Interview with beta lebeis Beth, the 'Brazilian and tattooed mama' of Axl Rose
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
theythought 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