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Slash
Slash performing live with Velvet Revolver.
Slash performing live with Velvet Revolver. Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum
Background information
Birth name Saul Hudson
Also known as Slash
Born July 23, 1965 (1965-07-23) (age 42)
Hampstead, London, England
Genre(s) Blues-rock
Hard rock
Heavy metal
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1985 - present
Label(s) UZI Suicide, Geffen, Koch, RCA
Associated acts Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Slash's Blues Ball, Velvet Revolver, Hollywood Rose, Tidus Sloan
Website www.slashonline.com
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul

Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English-American guitarist known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music UZI Suicide was a Record label that was created by Guns N' Roses to release their first record Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Koch Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, and Toronto. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Slash's Snakepit was a Rock band formed by then- Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash in 1994. Slash's Blues Ball is a blues cover band started by Slash of Guns N' Roses / Velvet Revolver fame Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum Hollywood Rose was a pre- Guns N' Roses band of singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum [1][2][3][4]

Contents

Biography

Early life

Slash was born in Hampstead, a middle class suburb of London,[5] to a white English father and an African-American mother. Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Slash's mother worked as a costume designer for David Bowie, and his father was an artist who contributed live ensembles for famous musicians including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. Costume design is the Design of the appearance of the characters in a Theater or cinema performance David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and Slash was raised in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, until the age of 11, when his parents relocated the family to Los Angeles, California in the mid-1970s; however, they separated, and afterward, he lived primarily with his mother and lived next to David Geffen. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West David Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American Record executive, Film producer, Theatrical producer and philanthropist He was given the nickname "Slash" by family friend Seymour Cassel, according to whom Saul "was always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another. Seymour Joseph Cassel (born January 22, 1937 Cassel's early career was tied to fellow actor John Cassavetes. "[6][7]

At 16, before dropping out of Crespi Carmelite High School, Slash was given his first guitar by his grandmother. Crespi Carmelite High School is a private Roman Catholic all-male four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino, California in the San Fernando He spent hours each day practicing. Eventually, his entire focus was put on music and he made the decision to quit school. In a Rolling Stone Magazine article, he remarked:

“ My big awakening happened when I was fourteen. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published 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. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Rocks is the fourth Album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1976 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. ”

In addition to Aerosmith, Slash's early influences included AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Iron Maiden, Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Rolling Stones, Thin Lizzy, Van Halen and Festival of Weeks. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Black Sabbath are an Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer For other uses see Iron maiden. Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948&ndash14 June 1995 was an Irish Blues / rock Guitarist Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Led Zeppelin were Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978

In 1983, after failing to join Poison with childhood friend Steven Adler, they together formed Road Crew. Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Steven Adler (born January 22, 1965 in Cleveland Ohio) is an American rock Drummer. "Roadie" redirects here For the 1980 movie see Roadie (film. Slash placed an advertisement in a newspaper for a bassist, and received a response from Duff McKagan. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5 1964) is an American Musician and rock Bassist, who is best known

When Road Crew disbanded, Slash joined a local band known as Black Sheep. Headed by Willie Bass, the band shared an agent with another new group known as Hollywood Rose. Hollywood Rose was a pre- Guns N' Roses band of singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin. In 1984, both bands opened for Christian metal band Stryper. Stryper is a Grammy Award nominated Christian metal band from Orange County California, USA. After the show, Slash and lead singer Axl Rose were introduced to one another by a friend. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman The two quickly became friends, and several months later, Slash and Steven Adler were invited to join with Axl Rose, Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin as the band, Guns N' Roses. W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5 1964) is an American Musician and rock Bassist, who is best known Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born April 8 1962) more widely known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American Musician, best known Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses toured bars and opened for larger acts throughout 1985 and 1986. It was during this period that they wrote most of their classic material, including "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child o' Mine", and "Paradise City". " Welcome to the Jungle " is the first track from Guns N' Roses ' debut album Appetite for Destruction, and also on their Greatest Hits album " Sweet Child o' Mine " is a song by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. " Paradise City " is a song written by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. During this time, they were scouted by several major record labels, and signed with Geffen. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label From the start, they spent half of their advance on clothes, and the other half on alcohol and drugs. It was during this period that the "Most Dangerous Band In The World" tag was first attached to them. In 1988, Slash remarked:

“

For some strange reason, Guns N' Roses is like the catalyst for controversy, even before we had any kind of record deal. ”

After the release of Appetite for Destruction in the summer of 1987, a tour with Iron Maiden was canceled when Slash was packed off to Hawaii to kick a drug habit, while Axl ended up in intensive care at an LA hospital after attacking a police officer. Appetite for Destruction is the 1987 debut album by Los Angeles -based Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. For other uses see Iron maiden. By 1988, Guns N' Roses scored its first #1 hit with "Sweet Child o' Mine", a song spearheaded by Slash's memorable riff and guitar solo. " Sweet Child o' Mine " is a song by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. There are a number of lists that place him as one of the greatest guitarists alive, and many of his riffs and solos are still featured in "best of" lists around the world. With 15 million copies sold in the United States, it is the second highest selling debut album of all time, behind Boston's debut album.

In 1988, Guns N' Roses released G N' R Lies. G N' R Lies is the second album by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses in 1988 (see 1988 in music) Though this album only had eight tracks (four of which had already been released), it was highly successful, selling over 5 million copies. After a four year hiatus, Guns N' Roses returned with Use Your Illusion discs. Use Your Illusion is a Guns N' Roses compilation album that is mixed from the Use Your Illusion I & II albums and has The albums indicated a change in musical direction for Guns N' Roses, including more artistic and dramatic songs like "November Rain" and "Estranged". As Rose expressed a desire to pursue more progressive genres, Slash and McKagan fought to maintain their traditional sound as a punk/blues-based hard rock band. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Slash later cited this issue as a key component to his inability to work with Rose on any creative level.

In 1991 the band released Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II. Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. While both discs received warm reviews, critics lauded Slash's work as "sublime". In 1991, Guns N' Roses embarked on the 28-month long Use Your Illusion Tour, to promote their new albums. Upon completion of the tour, Slash was naturalized, becoming an American citizen. Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born Article I section 8 clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization

In the mid-90s, Slash wrote several songs for what would have become Guns N' Roses' follow up album to Use Your Illusion I and II. Rose rejected the material, leading Slash to form Slash's Snakepit, a side-project that saw support from Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke, Dizzy Reed, Mike Inez, and Eric Dover. Slash's Snakepit was a Rock band formed by then- Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash in 1994. Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo California) is an American Hard rock Drummer and Gilby Clarke is a Guitarist and Record producer, born in Cleveland Ohio, on August 17, 1962. Dizzy Reed (born Darren Arthur Reed, June 18 1963 in Hinsdale Illinois) is a contemporary rock musician Michael "Mike" Inez (born May 14 1966, in San Fernando, California) is a rock Musician. Eric Dover (born 1-19-1967 in Jasper Alabama) is an American Musician, Glam rock Guitarist and Singer, most notably with The band recorded Slash's material and released It's Five O'Clock Somewhere in 1995. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere is the debut Album by the rock group Slash's Snakepit, released on February 14, 1995 Critically, the album was praised for ignoring the conventions of grunge and alternative music. It also fared well on the charts, eventually selling over 1. 2 million copies in the United States with little promotion from Geffen.

In an attempt to salvage Guns N' Roses, Zakk Wylde, initially of Ozzy Osbourne fame in the late eighties and early nineties, was invited to jam with the band, but both Slash and Wylde agreed that Gn'R did not have space for two of the world's pre-eminent lead guitarists, although they remain good friends to this day. Zakk Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt on January 14, 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American musician who John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer

On October 30, 1996, it was discovered that Slash was officially no longer a part of the band, as lead singer Axl Rose sent a fax to MTV stating he and his former guitarist had experienced several disagreements regarding the band's musical direction, and ultimately parted ways. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.

A crucial moment leading up to Slash's decision to quit the band occurred when Rose removed a section of Slash's guitar track on a cover of "Sympathy for the Devil". " Sympathy for the Devil " is a song by The Rolling Stones which first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet Without his consent, Rose replaced Slash's guitar overdub with the work of Paul Tobias, a friend of Rose whom Slash and the rest of the band vocally disapproved of for years. Paul Tobias (born 1963 also known as Paul Huge is a former rhythm guitarist of the American Hard rock band Guns N' Roses and the lead guitarist of Additionally, as revealed on a VH1 special, Slash stated that he never truly forgave Axl for his spiteful rant regarding some of his fellow band-mates during a 1989 concert. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

After Guns N' Roses

After his departure from Guns N' Roses, Slash focused on his side-project, The Snakepit, playing a few tour dates before disbanding the group in 1998. Over the next decade, Slash would become an in-demand session musician, recording music with the likes of Alice Cooper, Sammy Hagar, Insane Clown Posse, Ronnie Wood, Bad Company, Cheap Trick, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and Aaron Weddle. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13 1947) known as "The Red Rocker" is an American rock guitarist singer Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Delray Detroit. Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known Bad Company are an English Blues rock supergroup founded in 1973 consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers, Simon Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an

In 1990, Slash was contacted by Michael Jackson on his album, Dangerous. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Dangerous was the first album Michael Jackson released in the 1990s (and his eighth on November 22 1991 He played guitar on two hit singles, "Black Or White"(song intro) and "Give In to Me", touring with Jackson in some special occasions during the Dangerous World Tour, as well as being featured on videos for the singles. " Black or White " was the first single taken from Michael Jackson 's album Dangerous, released in October 1991 " Give In to Me " is the tenth track on Michael Jackson 's 1991 studio album Dangerous. The Dangerous Tour was Michael Jackson's second solo world tour that started on June 27, 1992 in Munich Germany and ended on November In 1995, he appeared on stage with Jackson for the MTV Music Video Awards. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Slash also played guitar in "D.S.", a controversial song from the 1995 HIStory album. " DS " is an album track by Michael Jackson from his 1995 double disc record HIStory. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology In 2001, Slash once again collaborated with Jackson, on the Invincible track "Privacy". Invincible is a Studio album recorded by Michael Jackson released on October 30 2001 Also in 2001, he joined Jackson on stage at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special performing guitar for "Black Or White" and "Beat It". In late November 2001 the CBS television network aired a two-hour special in honor of Michael Jackson 's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer (his first solo " Black or White " was the first single taken from Michael Jackson 's album Dangerous, released in October 1991 " Beat It " is a hit single from Michael Jackson 's album Thriller, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music)

In 1995, Quentin Tarantino asked Slash to contribute music to his famed adaptation of Jackie Brown. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Jackie Brown may refer to ''Jackie Brown'' (film, a 1997 film directed by Quentin Tarantino ''Jackie Brown'' (soundtrack, the Several Snakepit compositions can be heard throughout the film. In 1996, Slash collaborated with Marta Sánchez to record the flamenco inspired "Obsession-Confession" for the Curdled soundtrack. Marta Sánchez is a Spanish female vocalist She was born on May 8, 1966 in Madrid. The song was received well by Smooth Jazz radio stations. Smooth jazz, also sometimes referred to as new adult contemporary music is generally described as a genre of music that utilizes instruments (and at times improvisation Later that year, Slash also played live with Alice Cooper at Sammy Hagar's club Cabo Wabo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13 1947) known as "The Red Rocker" is an American rock guitarist singer Cabo Wabo is the name of three nightclubs and restaurants located in Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico, in Harvey's Lake Tahoe in Stateline Nevada, and Cabo San Lucas (popularly known as just 'Los Cabos' - along with San José del Cabo - in Mexico and 'Cabo' in the United States) is a City at the southern tip The show was recorded and released the following year as A Fistful of Alice. A Fistful of Alice is a live album by Alice Cooper. It came out in 1997, and was recorded the previous year at Sammy Hagar 's "Cabo

In 1997, Slash (alongside the late Ol' Dirty Bastard and hit alternative rock band Fishbone) appeared on BLACKstreet's rock remix version of their hit single "Fix". Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 1968 – November 13 2004) was an American Rapper who went by the Stage name Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more BLACKstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1992 by Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In 2003, he participated in the Yardbirds' comeback record Birdland, released on the Favored Nations label. The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Birdland is a 2003 album by English Blues rock band The Yardbirds and was the first Yardbirds release in over 35 years Favored Nations is a Record label started by guitarist Steve Vai and former Guitar Center owner Ray Scherr in 1999 He played lead guitar in the track "Over, Under, Sideways, Down. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure " In early 2003, Slash also made an appearance at a rally to protest the coming War in Iraq called "Peace on the Beach. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign " Specifically, Slash performed the song "Imagine" by John Lennon. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Ed Kowalczyk provided vocals during this performance. Edward Joel Kowalczyk (born July 16, 1971) is the lead singer for the band Live.

In 2000, he chose to regroup Slash's Snakepit to release his second solo effort, titled Ain't Life Grand. Slash's Snakepit was a Rock band formed by then- Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash in 1994. Ain't Life Grand is the second and last album by Slash's Snakepit, released on October 10, 2000. The album did well on the charts, reaching platinum status. To promote it further, Slash embarked on an extensive world tour with AC/DC in the summer of 2000.

In 2002, he reunited with Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum for a benefit/tribute concert for Randy Castillo. Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5 1964) is an American Musician and rock Bassist, who is best known Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo California) is an American Hard rock Drummer and Randolpho Francisco Castillo (born December 18 1950 - died March 26 2002 was best known as Ozzy Osbourne 's drummer in the 1980s and early 1990s Realizing they still had the chemistry of their days in Guns N' Roses, they decided to form a new band together. The band that featured Slash, McKagan, and Sorum also featured former Buckcherry members Keith Nelson and Josh Todd. Buckcherry is a Grammy -nominated Los Angeles California Hard rock band formed in 1995. Keith Nelson is the lead guitarist for the Hard rock band Buckcherry. JOSH TODD is a now defunct band that was led by Josh Todd of Buckcherry fame Later Duff put out a statement that Josh and Keith didn't quite fit with the band, and they added Dave Kushner as rhythm guitar and, after a long search, Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland. Dave Kushner (born David Kushner, November 16 1965 in Los Angeles California) is an American rock Guitarist. Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most In 2006, Slash performed a guest spot on keyboardist Derek Sherinian's solo album Blood of the Snake covering the 1970 Mungo Jerry hit single "In the Summertime", also featuring Billy Idol on vocals. Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American ‎ rock and Jazz fusion Keyboardist based in Los Angeles California Blood of the Snake is the 5th solo album by keyboardist Derek Sherinian. Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock A video was also made featuring Slash, Billy, and Derek for this song.

Velvet Revolver and future endeavors

Slash with Velvet Revolver in 2004
Slash with Velvet Revolver in 2004

Velvet Revolver began as "The Project", a venture by Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum to find a new lead singer. Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum On rhythm guitar, they initially worked with Izzy Stradlin, and they were offered to open for The Rolling Stones but Slash, Duff and Matt wanted to have a lead singer; after this Izzy became less involved. Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born April 8 1962) more widely known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American Musician, best known They would find their second guitarist in the form of Dave Kushner, who had previously played with McKagan in "Loaded" prior to this project. Dave Kushner (born David Kushner, November 16 1965 in Los Angeles California) is an American rock Guitarist. For many months, the four of them listened to demo tapes of potential lead singers, a monotonous process (documented by VH1). After many months, Slash and the others were almost ready to give up. However, Stone Temple Pilots had recently imploded, allowing lead singer Scott Weiland to volunteer to record a song with the band. Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most Realizing there was chemistry between each member, Weiland officially joined the band in 2003.

Velvet Revolver played several concerts in the summer of that year and released their first single, "Set Me Free" as part of the soundtrack for The Hulk. See also Hulk (video game Hulk (also known as The Hulk) is a 2003 Superhero film based on the fictional In June 2004, they released their first studio album, Contraband. Contraband is the first album by Velvet Revolver, which was released on June 8, 2004 through RCA Records. A 19-month long tour ensued, as the album went double platinum and re-established Slash as a mainstream performer. After the tour concluded, he and his bandmates took a lengthy break before beginning work on their second album. In July 2007, Velvet Revolver released the critically acclaimed Libertad, a follow-up to their multi-platinum debut. Libertad is the second studio album released by American supergroup Velvet Revolver. Following their second studio album, Velvet Revolver imbedded on another fantastic tour. Fans travelled all over the globe to see their favourite band. But, fans were shocked when Scott Weiland (lead vocalist) announced to their audience at their glasgow gig that they 'were watching something special,' 'the bands last ever tour. ' The remaining band mates knew nothing of this so called 'last tour. ' This announcement was one of the final straws in the bands reasons to release Scott from his position. On 1st April 2008, Scott Weiland officially split from Velvet Revolver. Even though they are currently without a singer, Velvet Revolver are planning a third album and are currently undergoing auditions for a new volcalist.

On May 31, 2006, Slash was joined by Rob Zombie on vocals, another former GNR axeman Gilby Clarke on rhythm guitar, Scott Ian of Anthrax on bass, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee on drums, and surprise guest Ace Frehley of Kiss for a rendition of God of Thunder. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Gilby Clarke is a Guitarist and Record producer, born in Cleveland Ohio, on August 17, 1962. Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm Guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American Musician. Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27 1951 is an American Guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 God of Thunder is an EP by the band White Zombie. The release was a shift from their heavy metal sound of their Make Them Die Slowly The occasion was a one-time supergroup tribute to Kiss for the VH1 Rock Honors Award Show. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television

Cover for the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with Slash in the middle and two other playable characters in the game, Judy Nails (left) and Lars Ümlaüt (right).
Cover for the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with Slash in the middle and two other playable characters in the game, Judy Nails (left) and Lars Ümlaüt (right). A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.

Slash is a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and his likeness appears on the game cover. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Slash did motion capture with RedOctane to record his movements for the game, and by beating him in a one-on-one competition (playing an original composition he recorded solely for the game), unlocks him as a playable character. Beating him in this challenge leads to the player and Slash playing the master track of "Welcome to the Jungle" as an encore song.

In 2007, Slash performed with Paulina Rubio on the hit Latin single "Nada Puede Cambiarme". Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17 1971) is a Grammy, Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard nominated Mexican

On March 12, 2007. Slash and Velvet Revolver paid tribute to Van Halen by inducting the band into the Rock N' Roll hall of fame. Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 The band also played 2 covers.

Slash appears on the cover of Guitar World magazine for their July 2007 issue, the "20 year salute to Appetite for Destruction". The title is "The Cat In The Hat Is Back" and it pictures him holding his guitar with a snake crawling up the neck. The issue also includes a detailed interview with the artist, and what promises to be the start of a new column entitled "The Cat In The Hat".

Slash made numerous contributions to The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx, published September 18th, 2007. The Heroin Diaries A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star (2007 is a book co-written by Nikki Sixx, bassist of the heavy metal bands Mötley Crüe Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr December 11, 1958, San Jose California) is an American bassist, [8]

An autobiography titled simply Slash was published on October 30th, 2007. Slash is an autobiography written by Slash and Anthony Bozza. [9] It was co-written with Anthony Bozza. Anthony Bozza is a New York City -based author and journalist who is most famous for his writing in Rolling Stone, for whom in 1999 Bozza wrote the first

It was announced by kerrang Magazine that Slash was going to appear on Ace Frehley's next solo album

Honors

Slash won the "Best Guitarist" prize in the 2005 Esky Music Awards in Esquire magazine. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27 1951 is an American Guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock A write-up in the magazine announced Slash's win read as follows:

"He's who we see ourselves as every time we strap on an air guitar. Playing air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal -style Electric guitar solos The top hat. The hair. The dangling cigarette. The near-death experiences. He'll always be Slash of Guns N' Roses to us, but we also congratulate him for beating the comeback odds with a surprisingly legitimate and vital outfit, Velvet Revolver. "[10]

Accepting the award, Slash has issued the following statement:

This is my first guitarist award ever. It's very humbling. I'd like to thank my parents, and I'd also like to thank everyone I've ever fucking worked with in the music business from the point I started at up until now — the bands I've been in, the sessions I've done, and the artists I've worked with. My wife is at least half of the reason I'm still walking. I'd also like to thank Robert Wolin; he got me to switch from bass to guitar. Thank you. [11]

In January 2007, Slash was honored with a star on the Rock Walk of Fame; his name being placed side by side with friends and legends Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26 1955 is a Dutch Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter and producer

In 2007, Slash was awarded the coveted title of "Riff Lord" during the fourth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards. [12]

Slash was selected to perform "Hey Joe", a signature song of the late great Jimi Hendrix in a posthumous tribute at the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Steve Winwood as vocalist, Billy Cox playing bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums (the only original member left from the Jimi Hendrix Experience) playing. A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter Billy Cox is a Bass guitarist best known for playing with Guitarist Jimi Hendrix. John "Mitch" Mitchell (born 9 July, 1947 in Ealing, Middlesex) is an English Drummer, most famous for his involvement "The Experience" redirects here For other uses of this term see Experience (disambiguation.

"Welcome to the Jungle" is considered to be one of the greatest hard rock hits of all time. It was ranked #2 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. In addition, "Welcome to the Jungle" ranked #467 on Rolling Stones' "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Also, it was #764 on Q Magazine's 1001 Best Songs Ever and #26 on VH1's 100 Greatest 80s Songs. Most recently, the song was named the "Greatest Song About Los Angeles" by a poll in Blender magazine.

"Sweet Child o' Mine" placed #37 on Guitar World's list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos. " It also came in at number three on Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born, and at number 196 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 6 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The introduction's famous D-flat based riff was also voted number-one riff of all-time by the readers of Total Guitar magazine. It was also in Rolling Stones 40 Greatest Songs that Changed the World.

"Paradise City" is ranked #21 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time,[1] #3 in Total Guitar Magazine's list of the 100 greatest solos of all time, and has won various similar awards over the years. It ranked #453 on Rolling Stones' "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

"November Rain" holds the record for the longest guitar solo in a U. S. top 10 hit. The song is also listed at number 6 in the "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" by Guitar World. Additionally, "November Rain" was voted #1 on the Rock 1000 in 2006, an annual countdown of the top 1000 rock songs by New Zealand radio listeners.

Personal

Slash is notorious for his intoxicated acceptance speech at the 1990 American Music Awards. The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards the Grammy Awards Upon receipt of Guns N' Roses' second award of the evening, he and Duff McKagan stumbled to the stage appearing very drunk, holding drinks, and smoking cigarettes. Within a span of 20 seconds, Slash managed to curse twice in his slurred speech before being interrupted by a music overdub and positioning of a camera on a curtain with the AMA logo. After the first swear word, an audible gasp was heard from the crowd, prompting Slash to cover his mouth, cigarette and drink in hand, and utter "Oops". When accepting an award the following year, via live satellite feed, a much more sober Slash made mention of the incident, promising to "keep it clean this time".

In 1990, a heavy metal video called "Hard N' Heavy" was released containing music, concert footage and interviews. The video included Slash and McKagan appearing with the band Great White at a "Children Of the Night" Benefit concert in LA for abused homeless children, the performance helped raise money for housing to aid the underprivileged. Great White is an American Hard rock band formed in Los Angeles that gained semi-popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s [13]

Slash is married to Perla Ferrar, with whom he has two sons: London Emilio and Cash Anthony. [14]

Feud With Axl Rose

In March 2006 Axl Rose's lawyer released the following statement:

“ In October of 2005 Slash made an unannounced 5:30 AM visit to Axl Rose's house. W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Not appearing to be under the influence, Slash came to inform Axl that: 'Duff was spineless', 'Scott Weiland was a fraud', that he 'hates Matt Sorum' and that in this ongoing war, contest or whatever anyone wants to call it that Slash has waged against Axl for the better part of 20 years, that Axl has proven himself 'the stronger'. Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo California) is an American Hard rock Drummer and Based on his conduct in showing up at Rose's home, Axl was hopeful that Slash would live up to his pronouncements that he wanted to end the war and move on with life. Unfortunately that did not prove to be the case. ”

Slash didn't comment on Rose's press release, but a Velvet Revolver spokesperson did promise that Slash would be heard from "within days". Slash's press release never came. On May 13, 2006, Slash appeared on the Camp Freddy Show on Indie 1031 FM and denied having visited Rose's house or saying anything that Rose claimed. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2007 Slash admitted to going to Rose's home, but qualified the rest of the story as nonsense. He said that his intentions were to settle a long-standing legal dispute and make peace with his former band mate. Slash elaborated on the incident in his autobiography, claiming that what actually occurred was that he simply went to Rose's house while intoxicated and left a note asking Rose to contact him to settle a pending lawsuit. He also added that he had not actually spoken to Rose in person since leaving Guns n' Roses in 1996 [15]. Slash further stated that incident's publicity created a rift in Velvet Revolver; as his bandmates were unsure of what Slash had actually done and Slash had confronted Weiland over his scathing reply to Rose, feeling that Weiland did not have the "right" to criticize Rose, not actually knowing him. [16]

Equipment

Guitars

Slash owns over 100 guitars. His main live guitar is a 1987 Les Paul Standard with 3 piece top (Factory Second). The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s It has a cracked neck in 2 places, but he has had it repaired and continues to use it. Most of Slash's electric guitars have Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups which are low output pickups. Seymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of Guitar pickups and currently has a line of effects pedals

His guitars include:

He favors Ernie Ball Slinky R. The Gibson EDS-1275 is a doubleneck Gibson electric guitar introduced in 1958 as a special-order custom instrument The Gibson Flying V is an Electric guitar model first released by Gibson in 1958. The Gibson Explorer (now marketed as X-plorer and Explorer Pro) is a type of Electric guitar. The Gibson Melody Maker is an Electric guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. " Psycho Killer " is a song by Talking Heads from their 1977 album Talking Heads 77, written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz Ernie Ball (1930 – September 9 2004) was an American Entrepreneur, musician and innovator widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development P. S gauge 11-48 strings as well as Dunlop Purple Tortex (1. Dunlop Manufacturing Inc, known to many as Jim Dunlop, is a popular music supplies company based in Benicia California, U 14 mm) picks and Seymour Duncan APH-1 Alnico II Pro and Vintage Gibson PAF pickups. Seymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of Guitar pickups and currently has a line of effects pedals He keeps his guitars in tune with a Peterson Strobe tuner.

Some of his favorite effects boxes are:

Amplifiers

On stage, he only uses Marshall amps. A talk box is an effects device that allows a musician to modify the sound of a Musical instrument. Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. Slash was the first musician to own a signature amplifier created by Marshall for him.

He used a rented vintage 1960's Marshall 1959 modified by Tim Caswell at SIR studios for the recording of Appetite for Destruction. Appetite for Destruction is the 1987 debut album by Los Angeles -based Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Slash liked the amp so much he tried to keep it, telling the store that it had been stolen, but it was returned accidentally by a roadie. During the 80's Slash was using a Marshall JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee Anniversary amplifier made in 1987. It featured EL34's power tubes and three ECC83 preamp tubes.

For the recording of Velvet Revolver's debut, he used a Vox AC30 and small Fender tube amps (for "oddball" sounds). The Vox AC30 is a guitar amplifier manufactured by Vox and known for its "jangly" high-end sound For the recording of Velvet Revolver's second album, he used the new Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 amp.

Signature Equipment

A number of companies have designed Slash signature equipment, hiring Slash as a consultant to design the equipment to match his own. In particular, Marshall had at one point released a short-lived Slash Signature Amplifier; while Epiphone, Gibson, and Gibson Custom have planned a Slash Signature Les Paul matching his main live guitar for release in 2008. [17][18]

Discography

Guns N' Roses

Title Release Date Label
Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide 1986 UZI Suicide
Appetite for Destruction 1987 Geffen
EP (Live from the Jungle) 1987 Geffen
G N' R Lies 1988 Geffen
Use Your Illusion I 1991 Geffen
Use Your Illusion II 1991 Geffen
The Spaghetti Incident? 1993 Geffen
Use Your Illusion 1998 Geffen
Live Era: '87-'93 1999 Geffen
Greatest Hits 2004 Geffen

Slash's Snakepit

Title Release Date Label
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere 1995 Fontana Records
Ain't Life Grand 2000 Koch Records

Velvet Revolver

Title Release Date Label
Contraband 2004 RCA Records
Libertad 2007 RCA Records

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SLASH Named 'Best Guitarist' By ESQUIRE Magazine
  2. ^ Guitar Center's Hollywood Rockwalk
  3. ^ Metal Hammer - News Article
  4. ^ 100 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos
  5. ^ Belowempty.com Q Magazine 2004-01-07
  6. ^ Snakepit.org
  7. ^ Swindle Magazine
  8. ^ The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
  9. ^ Slash bio from Amazon.com (pub. Paul Rodgers, (born 17 December 1949 is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5 1964) is an American Musician and rock Bassist, who is best known March ör Die is an Album by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. Spın̈al Tap is a semi-fictional heavy metal band the subject of the 1984 Rockumentary / Mockumentary film This Is {{Unicode|Spın̈al Break Like the Wind is an Album by the semi-fictional band Spinal Tap. Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record Mama Said is Lenny Kravitz 's second studio album released in April 1991. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Hey Stoopid is a studio album from heavy metal singer and Shock rock -musician Alice Cooper. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Dangerous was the first album Michael Jackson released in the 1990s (and his eighth on November 22 1991 James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five The Decline of Western Civilization Part II The Metal Years is a Rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. 29th in UK)
  10. ^ SLASH Named 'Best Guitarist' By ESQUIRE Magazine
  11. ^ Blabbermouth.net
  12. ^ Golden Gods Awards 2007: the winners
  13. ^ [1] Slash Official Fansite Discography
  14. ^ Slash and family at Speed Racer premiere, Celebrity Baby Blog, April 27, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  15. ^ Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. pp. 446
  16. ^ [2] Slash news
  17. ^ Epiphone Musical Instruments - News
  18. ^ Guitar World Magazine | Guitar, Tabs, Lessons, Gear & Video- Guitar World

External links

Preceded by
Tracii Guns		 Guns N' Roses Lead Guitarist
1985-1996		 Succeeded by
Robin Finck
Tracii Guns (born Tracy Ulrich on January 20, 1966) is an American Heavy metal guitarist who has played with a number of well-known Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Robin Finck (born November 7, 1971) is an American guitarist currently the lead guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and since 1998 Guns N' Roses
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