Axl Rose was honored to be able to perform and speak at Lisa Marie Presley's memorial service.
"I didn't really know I was going to speak or anything," the founding member of Guns N' Roses tells ET's Kevin Frazier."I still feel like I don't know that I deserve to be here, but I wanted to try to do right by her and her family and her fans.
So it meant a lot, but I was pretty nervous and emotional up there. Axl joined a host of family, friends and fans at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday to pay tribute to Elvis and Priscilla Presley's only child. In honor of Lisa Marie, Rose performed one of her favorite songs,"November Rain." "It was my understanding, she actually talked about if the situation ... so that's why I was asked to do it," he says of performing the band's 1991 single."Of course, I had to be here." During the service, Axl took to the stage and delivered a moving message about his friend before getting behind the piano for an emotional performance. "I'm sure many of you are still in shock as I feel," the 60-year-old musician told the crowd. "I'll continue to be for quite some time. I feel like I'm supposed to be texting her like right now saying, 'I'm here,' telling her how wonderful everyone is." Axl continued,"I never in a million years imagined singing here, especially under these circumstances. This is truly devastating."The musician spoke about Lisa Marie's love of her family, and how important it was for her to uphold Elvis' legacy. "I do know Lisa loved her family very much and was fiercely protective of her father and his legacy -- both her love for him and his love for her. She was extremely proud as anyone could ever be of her father and his many accomplishments, his place in music and American and world history," Axl said.
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