The artist who provided cover art for Guns N’ Roses’s Appetite for Destruction may still not be accepted by some in the art world – but that’s the way he likes it Nonconformity comes as second nature to Robert Williams. Famed as one of the original Zap Comix artists alongside Robert Crumb but perhaps best known for his 1979 painting Appetite for Destruction, which provided both the title and cover art for Guns N’ Roses’ debut album, Williams is a West Coast art icon and underground culture legend.