The Dead Daisies are an Australian-American rock band and musical collective formed in 2012 in Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, California. Musicians Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses), Jon Stevens (INXS, Noiseworks) and David Lowy (Mink) have been involved at various times along with a rotation of top rock musicians that have included Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones), Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy), Charley Drayton (The Cult, Divinyls, Cold Chisel), John Tempesta (The Cult), Brian Tichy (Whitesnake), Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Roses), Alex Carapetis (Nine Inch Nails), Clayton Doley, Jackie Barnes (Jimmy Barnes), Alan Mansfield and Doug Aldrich.