstar ".
A huge desire of Axl is to be father and Beth wants a lot for that to happen (with a point of typical of the mothers jealousies) so that he finds a wonderful woman who can understand him. " I am sure that, for everything that he suffered, he will be a wonderful father. He plays with the subject, saying that when his son/daughter be born I will cry a lot. I think it's funny that a lot of fans... they want to see him brave, because that it's not him. He is unable to provoke a fight, he only reacts when he is provoked ".
As soon as Axl entered in his house, in the first February 6, Beth prepared a surprised party for him, with cake, candles and congratulations. " He didn't know what to do when he arrived home, he was very excited, emotional. I think that's the reason for him never forgets about my birthday ".
To the 46 years of age, Beth is a person with great astral and that has a lot of faith. Prays daily and thanks for the children, for the employment, for the family and for the happiness of Axl. I think he ended up becoming a son for me ". As a present, from Brazil, she is taking him a medal of São Bento, to guarantee protection to the singer.