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Slash (musician)

February 08, 2023

Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known as Slash, is a British-American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Slash has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in history.[2][3][4][5]

Slash
Slash performing in 2022
Born
Saul Hudson

(1965-07-23) July 23, 1965 (age 57)
Hampstead, London, England[1]
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1981–present
Spouses
Renée Suran
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(m. 1992; div. 1997)​
Perla Ferrar
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(m. 2001; div. 2014)​
Children2
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Musical career
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Member of
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Websiteslashonline.com
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Born in Hampstead, London,[6] Slash moved to Los Angeles with his father when he was five years old. His parents were both active in the entertainment industry; he was given the nickname "Slash" as a child by actor Seymour Cassel. In 1983 he joined the glam metal band Hollywood Rose, then in 1985 he joined Guns N' Roses (which was composed of former members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns), replacing founding member Tracii Guns.

In 1994, amid growing tensions within Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the supergroup Slash's Snakepit, and in 1996 he left Guns N' Roses. In 2002, he co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver with vocalist Scott Weiland, which re-established Slash as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. Slash has released five solo albums: Slash (2010), Apocalyptic Love (2012), World on Fire (2014), Living the Dream (2018) and 4 (2022). All but the first of these were billed to "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators". He returned to Guns N' Roses in 2016.

Time magazine named him runner-up (to Jimi Hendrix) on their list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009,[5] while Rolling Stone placed him at number 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011.[7] Guitar World ranked his guitar solo in "November Rain" number 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008,[8] and Total Guitar placed his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at number 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" in 2004.[9] Gibson Guitar Corporation ranked Slash as number 34 on their "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time", while their readers landed him number 9 on Gibson's "Top 25 Guitarists of All Time".[10] In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N' Roses' classic lineup.

Early life

Saul Hudson was born in Hampstead, London, on July 23, 1965, but raised in Blurton, a small town in Stoke-on-Trent, until age 6,[11] before moving to Los Angeles, California. He was named after Romanian-American cartoonist Saul Steinberg.[12] His mother, Ola J. Hudson (née Oliver;[13] 1946–2009),[14][15] was an African-American fashion designer and costumier from the United States, whose clients included David Bowie (whom she also dated), Ringo Starr, and Janis Joplin. His father, Anthony Hudson, is a Caucasian English artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. [16][17] Of his mixed background, Slash has remarked, "As a musician, I've always been amused that I'm both British and Black; particularly because so many American musicians seem to aspire to be British while so many British musicians, in the 'Sixties in particular, went to such great pains to be Black."[18]

 
Slash as a child

During his early years, Slash was raised by his father and paternal grandparents in Stoke-on-Trent while his mother moved back to her native United States to work in Los Angeles.[19] When he was around five years old, he and his father joined his mother in Los Angeles.[20] His brother, Albion "Ash" Hudson, was born in 1972.[21] Following his parents' separation in 1974,[22] Slash became a self-described "problem child".[23] He chose to live with his mother and was often sent to live with his beloved maternal grandmother whenever his mother had to travel for her job.[23][24] Slash sometimes accompanied his mother to work, where he met several film and music stars.[25] He was given the nickname "Slash" by actor Seymour Cassel because he was "always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another".[26]

My big awakening happened when I was 14. I'd been trying to get into this older girl's pants for a while, and she finally let me come over to her house. We hung out, smoked some pot and listened to Aerosmith's Rocks. It hit me like a fucking ton of bricks. I sat there listening to it over and over, and totally blew off this girl. I remember riding my bike back to my grandma's house knowing that my life had changed. Now I identified with something.

—Slash, on his passion for rock music[27]

In 1979, Slash decided to form a band with his friend Steven Adler.[28] The band never materialized, but it prompted Slash to take up an instrument. Since Adler had designated himself the role of guitarist, Slash decided to learn how to play bass.[28] During his first lesson, Slash decided to switch from bass to guitar after hearing Robert Wolin, a teacher at Fairfax Music School, play "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones.[29] His decision to play guitar was further influenced by one of his school teachers, who would play songs by Cream and Led Zeppelin for his students. As a result, Slash stated, "When I heard him do that, I said, 'That's what I want to do.'"[30] Equipped with a one-string flamenco guitar given to him by his grandmother, he began taking classes with Wolin.[29] He vividly recalls the feeling after learning "Come Dancing" from Wired by Jeff Beck, his greatest influence, which he described as "fucking awesome".[31]

A champion BMX rider,[32] Slash put the bike aside to devote himself to playing guitar,[33] practising up to 12 hours a day. Slash attended Beverly Hills High School and was a contemporary of musicians Lenny Kravitz and Zoro.[34]

Career

1981–1985: Early years

Slash joined his first band, Tidus Sloan, in 1981.[35] In 1983, he formed the band Road Crew—named after the Motörhead song "(We Are) The Road Crew"—with his childhood friend Steven Adler, who by then had learned to play drums. He placed an advertisement in a newspaper looking for a bassist, and received a response from Duff McKagan. They auditioned a number of singers, including one-time Black Flag vocalist Ron Reyes, and worked on material that included the main riff of what became the Guns N' Roses song "Rocket Queen".[36] Slash disbanded the group the following year due to them not being able to find a singer, as well as Adler's lack of work ethic compared to himself and McKagan.[36] He, along with Adler, then joined a local band known as Hollywood Rose, which featured singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin. Following his time with Hollywood Rose, Slash played in a band called Black Sheep and unsuccessfully auditioned for Poison, a glam metal band that he later openly derided.[35]

1985–1996: First stint with Guns N' Roses

Main article: Guns N' Roses

In June 1985, Slash was asked by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin to join their new band Guns N' Roses, along with[37] Duff McKagan and Steven Adler (replacing founding members Tracii Guns, Ole Beich and Rob Gardner, respectively). They played Los Angeles-area nightclubs‍—‌such as the Whisky a Go Go, The Roxy, and The Troubadour‍—‌and opened for larger acts throughout 1985 and 1986. Before one of the shows in 1985, Slash shoplifted a black felt top hat and a Native American-style silver concho belt from two stores on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. He then combined the hat with parts of the belt to create a piece of custom headwear for the show. He said he "felt really cool" wearing the hat, and it became his trademark.[38] It was during 1985–1986 that the band wrote most of its classic material, including "Welcome to the Jungle," "Sweet Child o' Mine", and "Paradise City," As a result of their rowdy and rebellious behavior, Guns N' Roses quickly received the moniker "Most Dangerous Band in the World," causing Slash to remark, "For some strange reason, Guns N' Roses is like the catalyst for controversy, even before we had any kind of record deal."[39] After being scouted by several major record labels, the band signed with Geffen Records in March 1986.[35]

In July 1987, Guns N' Roses released its debut album, Appetite for Destruction, which, as of September 2008, had sold over 28 million copies worldwide,[40] 18 million of which were sold in the United States, making it the best-selling debut album of all time in the U.S.[41] In the summer of 1988, the band achieved its only U.S. No. 1 hit with "Sweet Child O' Mine," a song spearheaded by Slash's guitar riff and solo. In November of that year, Guns N' Roses released G N' R Lies, which sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone,[42] despite containing only eight tracks, four of which were included on the previously released EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide'. As their success grew, so did interpersonal tensions within the band. In 1989, during a show as opening act for the Rolling Stones, Axl Rose threatened to leave the band if certain members of the band did not stop "dancing with Mr. Brownstone,"[35] a reference to their song of the same name about heroin use. Slash was among those who promised to clean up.[35] However, the following year, Adler was fired from the band because of his heroin addiction; he was replaced by Matt Sorum of The Cult.

In May 1991, the band embarked on the two-and-a-half-year-long Use Your Illusion Tour. The following September, Guns N' Roses released the long-awaited albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, which debuted at No. 2 and No. 1, respectively, on the U.S. chart, a feat not achieved by any other group.[43] Stradlin abruptly left the band in November; he was replaced by Gilby Clarke of Candy and Kill for Thrills. Slash finished the tour with on July 17, 1993.[35] In November of that year, the band released "The Spaghetti Incident?", a cover album of mostly punk songs, which proved less successful than its predecessors. Slash then wrote several songs for what would have become the follow-up album to the Use Your Illusion double album. Rose and Duff, however, rejected the material.[44]

With the band's failure to collaborate resulting in no album being recorded,[45] Slash announced in October 1996 that he was no longer a part of Guns N' Roses.[46] Slash stated at the time "Axl and I have not been capable of seeing eye to eye on Guns N' Roses for some time. We tried to collaborate, but at this point, I'm no longer in the band."[47] Paul Tobias's inclusion in the band was another factor in Slash leaving, with Slash having both "creative and personal" differences with Tobias.[48] However, in his 2007 autobiography, Slash stated that his decision to leave the band was not based on artistic differences with Rose, but on Rose's constant lateness to concerts, the alleged legal manipulation Rose used (since denied by Rose) to gain control of the band, and the departures of Adler and Stradlin.[49]

1994–2002: Slash's Snakepit

Main article: Slash's Snakepit

In 1994, Slash formed Slash's Snakepit, a side project that featured his Guns N' Roses bandmates Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke on drums and rhythm guitar respectively, as well as Alice in Chains' Mike Inez on bass and Jellyfish's Eric Dover on vocals. The band recorded Slash's material originally intended for Guns N' Roses, resulting in the release of It's Five O'Clock Somewhere in February 1995. The album was critically praised for ignoring the then-popular conventions of alternative music, and fared well on the charts, eventually selling over one million copies in the US alone despite little promotion from Geffen Records. Slash's Snakepit toured in support of the album with bassist James LoMenzo and drummer Brian Tichy of Pride & Glory, before disbanding in 1996. Slash then toured for two years with the blues rock cover band Slash's Blues Ball.

In 1999, Slash chose to regroup Slash's Snakepit with Rod Jackson on vocals, Ryan Roxie on rhythm guitar, Johnny Griparic on bass, and Matt Laug on drums. Their second album, Ain't Life Grand, was released in October 2000 through Koch Records. It did not sell as well as the band's previous release, and its critical reception was mixed. To promote the album, the band—with Keri Kelli on rhythm guitar—embarked on an extensive world tour in support of AC/DC in the summer of 2000, followed by their own headlining theater tour. Slash disbanded Snakepit in 2002.

2002–2008: Velvet Revolver

Main article: Velvet Revolver
 
Slash and Scott Weiland during a Velvet Revolver concert in London in 2007

In 2002, Slash reunited with Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum for a Randy Castillo tribute concert. Realizing that they still had the chemistry of their days in Guns N' Roses, they decided to form a new band together. Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin was initially involved, but left after the others decided to find a lead singer. Dave Kushner, who had previously played with McKagan in Loaded, then joined the band on rhythm guitar. For many months, the four searched for a lead singer by listening to offered demo tapes, a monotonous process documented by VH1. Eventually, former Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland joined the band.

In 2003, Velvet Revolver played several concerts during the summer and released their first single, "Set Me Free". In June 2004, they released their debut album, Contraband, which debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. chart and sold two million copies, re-establishing Slash as a mainstream performer. A year-and-a-half-long tour followed in support of the album. In 2005, the band was nominated for three Grammy Awards: Rock Album of the Year, Rock Song, and Hard Rock Performance for their Contraband single "Slither" which won their first and only Grammy.[50] In July 2007, Velvet Revolver released their second album, Libertad, and embarked on a second tour. During a show in March 2008, Weiland announced to the audience that it would be the band's final tour;[51] he was fired from the band in April 2008 and Slash insisted "chemical issues" led to the split.[52] The following month Weiland rejoined Stone Temple Pilots. Despite Weiland's departure, Velvet Revolver did not officially disband.

In early 2010, Velvet Revolver began writing new songs and auditioning new singers.[53] By January 2011, the band had recorded nine demos, and was reportedly due to make a decision on their singer.[54] However, the following April, Slash stated that they had been unable to find a suitable singer and that Velvet Revolver would remain on hiatus for the next few years while its members focus on other projects.[55]

2009–present: "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators"

Band members
See also: List of Slash band members

Current members

Touring members

  • Tony Montana – bass (2010)[57]

Past members

  • Bobby Schneck – rhythm guitar (2010–2011)[56]

Session musicians

 
Slash and vocalist Myles Kennedy performing with the Conspirators in June 2015

In September 2008, Slash began production on his debut solo album.[58][59] He described the process of recording by himself as "cathartic."[60] He also mentioned working on the album gave him a chance to "...take a little bit of a break from all the politics and the democracy that is a band and just sort of do my own thing for a little bit.[58] Slash's wife Perla revealed that many different artists would appear on the album, saying, "It's going to be Slash and friends, with everyone from Ozzy to Fergie."[61] The album, simply titled Slash, debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. chart upon its release in April 2010.[62] It featured an all-star roster of guest musicians, including Osbourne, Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell and Iggy Pop.[62] The album also features musical collaborations with former Guns N' Roses members Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler and Duff McKagan.[63] Preceding the release of the album, Slash had released the Japan-only single "Sahara", featuring Japanese vocalist Koshi Inaba (from B'z).[64] It charted at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart,[65] as well number six on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[66] It was awarded Western "Single of the Year" award at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Award by the RIAJ.[67] To promote the album, Slash embarked on his first solo world tour with Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge—who also appeared on the album—on vocals, Bobby Schneck on rhythm guitar, Todd Kerns on bass, and Brent Fitz on drums. Slash opened for Ozzy Osbourne for a leg of Osbourne's Scream World Tour.[68]

Slash began working on his second solo album in June 2011.[69] He collaborated with his touring bandmates Myles Kennedy, Todd Kerns, and Brent Fitz, with the resulting album billed to "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators".[70] The album, titled Apocalyptic Love, was released on May 22, 2012, debuting at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[70][71] In 2013 Slash received the award for "Best Guitarist Of The Year 2012" from Loudwire.[72]

Slash embarked on a tour in the summer of 2014, opening for Aerosmith as part of the Let Rock Rule Tour.[73][74] In May 2014, Slash revealed details of his third solo album World on Fire.[75] The album was again billed as "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators" and was released on September 10, 2014.[76] It debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart.[77]

In March 2018, Slash revealed that a new album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators was to be released later in the year.[78] In June 2018, he announced that the album was titled Living the Dream, to be released on September 21, 2018.[79] The group tour for the album began in September 2018, starting with a show in Del Mar, California at the KAABOO Del Mar Music Festival.[80][81] The tour was concluded the US and Canada again 2019 after completing the Asian leg and Hawaii show with Guns N' Roses.[82][83] Former touring guitarist Frank Sidoris joined the band full-time for the recording sessions.[84]

In an October 2020 interview with blabbermouth.net, bassist/vocalist Todd Kerns confirmed that there would be a new album in 2021, referred to as SMKC4.[85] On July 26, 2021, it was confirmed that the record was to be released via Gibson's new record label Gibson Records in February 2022.[86] On October 18, 2021, Slash officially confirmed via Instagram the first single's title "The River is Rising", along with its release date, October 22, 2021.[87] On October 22, the release day of first single, it was announced that the album 4 would be released on February 11, 2022.[88] The tour was also announced the same day, scheduled to start February 8, 2022, in Portland, Oregon.

2016–present: Return to Guns N' Roses

 
Axl Rose (left) and Slash (right) performing with Guns N' Roses in 2018

On December 29, 2015, several days after a Guns N' Roses-related teaser was released to movie theaters, Billboard reported that Slash would rejoin the band to headline Coachella 2016, filling the lead guitarist spot vacated when DJ Ashba left the band.[89][90] Guns N' Roses were officially announced as headliners of Coachella on January 4, 2016, with KROQ reporting Slash and Duff McKagan would rejoin the band.[91][92][93] Slash performed with Guns N' Roses for the first time in 23 years during the band's secret warmup gig at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on April 1, 2016.[94] The band then embarked on the Not in This Lifetime... Tour, which became a massive success, grossing over $584 million by its conclusion in 2019.[95] In 2021, Slash appeared on his first songs with the band since 1994, "Absurd" and "Hard Skool".

Session work

 
Slash collaborated with Michael Jackson (pictured) on several occasions

In 1991, Slash played lead guitar on the single "Give In to Me" off Michael Jackson's album Dangerous, as well as for the opening skit of the video for the song "Black or White" off the same album.[96] In 1995, he played guitar on "D.S.", a controversial song from Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, and in 1997 appeared on the song "Morphine" off the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor: History in the Mix. In 2001, Slash played on "Privacy" off Jackson's final studio album, Invincible. Slash also joined Jackson on several occasions on stage, most notably at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards playing with Jackson on "Black or White" (and the introduction of "Billie Jean"). He made two surprise appearances during Jackson's 1992 Dangerous World Tour in Spain and Japan and supported the 1999 charity concerts MJ & Friends in Seoul and Munich playing the same set as he did for 1995's MTV Video Music Awards. The last time Slash and Jackson shared a stage was on both 2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concerts in New York City playing "Black or White" and "Beat It".

Slash played guitar on "Wiggle Wiggle", the opening song on Bob Dylan's 1990 record Under the Red Sky.[97] With Dylan's direction to "play like (...) Django Reinhardt",[98] Slash recalls "[he] just learned it on the spot. It was such a simple, yet superb I, IV, V progression that there is really nothing much to say about it."[99] The following year, he collaborated with Lenny Kravitz on "Always on the Run", the lead single from Kravitz' album Mama Said. In 1993, Slash appeared on the album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, performing "I Don't Live Today" with Paul Rodgers and Band of Gypsys. Slash also guest appeared in Carole King's 1994 live concert, which was captured on her Carole King – In Concert album. Slash and King appeared on David Letterman to promote the concert. In 1996, he collaborated with Marta Sánchez to record the flamenco-inspired song "Obsession Confession" for the Curdled soundtrack. Later that year, he played with Alice Cooper at Sammy Hagar's club Cabo Wabo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The show was released the following year as A Fistful of Alice. In 1997, Slash appeared alongside rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and rock band Fishbone on Blackstreet's rock remix of their single "Fix"; he also appeared in the accompanying music video. Also in 1997, he played on the single "But You Said I'm Useless" by Japanese musician J. That same year, he contributed music to the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown; several compositions by Slash's Snakepit can be heard throughout the film. He also appeared on the Insane Clown Posse album The Great Milenko on the track "Halls of Illusions".

In 2002, Slash played on the title track to Elán's album Street Child. In 2003, he participated in the Yardbirds' comeback record Birdland; he played lead guitar on the track "Over, Under, Sideways, Down". In 2006, Slash played on a cover of "In the Summertime" on keyboardist Derek Sherinian's solo album Blood of the Snake; he was also featured in the accompanying music video. In 2007, he appeared on Paulina Rubio's single "Nada Puede Cambiarme". In 2008, Slash played guitar on the film score of The Wrestler, composed by Clint Mansell. Slash was the featured guitarist on the 2008 Italian hit single "Gioca Con Me" by Italian singer-songwriter Vasco Rossi. In 2009, he was featured on Rihanna's single "Rockstar 101" off her album Rated R. In 2011, he contributed the song "Kick It Up a Notch" to the Disney Channel animation Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension; he appeared in both live-action and animated form in the promotional music video.[100]

Other ventures

A self-described "film buff",[101] Slash has had small parts in several films and television series.[102] In 1988, he appeared with his Guns N' Roses bandmates in the Dirty Harry film The Dead Pool, in which his character attends a musician's funeral and shoots a harpoon. He played radio DJ Hank in a 1994 episode of the horror anthology television series Tales from the Crypt. Slash was a guest star in an episode of the live-action/animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast on Cartoon Network, where Space Ghost, Zorak, and Moltar teach him how to do guitar licks, but he refuses to do any of that. In 1999, he appeared as the host of the Miss America Bag Lady pageant in the widely panned film The Underground Comedy Movie. He has also appeared as himself in several projects, including Howard Stern's Private Parts in 1997, The Drew Carey Show in 1998, MADtv in 2005, and Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno in 2009. Slash voiced a recurring caricature of himself in Robert Evans' animated television series Kid Notorious, which aired in 2003 on Comedy Central. As in real life, Slash is Evans' close friend and next-door neighbor on the show. He played Billy Butterface in the television show Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. On May 5, 2009, he appeared as the guest mentor for the rock 'n' roll week of American Idol.[103] In 2010, Slash formed Slasher Films, a horror film production company. Its first film, Nothing Left to Fear, was screened in select cities on October 4, 2013, before being released on DVD and Blu-ray the following Tuesday.[104][105] Slash appeared on the October 26, 2014 episode of Talking Dead. He is reported to be a massive fan of horror movies.[106]

Slash's autobiography, simply titled Slash, was published on October 30, 2007. It was co-written with Anthony Bozza. Slash also made several contributions to The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, the autobiography of Mötley Crüe bassist and back-up singer Nikki Sixx, which was also published in 2007.

Slash is a pinball enthusiast and collector. He participated in the design process for the 1994 Data East Guns N' Roses pinball machine, as well as the 2020 Jersey Jack Pinball machine of the same theme, and provided music for the 1998 Sega machine Viper Night Drivin'.[107][108] Slash is a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, released in 2007. His performance was motion captured to record his movements for the game. Slash's character becomes playable after a player beats him in a one-on-one competition, which then leads to the player and Slash playing the master track of "Welcome to the Jungle".[109] Guitar learning game/simulator Rocksmith 2014 by Ubisoft released a Slash Song Pack[110] with several of the latter compositions by the artist available to purchase as downloadable content and learn on the guitar.

A keen artist, Slash designed logos and artwork for several of his pre-Guns N' Roses bands, as well as the famous circular GN'R logo. He is also credited as having provided some artwork for Aerosmith's 2012 album, Music From Another Dimension!, as it reproduces a picture of the band drawn by Slash when he was still a teenager.

Slash is a fan of the Angry Birds series of video games, and created a hard rock version of the Angry Birds Space theme song. In addition, Slash has a Birds avatar shown in the game, released in March 2013.[111]

Personal life

On October 10, 1992, Slash married model-actress Renée Suran in Marina del Rey, California.[112] They divorced in late 1997 after five years of marriage.[37] Slash married Perla Ferrar on October 15, 2001, in Hawaii.[37] They have two sons, London Emilio (born August 28, 2002) and Cash Anthony (born June 23, 2004).[37] Slash filed for divorce from Ferrar in August 2010, but the couple reconciled two months later.[113] In December 2014, he again filed for divorce.[114]

 
Slash with then-wife Perla Ferrar in 2012

Slash is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.[6] A British national since his birth,[115] he has resided in Los Angeles since 1971, but did not acquire American citizenship until 1996.[116] He said in 2010, "I do consider myself British. I have very strong feelings about my British heritage. My first years were there, I went to school there, and I have seemingly endless family on that side of the pond. So I've always felt most comfortable in England."[117]

In 2001, at the age of 35, Slash was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a form of congestive heart failure, caused by his many years of alcohol and drug abuse. Originally given between six days and six weeks to live, he survived through physical therapy and the implantation of a defibrillator.[118] As of 2011, Slash had been clean and sober since 2006,[101] which he credited to his then-wife Ferrar.[113] In 2009, following his mother's death from lung cancer, he quit smoking.[119]

Slash's friendship with Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose soured following his departure from the band. In 2006, Rose claimed that Slash had shown up at his house uninvited the previous year to offer a truce.[120] He alleged that Slash had insulted his Velvet Revolver bandmates, telling Rose that he considered Scott Weiland "a fraud", and Duff McKagan "spineless", and that he "hated" Matt Sorum.[121] Slash denied the accusations. In his 2007 autobiography, he admitted to visiting Rose's home with the intention to settle a longstanding legal dispute, and to make peace with his former bandmate. He claims, however, that he did not speak with Rose and instead merely left a note. Slash maintained that he had not spoken with Rose in person since 1996.[120] In 2009, in response to a statement by Rose in which he referred to Slash as "a cancer", Slash commented: "It doesn't really affect me at all... It's been a long time. The fact that he has anything to say at all, it's like, 'Whatever, dude.' It doesn't really matter."[122] In an August 2015 interview, Slash stated that he and Rose had reconciled.[123] He subsequently rejoined Guns N' Roses in 2016.

Slash's drummer son London Hudson debuted his band Suspect208 in late 2020. The band also featured Robert Trujillo's son Tye Trujillo on bass, and Scott Weiland's son Noah Weiland on vocals. Slash promoted the band on his social media accounts.[124][125]

Philanthropy

Slash is an honorary board member of Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit that works to restore and rejuvenate music education programs in disadvantaged public schools. He has visited Little Kids Rock students, jammed with them, and donated instruments and his time. Slash's passion for music is evident in his charity as well as his art. "Being a musician is good for the character because it teaches you a lot about discipline," Slash said. "I think it's a great creative outlet."[126]

Slash has been recognized for his longtime contributions to establishing environmental welfare programs.[127] He is a board trustee of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, and has long supported the Los Angeles Zoo and zoos around the world.[127] Slash's love of reptiles was, for many years, a notable aspect of his public persona, with several of his many snakes appearing with him in music videos and photoshoots,[128] until the birth of his first son in 2002 impelled him to find a new home for his collection.[129]

Legal issues

In 1985, Slash and Axl Rose were charged with statutory rape after Rose slept with a 15 year-old girl named Michelle. Both went into hiding to avoid the police and the charges were dropped several weeks later due to lack of evidence.[130]

Slash was arrested in July 1999 for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend.[131][132]

Awards and accolades

 
Slash performing at the Nokia Theater in New York in 2008

Slash has received critical acclaim as a guitarist. In 2005, he was named "Best Guitarist" by Esquire, which congratulated him on "beating the comeback odds with a surprisingly legitimate and vital outfit, Velvet Revolver."[133] Slash was awarded the title of "Riff Lord" during Metal Hammer's fourth annual Golden Gods awards in 2007.[134] In 2008, he was ranked No. 21 on Gigwise's list of "The 50 Greatest Guitarists Ever,"[135] and in 2009, he was named runner-up on "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" list in Time, which praised him as "a remarkably precise player."[5] In 2011, Rolling Stone placed Slash at No. 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."[7]

In 2007, Slash was honored with a star on the Rock Walk of Fame; his name was placed alongside Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix. He was the honoree at the 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival, where he was presented by West Hollywood mayor John Heilman with a plaque declaring August 26 as "Slash Day."[136] In 2012, Slash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the classic lineup of Guns N' Roses.[137] He performed three songs—"Paradise City", "Sweet Child o' Mine" and "Mr. Brownstone"‍—‌with fellow inductees Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, and Matt Sorum, one-time Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, and his frequent collaborator Myles Kennedy. Inductees Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin and Dizzy Reed declined to attend. Later that year, Slash received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located directly in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard.[138]

In 2004, Slash's introductory riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" was voted No. 1 on a list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" by the readers of Total Guitar;[9] his riffs in "Out ta Get Me" (No. 51), "Welcome to the Jungle" (No. 21), and "Paradise City" (No. 19) also made the list.[9] In 2006, his solo in "Paradise City" was voted No. 3 by Total Guitar's readers on a list of "The 100 Hottest Guitar Solos";[139] his solos in "Sweet Child o' Mine" and "November Rain" were ranked No. 30 and No. 82 respectively.[139] In 2008, Guitar World placed Slash's solo in "November Rain" at No. 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos,"[8] while his solo in "Sweet Child o' Mine" was ranked No. 37 on the list.[140] In 2010, the readers of Total Guitar voted his riff in "Slither" runner-up on the list of "The 50 Greatest Riffs of the Decade,"[141] while his riff in "By the Sword" was ranked No. 22.[142] Slash received a Radio Contraband Rock Radio Award in 2012. In January 2015 Slash received the Les Paul award.

Equipment

Slash owns more than 100 guitars,[143] worth a total of $1.92 million[citation needed]. He prefers the Gibson Les Paul, which he has called "the best all-around guitar for me."[144] Gibson has credited him and Zakk Wylde with bringing the Les Paul back into the mainstream in the late 1980s.[144] His main studio guitar is a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard replica, built by luthier Kris Derrig,[145] which he came to own during the recording sessions for Guns N' Roses' debut album, Appetite for Destruction. He used that guitar on every subsequent album he recorded with Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver. For many years, his main live guitar was a 1988 Gibson Les Paul Standard.[146]

Signature guitars
See also: Gibson Les Paul § Slash
  • Gibson Custom Shop's Slash "Snakepit" Les Paul Standard (1998)
  • Epiphone's Slash "Snakepit" Les Paul Standard (1998)
  • Gibson Custom Shop's Slash Signature Les Paul Standard (2004)
  • Epiphone's Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top (2004)
  • Gibson USA's Slash Signature Les Paul Standard (2008)
  • Gibson Custom Shop's Slash "Inspired By" Les Paul Standard (2008)
  • Gibson USA's Slash Signature Les Paul Goldtop (2008)
  • Epiphone's Slash Signature Les Paul Goldtop (2008)
  • Gibson USA's Slash "Appetite" Les Paul Standard (2010)
  • Gibson Custom Shop's Slash "Appetite" Les Paul Standard (2010)
  • Epiphone's Slash "Appetite" Les Paul Standard (2010)
  • Gibson USA's Slash "Rosso Corsa" Les Paul Standard (2013)
  • Gibson USA's Slash "Vermillion" Les Paul Standard (2013)
  • Gibson Custom Shop's Slash Anaconda Burst Les Paul (Plain Top/Flame Top) (2017)
  • Epiphone Slash Anaconda Burst Les Paul (Plain Top/Flame Top) (2017)
  • Gibson Custom Shop's Slash Firebird (Trans Black/Trans White) (2017)
  • Gibson Custom Shop's Slash 1958 Les Paul "First Standard" Replica (2017)
  • Gibson Custom Shop’s Slash 1966 EDS-1275 Double-Neck (Ebony) (2019)[147]
  • Gibson USA's Slash Les Paul Standard (November Burst/Appetite Burst/Vermillion Burst) (2020)
  • Gibson USA's Slash J-45 (November Burst/Vermillion Burst) (2020)

Since 1997, Slash has collaborated with Gibson on seventeen signature Les Paul models‍—‌five through Gibson USA; seven through the Gibson Custom Shop; and five through the Gibson subsidiary Epiphone. Slash also plays various other Gibson guitars, including Firebirds and Explorers. He also plays or has played guitars by a plethora of other brands, including B.C. Rich with whom he has designed several custom models based on their Mockingbird and Bich designs. He has used guitars by Fender, Gretsch, Jackson, and Martin. He has also collaborated on signature equipment with other companies. In 1996, Marshall introduced the Marshall Slash Signature JCM 2555, an authentic reissue of the Marshall "Silver Jubilee" JCM 2555 released in 1987. It was the first signature amp ever produced by Marshall, with production limited to 3000.[148] In 2007, Jim Dunlop introduced the Crybaby SW-95 Slash Signature Wah, designed after Slash's own custom-built Crybaby wah pedal.[149] In 2010, Seymour Duncan introduced the Alnico II Pro Slash APH-2 pickups, which were designed to recreate the tone of Slash's main studio guitar.[150] The Slash signature pickups were marketed through Seymour Duncan's YouTube channel with product demonstrator Danny Young performing the official videos.[151][152][153][154][155] Also in 2010, Marshall introduced the Marshall AFD100, a recreation of the Marshall 1959 that Slash used for the recording of Appetite for Destruction, with production limited to 2300.[156]

On stage, Slash prefers Marshall amplifiers, particularly the Marshall "Silver Jubilee" JCM 2555 amp. He used a rented early-1970s Marshall 1959 for the recording of Appetite for Destruction.[157] Slash enjoyed the amp so much that he tried to keep it, telling the rental company, S.I.R., that it had been stolen. However, the amp was repossessed by S.I.R. employees after a roadie accidentally brought it to rehearsals at the store.[157] For the recording of Velvet Revolver's debut album, Contraband, he used a Vox AC30 amp and small Fender tube amps, and on their second album, Libertad, he used the Marshall "Vintage Modern" 2466 amp. On his eponymous debut solo album he used a Marshall JCM 800, issued as "#34", and later, on the subsequent world tour, Slash used his signature Marshall AFD100 amp.

Discography

Main article: Slash discography

Solo albums

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators

With Guns N' Roses

With Slash's Snakepit

With Velvet Revolver

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slash, musician, saul, hudson, born, july, 1965, better, known, slash, british, american, musician, best, known, lead, guitarist, american, hard, rock, band, guns, roses, with, whom, achieved, worldwide, success, late, 1980s, early, 1990s, slash, received, cri. Saul Hudson born July 23 1965 better known as Slash is a British American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N Roses with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s Slash has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in history 2 3 4 5 SlashSlash performing in 2022BornSaul Hudson 1965 07 23 July 23 1965 age 57 Hampstead London England 1 OccupationsMusician songwriter record producerYears active1981 presentSpousesRenee Suran m 1992 div 1997 wbr Perla Ferrar m 2001 div 2014 wbr Children2ParentOla Hudson mother Musical careerGenresHeavy metal hard rock blues rock glam metalInstrument s Guitar vocalLabelsDik Hayd Eagle Rock EMI Geffen Koch RCA Roadrunner Sony Universal Uzi SuicideMember ofGuns N Roses Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the ConspiratorsFormerly ofRoad Crew Hollywood Rose Kings of Chaos Slash s Blues Ball Slash s Snakepit Velvet RevolverWebsiteslashonline wbr comSignatureBorn in Hampstead London 6 Slash moved to Los Angeles with his father when he was five years old His parents were both active in the entertainment industry he was given the nickname Slash as a child by actor Seymour Cassel In 1983 he joined the glam metal band Hollywood Rose then in 1985 he joined Guns N Roses which was composed of former members of Hollywood Rose and L A Guns replacing founding member Tracii Guns In 1994 amid growing tensions within Guns N Roses Slash formed the supergroup Slash s Snakepit and in 1996 he left Guns N Roses In 2002 he co founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver with vocalist Scott Weiland which re established Slash as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s Slash has released five solo albums Slash 2010 Apocalyptic Love 2012 World on Fire 2014 Living the Dream 2018 and 4 2022 All but the first of these were billed to Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators He returned to Guns N Roses in 2016 Time magazine named him runner up to Jimi Hendrix on their list of The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players in 2009 5 while Rolling Stone placed him at number 65 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011 7 Guitar World ranked his guitar solo in November Rain number 6 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos in 2008 8 and Total Guitar placed his riff in Sweet Child o Mine at number 1 on their list of The 100 Greatest Riffs in 2004 9 Gibson Guitar Corporation ranked Slash as number 34 on their Top 50 Guitarists of All Time while their readers landed him number 9 on Gibson s Top 25 Guitarists of All Time 10 In 2012 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N Roses classic lineup Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 1981 1985 Early years 2 2 1985 1996 First stint with Guns N Roses 2 3 1994 2002 Slash s Snakepit 2 4 2002 2008 Velvet Revolver 2 5 2009 present Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators 2 6 2016 present Return to Guns N Roses 2 7 Session work 2 8 Other ventures 3 Personal life 3 1 Philanthropy 3 2 Legal issues 4 Awards and accolades 5 Equipment 6 Discography 6 1 Solo albums 6 2 Slash featuring Myles Kennedy amp The Conspirators 6 3 With Guns N Roses 6 4 With Slash s Snakepit 6 5 With Velvet Revolver 7 Citations 8 General references 9 External linksEarly life EditSaul Hudson was born in Hampstead London on July 23 1965 but raised in Blurton a small town in Stoke on Trent until age 6 11 before moving to Los Angeles California He was named after Romanian American cartoonist Saul Steinberg 12 His mother Ola J Hudson nee Oliver 13 1946 2009 14 15 was an African American fashion designer and costumier from the United States whose clients included David Bowie whom she also dated Ringo Starr and Janis Joplin His father Anthony Hudson is a Caucasian English artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell 16 17 Of his mixed background Slash has remarked As a musician I ve always been amused that I m both British and Black particularly because so many American musicians seem to aspire to be British while so many British musicians in the Sixties in particular went to such great pains to be Black 18 Slash as a child During his early years Slash was raised by his father and paternal grandparents in Stoke on Trent while his mother moved back to her native United States to work in Los Angeles 19 When he was around five years old he and his father joined his mother in Los Angeles 20 His brother Albion Ash Hudson was born in 1972 21 Following his parents separation in 1974 22 Slash became a self described problem child 23 He chose to live with his mother and was often sent to live with his beloved maternal grandmother whenever his mother had to travel for her job 23 24 Slash sometimes accompanied his mother to work where he met several film and music stars 25 He was given the nickname Slash by actor Seymour Cassel because he was always in a hurry zipping around from one thing to another 26 My big awakening happened when I was 14 I d been trying to get into this older girl s pants for a while and she finally let me come over to her house We hung out smoked some pot and listened to Aerosmith s Rocks It hit me like a fucking ton of bricks I sat there listening to it over and over and totally blew off this girl I remember riding my bike back to my grandma s house knowing that my life had changed Now I identified with something Slash on his passion for rock music 27 In 1979 Slash decided to form a band with his friend Steven Adler 28 The band never materialized but it prompted Slash to take up an instrument Since Adler had designated himself the role of guitarist Slash decided to learn how to play bass 28 During his first lesson Slash decided to switch from bass to guitar after hearing Robert Wolin a teacher at Fairfax Music School play Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones 29 His decision to play guitar was further influenced by one of his school teachers who would play songs by Cream and Led Zeppelin for his students As a result Slash stated When I heard him do that I said That s what I want to do 30 Equipped with a one string flamenco guitar given to him by his grandmother he began taking classes with Wolin 29 He vividly recalls the feeling after learning Come Dancing from Wired by Jeff Beck his greatest influence which he described as fucking awesome 31 A champion BMX rider 32 Slash put the bike aside to devote himself to playing guitar 33 practising up to 12 hours a day Slash attended Beverly Hills High School and was a contemporary of musicians Lenny Kravitz and Zoro 34 Career Edit1981 1985 Early years Edit Slash joined his first band Tidus Sloan in 1981 35 In 1983 he formed the band Road Crew named after the Motorhead song We Are The Road Crew with his childhood friend Steven Adler who by then had learned to play drums He placed an advertisement in a newspaper looking for a bassist and received a response from Duff McKagan They auditioned a number of singers including one time Black Flag vocalist Ron Reyes and worked on material that included the main riff of what became the Guns N Roses song Rocket Queen 36 Slash disbanded the group the following year due to them not being able to find a singer as well as Adler s lack of work ethic compared to himself and McKagan 36 He along with Adler then joined a local band known as Hollywood Rose which featured singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin Following his time with Hollywood Rose Slash played in a band called Black Sheep and unsuccessfully auditioned for Poison a glam metal band that he later openly derided 35 1985 1996 First stint with Guns N Roses Edit Main article Guns N Roses In June 1985 Slash was asked by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin to join their new band Guns N Roses along with 37 Duff McKagan and Steven Adler replacing founding members Tracii Guns Ole Beich and Rob Gardner respectively They played Los Angeles area nightclubs such as the Whisky a Go Go The Roxy and The Troubadour and opened for larger acts throughout 1985 and 1986 Before one of the shows in 1985 Slash shoplifted a black felt top hat and a Native American style silver concho belt from two stores on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles He then combined the hat with parts of the belt to create a piece of custom headwear for the show He said he felt really cool wearing the hat and it became his trademark 38 It was during 1985 1986 that the band wrote most of its classic material including Welcome to the Jungle Sweet Child o Mine and Paradise City As a result of their rowdy and rebellious behavior Guns N Roses quickly received the moniker Most Dangerous Band in the World causing Slash to remark For some strange reason Guns N Roses is like the catalyst for controversy even before we had any kind of record deal 39 After being scouted by several major record labels the band signed with Geffen Records in March 1986 35 In July 1987 Guns N Roses released its debut album Appetite for Destruction which as of September 2008 had sold over 28 million copies worldwide 40 18 million of which were sold in the United States making it the best selling debut album of all time in the U S 41 In the summer of 1988 the band achieved its only U S No 1 hit with Sweet Child O Mine a song spearheaded by Slash s guitar riff and solo In November of that year Guns N Roses released G N R Lies which sold over five million copies in the U S alone 42 despite containing only eight tracks four of which were included on the previously released EP Live Like a Suicide As their success grew so did interpersonal tensions within the band In 1989 during a show as opening act for the Rolling Stones Axl Rose threatened to leave the band if certain members of the band did not stop dancing with Mr Brownstone 35 a reference to their song of the same name about heroin use Slash was among those who promised to clean up 35 However the following year Adler was fired from the band because of his heroin addiction he was replaced by Matt Sorum of The Cult In May 1991 the band embarked on the two and a half year long Use Your Illusion Tour The following September Guns N Roses released the long awaited albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II which debuted at No 2 and No 1 respectively on the U S chart a feat not achieved by any other group 43 Stradlin abruptly left the band in November he was replaced by Gilby Clarke of Candy and Kill for Thrills Slash finished the tour with on July 17 1993 35 In November of that year the band released The Spaghetti Incident a cover album of mostly punk songs which proved less successful than its predecessors Slash then wrote several songs for what would have become the follow up album to the Use Your Illusion double album Rose and Duff however rejected the material 44 With the band s failure to collaborate resulting in no album being recorded 45 Slash announced in October 1996 that he was no longer a part of Guns N Roses 46 Slash stated at the time Axl and I have not been capable of seeing eye to eye on Guns N Roses for some time We tried to collaborate but at this point I m no longer in the band 47 Paul Tobias s inclusion in the band was another factor in Slash leaving with Slash having both creative and personal differences with Tobias 48 However in his 2007 autobiography Slash stated that his decision to leave the band was not based on artistic differences with Rose but on Rose s constant lateness to concerts the alleged legal manipulation Rose used since denied by Rose to gain control of the band and the departures of Adler and Stradlin 49 1994 2002 Slash s Snakepit Edit Main article Slash s Snakepit In 1994 Slash formed Slash s Snakepit a side project that featured his Guns N Roses bandmates Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke on drums and rhythm guitar respectively as well as Alice in Chains Mike Inez on bass and Jellyfish s Eric Dover on vocals The band recorded Slash s material originally intended for Guns N Roses resulting in the release of It s Five O Clock Somewhere in February 1995 The album was critically praised for ignoring the then popular conventions of alternative music and fared well on the charts eventually selling over one million copies in the US alone despite little promotion from Geffen Records Slash s Snakepit toured in support of the album with bassist James LoMenzo and drummer Brian Tichy of Pride amp Glory before disbanding in 1996 Slash then toured for two years with the blues rock cover band Slash s Blues Ball In 1999 Slash chose to regroup Slash s Snakepit with Rod Jackson on vocals Ryan Roxie on rhythm guitar Johnny Griparic on bass and Matt Laug on drums Their second album Ain t Life Grand was released in October 2000 through Koch Records It did not sell as well as the band s previous release and its critical reception was mixed To promote the album the band with Keri Kelli on rhythm guitar embarked on an extensive world tour in support of AC DC in the summer of 2000 followed by their own headlining theater tour Slash disbanded Snakepit in 2002 2002 2008 Velvet Revolver Edit Main article Velvet Revolver Slash and Scott Weiland during a Velvet Revolver concert in London in 2007 In 2002 Slash reunited with Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum for a Randy Castillo tribute concert Realizing that they still had the chemistry of their days in Guns N Roses they decided to form a new band together Former Guns N Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin was initially involved but left after the others decided to find a lead singer Dave Kushner who had previously played with McKagan in Loaded then joined the band on rhythm guitar For many months the four searched for a lead singer by listening to offered demo tapes a monotonous process documented by VH1 Eventually former Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland joined the band In 2003 Velvet Revolver played several concerts during the summer and released their first single Set Me Free In June 2004 they released their debut album Contraband which debuted at No 1 on the U S chart and sold two million copies re establishing Slash as a mainstream performer A year and a half long tour followed in support of the album In 2005 the band was nominated for three Grammy Awards Rock Album of the Year Rock Song and Hard Rock Performance for their Contraband single Slither which won their first and only Grammy 50 In July 2007 Velvet Revolver released their second album Libertad and embarked on a second tour During a show in March 2008 Weiland announced to the audience that it would be the band s final tour 51 he was fired from the band in April 2008 and Slash insisted chemical issues led to the split 52 The following month Weiland rejoined Stone Temple Pilots Despite Weiland s departure Velvet Revolver did not officially disband In early 2010 Velvet Revolver began writing new songs and auditioning new singers 53 By January 2011 the band had recorded nine demos and was reportedly due to make a decision on their singer 54 However the following April Slash stated that they had been unable to find a suitable singer and that Velvet Revolver would remain on hiatus for the next few years while its members focus on other projects 55 2009 present Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Edit Band membersSee also List of Slash band members Current members Myles Kennedy lead vocals 2010 present Todd Kerns bass backing vocals 2010 present Brent Fitz drums 2010 present Frank Sidoris rhythm guitar 2018 present touring member only 2012 2016 56 Touring members Tony Montana bass 2010 57 Past members Bobby Schneck rhythm guitar 2010 2011 56 Session musicians Chris Chaney bass 2009 Josh Freese drums 2009 Lenny Castro percussion 2009 Slash and vocalist Myles Kennedy performing with the Conspirators in June 2015 In September 2008 Slash began production on his debut solo album 58 59 He described the process of recording by himself as cathartic 60 He also mentioned working on the album gave him a chance to take a little bit of a break from all the politics and the democracy that is a band and just sort of do my own thing for a little bit 58 Slash s wife Perla revealed that many different artists would appear on the album saying It s going to be Slash and friends with everyone from Ozzy to Fergie 61 The album simply titled Slash debuted at No 3 on the U S chart upon its release in April 2010 62 It featured an all star roster of guest musicians including Osbourne Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas Adam Levine of Maroon 5 M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead Dave Grohl Chris Cornell and Iggy Pop 62 The album also features musical collaborations with former Guns N Roses members Izzy Stradlin Steven Adler and Duff McKagan 63 Preceding the release of the album Slash had released the Japan only single Sahara featuring Japanese vocalist Koshi Inaba from B z 64 It charted at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart 65 as well number six on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 66 It was awarded Western Single of the Year award at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Award by the RIAJ 67 To promote the album Slash embarked on his first solo world tour with Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge who also appeared on the album on vocals Bobby Schneck on rhythm guitar Todd Kerns on bass and Brent Fitz on drums Slash opened for Ozzy Osbourne for a leg of Osbourne s Scream World Tour 68 Slash began working on his second solo album in June 2011 69 He collaborated with his touring bandmates Myles Kennedy Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz with the resulting album billed to Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators 70 The album titled Apocalyptic Love was released on May 22 2012 debuting at 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart 70 71 In 2013 Slash received the award for Best Guitarist Of The Year 2012 from Loudwire 72 Slash embarked on a tour in the summer of 2014 opening for Aerosmith as part of the Let Rock Rule Tour 73 74 In May 2014 Slash revealed details of his third solo album World on Fire 75 The album was again billed as Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators and was released on September 10 2014 76 It debuted at No 10 on the Billboard 200 chart 77 In March 2018 Slash revealed that a new album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators was to be released later in the year 78 In June 2018 he announced that the album was titled Living the Dream to be released on September 21 2018 79 The group tour for the album began in September 2018 starting with a show in Del Mar California at the KAABOO Del Mar Music Festival 80 81 The tour was concluded the US and Canada again 2019 after completing the Asian leg and Hawaii show with Guns N Roses 82 83 Former touring guitarist Frank Sidoris joined the band full time for the recording sessions 84 In an October 2020 interview with blabbermouth net bassist vocalist Todd Kerns confirmed that there would be a new album in 2021 referred to as SMKC4 85 On July 26 2021 it was confirmed that the record was to be released via Gibson s new record label Gibson Records in February 2022 86 On October 18 2021 Slash officially confirmed via Instagram the first single s title The River is Rising along with its release date October 22 2021 87 On October 22 the release day of first single it was announced that the album 4 would be released on February 11 2022 88 The tour was also announced the same day scheduled to start February 8 2022 in Portland Oregon 2016 present Return to Guns N Roses Edit Axl Rose left and Slash right performing with Guns N Roses in 2018 On December 29 2015 several days after a Guns N Roses related teaser was released to movie theaters Billboard reported that Slash would rejoin the band to headline Coachella 2016 filling the lead guitarist spot vacated when DJ Ashba left the band 89 90 Guns N Roses were officially announced as headliners of Coachella on January 4 2016 with KROQ reporting Slash and Duff McKagan would rejoin the band 91 92 93 Slash performed with Guns N Roses for the first time in 23 years during the band s secret warmup gig at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on April 1 2016 94 The band then embarked on the Not in This Lifetime Tour which became a massive success grossing over 584 million by its conclusion in 2019 95 In 2021 Slash appeared on his first songs with the band since 1994 Absurd and Hard Skool Session work Edit Slash collaborated with Michael Jackson pictured on several occasions In 1991 Slash played lead guitar on the single Give In to Me off Michael Jackson s album Dangerous as well as for the opening skit of the video for the song Black or White off the same album 96 In 1995 he played guitar on D S a controversial song from Jackson s HIStory Past Present and Future Book I album and in 1997 appeared on the song Morphine off the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor History in the Mix In 2001 Slash played on Privacy off Jackson s final studio album Invincible Slash also joined Jackson on several occasions on stage most notably at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards playing with Jackson on Black or White and the introduction of Billie Jean He made two surprise appearances during Jackson s 1992 Dangerous World Tour in Spain and Japan and supported the 1999 charity concerts MJ amp Friends in Seoul and Munich playing the same set as he did for 1995 s MTV Video Music Awards The last time Slash and Jackson shared a stage was on both 2001 Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Special concerts in New York City playing Black or White and Beat It Slash played guitar on Wiggle Wiggle the opening song on Bob Dylan s 1990 record Under the Red Sky 97 With Dylan s direction to play like Django Reinhardt 98 Slash recalls he just learned it on the spot It was such a simple yet superb I IV V progression that there is really nothing much to say about it 99 The following year he collaborated with Lenny Kravitz on Always on the Run the lead single from Kravitz album Mama Said In 1993 Slash appeared on the album Stone Free A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix performing I Don t Live Today with Paul Rodgers and Band of Gypsys Slash also guest appeared in Carole King s 1994 live concert which was captured on her Carole King In Concert album Slash and King appeared on David Letterman to promote the concert In 1996 he collaborated with Marta Sanchez to record the flamenco inspired song Obsession Confession for the Curdled soundtrack Later that year he played with Alice Cooper at Sammy Hagar s club Cabo Wabo in Cabo San Lucas Mexico The show was released the following year as A Fistful of Alice In 1997 Slash appeared alongside rapper Ol Dirty Bastard and rock band Fishbone on Blackstreet s rock remix of their single Fix he also appeared in the accompanying music video Also in 1997 he played on the single But You Said I m Useless by Japanese musician J That same year he contributed music to the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino s Jackie Brown several compositions by Slash s Snakepit can be heard throughout the film He also appeared on the Insane Clown Posse album The Great Milenko on the track Halls of Illusions In 2002 Slash played on the title track to Elan s album Street Child In 2003 he participated in the Yardbirds comeback record Birdland he played lead guitar on the track Over Under Sideways Down In 2006 Slash played on a cover of In the Summertime on keyboardist Derek Sherinian s solo album Blood of the Snake he was also featured in the accompanying music video In 2007 he appeared on Paulina Rubio s single Nada Puede Cambiarme In 2008 Slash played guitar on the film score of The Wrestler composed by Clint Mansell Slash was the featured guitarist on the 2008 Italian hit single Gioca Con Me by Italian singer songwriter Vasco Rossi In 2009 he was featured on Rihanna s single Rockstar 101 off her album Rated R In 2011 he contributed the song Kick It Up a Notch to the Disney Channel animation Phineas and Ferb the Movie Across the 2nd Dimension he appeared in both live action and animated form in the promotional music video 100 Other ventures Edit A self described film buff 101 Slash has had small parts in several films and television series 102 In 1988 he appeared with his Guns N Roses bandmates in the Dirty Harry film The Dead Pool in which his character attends a musician s funeral and shoots a harpoon He played radio DJ Hank in a 1994 episode of the horror anthology television series Tales from the Crypt Slash was a guest star in an episode of the live action animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast on Cartoon Network where Space Ghost Zorak and Moltar teach him how to do guitar licks but he refuses to do any of that In 1999 he appeared as the host of the Miss America Bag Lady pageant in the widely panned film The Underground Comedy Movie He has also appeared as himself in several projects including Howard Stern s Private Parts in 1997 The Drew Carey Show in 1998 MADtv in 2005 and Sacha Baron Cohen s Bruno in 2009 Slash voiced a recurring caricature of himself in Robert Evans animated television series Kid Notorious which aired in 2003 on Comedy Central As in real life Slash is Evans close friend and next door neighbor on the show He played Billy Butterface in the television show Metalocalypse on Adult Swim On May 5 2009 he appeared as the guest mentor for the rock n roll week of American Idol 103 In 2010 Slash formed Slasher Films a horror film production company Its first film Nothing Left to Fear was screened in select cities on October 4 2013 before being released on DVD and Blu ray the following Tuesday 104 105 Slash appeared on the October 26 2014 episode of Talking Dead He is reported to be a massive fan of horror movies 106 Slash s autobiography simply titled Slash was published on October 30 2007 It was co written with Anthony Bozza Slash also made several contributions to The Heroin Diaries A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star the autobiography of Motley Crue bassist and back up singer Nikki Sixx which was also published in 2007 Slash is a pinball enthusiast and collector He participated in the design process for the 1994 Data East Guns N Roses pinball machine as well as the 2020 Jersey Jack Pinball machine of the same theme and provided music for the 1998 Sega machine Viper Night Drivin 107 108 Slash is a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock released in 2007 His performance was motion captured to record his movements for the game Slash s character becomes playable after a player beats him in a one on one competition which then leads to the player and Slash playing the master track of Welcome to the Jungle 109 Guitar learning game simulator Rocksmith 2014 by Ubisoft released a Slash Song Pack 110 with several of the latter compositions by the artist available to purchase as downloadable content and learn on the guitar A keen artist Slash designed logos and artwork for several of his pre Guns N Roses bands as well as the famous circular GN R logo He is also credited as having provided some artwork for Aerosmith s 2012 album Music From Another Dimension as it reproduces a picture of the band drawn by Slash when he was still a teenager Slash is a fan of the Angry Birds series of video games and created a hard rock version of the Angry Birds Space theme song In addition Slash has a Birds avatar shown in the game released in March 2013 111 Personal life EditOn October 10 1992 Slash married model actress Renee Suran in Marina del Rey California 112 They divorced in late 1997 after five years of marriage 37 Slash married Perla Ferrar on October 15 2001 in Hawaii 37 They have two sons London Emilio born August 28 2002 and Cash Anthony born June 23 2004 37 Slash filed for divorce from Ferrar in August 2010 but the couple reconciled two months later 113 In December 2014 he again filed for divorce 114 Slash with then wife Perla Ferrar in 2012 Slash is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States 6 A British national since his birth 115 he has resided in Los Angeles since 1971 but did not acquire American citizenship until 1996 116 He said in 2010 I do consider myself British I have very strong feelings about my British heritage My first years were there I went to school there and I have seemingly endless family on that side of the pond So I ve always felt most comfortable in England 117 In 2001 at the age of 35 Slash was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy a form of congestive heart failure caused by his many years of alcohol and drug abuse Originally given between six days and six weeks to live he survived through physical therapy and the implantation of a defibrillator 118 As of 2011 Slash had been clean and sober since 2006 101 which he credited to his then wife Ferrar 113 In 2009 following his mother s death from lung cancer he quit smoking 119 Slash s friendship with Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose soured following his departure from the band In 2006 Rose claimed that Slash had shown up at his house uninvited the previous year to offer a truce 120 He alleged that Slash had insulted his Velvet Revolver bandmates telling Rose that he considered Scott Weiland a fraud and Duff McKagan spineless and that he hated Matt Sorum 121 Slash denied the accusations In his 2007 autobiography he admitted to visiting Rose s home with the intention to settle a longstanding legal dispute and to make peace with his former bandmate He claims however that he did not speak with Rose and instead merely left a note Slash maintained that he had not spoken with Rose in person since 1996 120 In 2009 in response to a statement by Rose in which he referred to Slash as a cancer Slash commented It doesn t really affect me at all It s been a long time The fact that he has anything to say at all it s like Whatever dude It doesn t really matter 122 In an August 2015 interview Slash stated that he and Rose had reconciled 123 He subsequently rejoined Guns N Roses in 2016 Slash s drummer son London Hudson debuted his band Suspect208 in late 2020 The band also featured Robert Trujillo s son Tye Trujillo on bass and Scott Weiland s son Noah Weiland on vocals Slash promoted the band on his social media accounts 124 125 Philanthropy Edit Slash is an honorary board member of Little Kids Rock a national nonprofit that works to restore and rejuvenate music education programs in disadvantaged public schools He has visited Little Kids Rock students jammed with them and donated instruments and his time Slash s passion for music is evident in his charity as well as his art Being a musician is good for the character because it teaches you a lot about discipline Slash said I think it s a great creative outlet 126 Slash has been recognized for his longtime contributions to establishing environmental welfare programs 127 He is a board trustee of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association and has long supported the Los Angeles Zoo and zoos around the world 127 Slash s love of reptiles was for many years a notable aspect of his public persona with several of his many snakes appearing with him in music videos and photoshoots 128 until the birth of his first son in 2002 impelled him to find a new home for his collection 129 Legal issues Edit In 1985 Slash and Axl Rose were charged with statutory rape after Rose slept with a 15 year old girl named Michelle Both went into hiding to avoid the police and the charges were dropped several weeks later due to lack of evidence 130 Slash was arrested in July 1999 for allegedly assaulting his then girlfriend 131 132 Awards and accolades Edit Slash performing at the Nokia Theater in New York in 2008 Slash has received critical acclaim as a guitarist In 2005 he was named Best Guitarist by Esquire which congratulated him on beating the comeback odds with a surprisingly legitimate and vital outfit Velvet Revolver 133 Slash was awarded the title of Riff Lord during Metal Hammer s fourth annual Golden Gods awards in 2007 134 In 2008 he was ranked No 21 on Gigwise s list of The 50 Greatest Guitarists Ever 135 and in 2009 he was named runner up on The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players list in Time which praised him as a remarkably precise player 5 In 2011 Rolling Stone placed Slash at No 65 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 7 In 2007 Slash was honored with a star on the Rock Walk of Fame his name was placed alongside Jimmy Page Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix He was the honoree at the 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival where he was presented by West Hollywood mayor John Heilman with a plaque declaring August 26 as Slash Day 136 In 2012 Slash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the classic lineup of Guns N Roses 137 He performed three songs Paradise City Sweet Child o Mine and Mr Brownstone with fellow inductees Duff McKagan Steven Adler and Matt Sorum one time Guns N Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and his frequent collaborator Myles Kennedy Inductees Axl Rose Izzy Stradlin and Dizzy Reed declined to attend Later that year Slash received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located directly in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard 138 In 2004 Slash s introductory riff in Sweet Child o Mine was voted No 1 on a list of The 100 Greatest Riffs by the readers of Total Guitar 9 his riffs in Out ta Get Me No 51 Welcome to the Jungle No 21 and Paradise City No 19 also made the list 9 In 2006 his solo in Paradise City was voted No 3 by Total Guitar s readers on a list of The 100 Hottest Guitar Solos 139 his solos in Sweet Child o Mine and November Rain were ranked No 30 and No 82 respectively 139 In 2008 Guitar World placed Slash s solo in November Rain at No 6 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos 8 while his solo in Sweet Child o Mine was ranked No 37 on the list 140 In 2010 the readers of Total Guitar voted his riff in Slither runner up on the list of The 50 Greatest Riffs of the Decade 141 while his riff in By the Sword was ranked No 22 142 Slash received a Radio Contraband Rock Radio Award in 2012 In January 2015 Slash received the Les Paul award Equipment EditSlash owns more than 100 guitars 143 worth a total of 1 92 million citation needed He prefers the Gibson Les Paul which he has called the best all around guitar for me 144 Gibson has credited him and Zakk Wylde with bringing the Les Paul back into the mainstream in the late 1980s 144 His main studio guitar is a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard replica built by luthier Kris Derrig 145 which he came to own during the recording sessions for Guns N Roses debut album Appetite for Destruction He used that guitar on every subsequent album he recorded with Guns N Roses and Velvet Revolver For many years his main live guitar was a 1988 Gibson Les Paul Standard 146 Signature guitarsSee also Gibson Les Paul Slash Gibson Custom Shop s Slash Snakepit Les Paul Standard 1998 Epiphone s Slash Snakepit Les Paul Standard 1998 Gibson Custom Shop s Slash Signature Les Paul Standard 2004 Epiphone s Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top 2004 Gibson USA s Slash Signature Les Paul Standard 2008 Gibson Custom Shop s Slash Inspired By Les Paul Standard 2008 Gibson USA s Slash Signature Les Paul Goldtop 2008 Epiphone s Slash Signature Les Paul Goldtop 2008 Gibson USA s Slash Appetite Les Paul Standard 2010 Gibson Custom Shop s Slash Appetite Les Paul Standard 2010 Epiphone s Slash Appetite Les Paul Standard 2010 Gibson USA s Slash Rosso Corsa Les Paul Standard 2013 Gibson USA s Slash Vermillion Les Paul Standard 2013 Gibson Custom Shop s Slash Anaconda Burst Les Paul Plain Top Flame Top 2017 Epiphone Slash Anaconda Burst Les Paul Plain Top Flame Top 2017 Gibson Custom Shop s Slash Firebird Trans Black Trans White 2017 Gibson Custom Shop s Slash 1958 Les Paul First Standard Replica 2017 Gibson Custom Shop s Slash 1966 EDS 1275 Double Neck Ebony 2019 147 Gibson USA s Slash Les Paul Standard November Burst Appetite Burst Vermillion Burst 2020 Gibson USA s Slash J 45 November Burst Vermillion Burst 2020 Since 1997 Slash has collaborated with Gibson on seventeen signature Les Paul models five through Gibson USA seven through the Gibson Custom Shop and five through the Gibson subsidiary Epiphone Slash also plays various other Gibson guitars including Firebirds and Explorers He also plays or has played guitars by a plethora of other brands including B C Rich with whom he has designed several custom models based on their Mockingbird and Bich designs He has used guitars by Fender Gretsch Jackson and Martin He has also collaborated on signature equipment with other companies In 1996 Marshall introduced the Marshall Slash Signature JCM 2555 an authentic reissue of the Marshall Silver Jubilee JCM 2555 released in 1987 It was the first signature amp ever produced by Marshall with production limited to 3000 148 In 2007 Jim Dunlop introduced the Crybaby SW 95 Slash Signature Wah designed after Slash s own custom built Crybaby wah pedal 149 In 2010 Seymour Duncan introduced the Alnico II Pro Slash APH 2 pickups which were designed to recreate the tone of Slash s main studio guitar 150 The Slash signature pickups were marketed through Seymour Duncan s YouTube channel with product demonstrator Danny Young performing the official videos 151 152 153 154 155 Also in 2010 Marshall introduced the Marshall AFD100 a recreation of the Marshall 1959 that Slash used for the recording of Appetite for Destruction with production limited to 2300 156 On stage Slash prefers Marshall amplifiers particularly the Marshall Silver Jubilee JCM 2555 amp He used a rented early 1970s Marshall 1959 for the recording of Appetite for Destruction 157 Slash enjoyed the amp so much that he tried to keep it telling the rental company S I R that it had been stolen However the amp was repossessed by S I R employees after a roadie accidentally brought it to rehearsals at the store 157 For the recording of Velvet Revolver s debut album Contraband he used a Vox AC30 amp and small Fender tube amps and on their second album Libertad he used the Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 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