Del James, is an American musician, writer, journalist and artist best known for writing the short story that reportedly inspired the "November Rain" video by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He is a close friend to Axl Rose and is the road manager for Guns N' Roses

As a journalist, he was a Senior Editor for RIP, a heavy metal magazine and his work has appeared in many publications including Rolling Stone. Nominated for a "Maggy Award," Del has interviewed Keith Richards, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Wood, Kiss, The Cult, Guns N' Roses, and countless others.

Del also released a collection of short horror stories entitled The Language of Fear [2] in 1995 on Dell/Abyss Books and reissued a decade later. The collection features an introduction by Axl Rose and the short story “Without You”, said to be the inspiration for the Guns N' Roses video November Rain

This collection of 15 short stories includes "Without You", which was the inspiration for the Guns N'Roses song and video "November Rain". Del James is an author, lyricist, video director, and a senior editor for RIP magazine.