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...would have thought that under the hard business exterior of mega-investor Warren Buffett lies the soul of a wannabe rocker? A surreal video making its way around the Net shows Buffett doing his best imitation of Guns N' Roses rocker Axl Rose, complete with waist-length hair, a purple bandanna, a black leather jacket and Axl's signature red plaid kilt from the '80s - all as part of an eye-catching video for Geico, the auto-insurance company owned by Berkshire Hathaway. And Buffett sings too. O.K., he attempts to sing. (See the best Super Bowl commercials...
...Buffett who steals the show, as shots of the billionaire investor singing and swaying à la Axl Rose from a spotlight-illuminated stage are juxtaposed throughout the 2-min. 24-sec. video. His grand finale comes in the final 30 seconds when he stretches out his tattoo-laden arm to an unseen audience and croons into the mike, "You bring out the best in me / You can always turn to me ... / We're always true to you / We'll do it all for you ..." (See 10 big recession surprises...