Nigel Dick Reveals Unused Sweet Child O' Mine Concept

Nigel Dick said the first concept for the Sweet Child O' Mine music video was very dark. He discussed the idea during a lunch meeting with Axl Rose and Alan Niven, but the concept was not used. The proposed scenario featured Axl Rose looking at his girlfriend through a window in a mental hospital.

Dick said that the first idea is often not the final idea, adding that concepts can be considered too dark or too expensive. He worked on videos for songs from Guns N' Roses' first two albums. The band later worked with Andy Morahan on other videos, particularly those for songs from Use Your Illusion.

Another concept for the Sweet Child O' Mine video was described by Axl Rose in 2006. Rose said that idea concerned a woman taking her baby through customs, with the baby eventually revealed to have been filled with drugs. Rose said the record label did not allow that concept to be made.