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Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more
widely known as Slash, is an English-American[1] guitarist best known as
the former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses and as the current lead
guitarist of Velvet Revolver. Known for wearing an accentuated top hat,
he is regarded by some as one of the greatest guitarists of all
time.[2][3][4][5]
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Background information
Birth name Saul Hudson
Also known as Slash
Born July 23, 1965 (1965-07-23) (age 42)
Origin Hampstead, London, England
Genre(s) Hard rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1985 - Present
Label(s) UZI Suicide (1986)
Geffen Records (1987-1996)
Koch Records (1994-2001)
RCA Records (2002-present)
Associated
acts Guns N' Roses
Slash's Snakepit
Slash's Blues Ball
Velvet Revolver
Website www.slashonline.com
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul
Guild Crossroads Doubleneck
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Biography
Early life
Slash was born in Hampstead, an affluent
neighbourhood in London, England[1] to a white Jewish English father and
a Nigerian mother, both of whom were involved with show business.
Slash's mother worked as a costume designer for David Bowie, and his
father was an artist who contributed live ensembles to Neil Young and
Joni Mitchell. Slash was raised in the city of Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire, until the age of 11, when he relocated to Los Angeles,
California with his parents in the mid-1970s. 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."[6][7]
At the age of 14, Slash was given his first
guitar by his grandmother. Reveling in the artistry of his hard rock
idols, he would spend several hours a day practicing. Eventually, his
entire focus was put on music and he made the decision to quit school.
In a Rolling Stone article, he remarked:
“
My big awakening happened when I was
fourteen. 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.”
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, Led Zeppelin, Queen,
Rolling Stones, Thin Lizzy, Van Halen and Frank Zappa.
As his skills improved, Slash became
enamored by the hard rock scene on the Sunset Strip. Having both failed
auditions to join Poison, Slash and childhood friend, Steven Adler,
formed Road Crew in 1983. The band had difficulties retaining members
due to their blues-based sound that was entirely different from
traditional glam metal. When Slash put out an ad in a newspaper calling
for a bassist, he quickly received a response from an enthusiastic Duff
McKagan.
When Road Crew called it quits, Slash
joined a local band known as Black Sheep. Headed by Willie Bass, the
band shared an agent with another upstart group known as Hollywood Rose.
In 1984, both bands opened for Christian metal band Stryper. After the
show, Slash and lead singer Axl Rose were introduced to one another by a
mutual friend. The two quickly became friends, and several months later,
Slash and Steven Adler were asked to join the newly revamped Guns N'
Roses, with Axl Rose, Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin.
Guns N' Roses
Gritty, young, and reckless, 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". As they pushed their way to the forefront of LA hard rock, the
band was approached with several lucrative record contracts. Opting to
sign to Geffen, 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.”
When Appetite for Destruction appeared in
the summer of '87, the hype had reached staggering proportions. A tour
with Iron Maiden was canceled when Slash was packed off to Hawaii to
kick his drug habit, while Axl ended up in intensive care at an LA
hospital after attacking a police officer. When the press saw the album
cover - a controversial Robert Williams painting of a girl being raped
by a robot - the hype went into overdrive. Thankfully, the music more
than lived up to the band's reputation. By 1988, Guns N' Roses scored
it's first #1 hit with "Sweet Child o' Mine", a song spearheaded by
Slash's memorable riff and legendary guitar solo. In the years following
its release, critics and fans continue to hail Appetite for Destruction
as a landmark album that solidified Slash's place as one of the greatest
guitarists of all time. To this day, 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, an EP best remembered for its featured single, the acoustic song
"Patience". Though this album only had eight tracks (four of which had
already been released), it was immensely successful, selling over 5
million copies. After a four year hiatus, Guns N' Roses returned with
the epic Use Your Illusion discs. The albums indicated a change in
musical direction for Guns N' Roses, including more artistic and
dramatic songs like "November Rain" and "Estranged". Songs in this vein,
along with ballads such as "Don't Cry", contributed to mounting tensions
that would ultimately tear the band apart just a few years later. 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. Slash later cited this issue as a key component to his
inability to work with Rose on any creative level.
Despite the turbulent production of the
albums, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II are considered by
many to be the band's most ambitious effort. While both discs received
lukewarm reviews, critics lauded Slash's work as "sublime". His most
acclaimed song is arguably 'Coma', a 10 minute heavy metal ode to his
two infamous drug overdoses. In 1991, Guns N' Roses embarked on the
28-month long Use Your Illusion Tour, coinciding with the release of
their new albums. Upon completion of the tour, Slash became an American
citizen.
After the release of "The Spaghetti
Incident?", an album for which he and Duff McKagan had strongly
petitioned, Slash began to drift in and out of the band, frustrated by
the lack of activity and communication between him and Rose. In the
mid-90s, he 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. The band recorded Slash's material and released It's Five
O'Clock Somewhere in 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 the wreck that
Guns N' Roses was becoming, 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. Wylde went back to work with Rose in the
studio in the late nineties, but was alleged to have a more efficient
work-ethic than Rose, and no recordings transpired.
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.
A crucial moment leading up to Slash's
decision to quit the band occurred when Rose removed a section of his
guitar track on a cover of "Sympathy for the Devil". 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. 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.
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 guitarist, recording music with the
likes of Alice Cooper, Sammy Hagar, Insane Clown Posse, Ronnie Wood, Bad
Company, Cheap Trick, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and Rod Stewart.
In 2001, he chose to regroup Slash's
Snakepit to release his second solo effort, the aptly titled Ain't Life
Grand. The album managed to do 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 1990, Slash collaborated with Michael
Jackson on his comeback album, Dangerous. He performed guitar on two hit
singles, "Black Or White"(song intro) and "Give In to Me". He later
appeared in the "Give In To Me" video with Jackson and performed on
special occasions during the massive Dangerous World Tour. In 1995, he
appeared on stage with Jackson for the MTV Music Video Awards. Slash
also played guitar in "D.S.", a controversial song from the 1995 HIStory
album. In 2001, Slash once again collaborated with Jackson, on the
Invincible track "Privacy". 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 1995, Quentin Tarantino asked Slash to
contribute music to his famed adaptation of Jackie Brown. Several
Snakepit compositions can be heard throughout the film. In 1996, Slash
collaborated with Marta Sanchez to record the flamenco inspired
"Obsession-Confession" for the Curdled soundtrack. The song was received
well by Smooth Jazz radio stations. Later that year, Slash also played
live with Alice Cooper at Sammy Hagar's club Cabo Wabo in Cabo San
Lucas, Mexico. The show was recorded and released the following year as
A Fistful of Alice.
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". In 2003, he
participated in the Yardbirds' comeback record Birdland, released on the
Favored Nations label. He played lead guitar in the track "Over, Under,
Sideways, Down." In early 2003, Slash also made an appearance at a rally
to protest the coming War in Iraq called "Peace on the Beach."
Specifically, Slash performed the song "Imagine" by John Lennon. Ed
Kowalczyk provided vocals during this performance.
In 2002, he reunited with Duff McKagan and
Matt Sorum for a benefit/tribute concert for Randy Castillo. 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. 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. 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. A video was also
made featuring Slash, Billy, and Derek for this song.
Velvet Revolver and future endeavors
Velvet Revolver began as "The Project", a
venture by Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum to find a new lead singer.
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. They
would find their second guitarist in the form of Dave Kushner, who had
previously played with McKagan in "Loaded" prior to this project. 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. 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. In June 2004, they released
their first studio album, Contraband. 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.
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. The occasion was a one-time supergroup tribute to Kiss for the
VH1 Rock Honors Award Show.
In 2007, Metal Injection revealed that
Slash will be a playable character in the highly anticipated Guitar Hero
III: Legends of Rock. 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), he will be unlocked as a playable character. Beating him in this
challenge will result in the gamer 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".
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. 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.[8]
An autobiography titled simply Slash was
published on October 30th, 2007.[9] It was co-written with Anthony Bozza.
Honors
Slash won the "Best Guitarist" prize in the
2005 Esky Music Awards in Esquire magazine. 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. 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. link”
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. link”
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. Curators for the
event described Slash as the following:
“
A guitar god who is most well-known for
revolutionizing the way his instrument is played, Slash is idolized for
the talent many of his disciples can only dream of discovering. With the
launch of the notorious Guns N' Roses also came the introduction of
Slash as a musical phenomenon. While G n' R may have faded, Slash has
continued to create innovative new groups with unique musical direction,
while still collaborating with a variety of other brilliant artists like
Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton. link”
In 2007, Slash was awarded the coveted
title of "Riff Lord" during the fourth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods
awards. link
"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 E-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. 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.[10].
Recent controversy
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. 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'. 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.
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. [11].
Equipment
Guitars
Slash owns over 250 guitars. Among them are
the following:
Gibson
Les Paul Slash Custom Shop model
1987 Les Paul Standard with 3 piece top
(Factory Second) (Slash's main live guitar with cracked neck in 2
places; repaired)
1958 Les Paul replica built by Chris Derrig
1959 Les Paul replica built by Chris Derrig
(some people think that it's a Max Baranet Les Paul replica, but it's
not)
Standard and Custom Les Pauls
1957-58-59-60 Les Paul Reissue
2004 Signature (Velvet Revolver)
1963 & 1965 Melody Makers
1960s SG**EDS-1275
1959 Flying V
1958 Explorer
ES-335
Firebird VII
2007 Gibson Classic Custom
J-100
Fender
A Squier
1952 Telecaster
1956 Stratocaster
1965 Stratocaster
2006 JazzMaster
Ernie Ball/Musicman
Silhouette
Guild
1999 Crossroads Doubleneck ("Godzilla")
12-string Acoustic Guitar
B.C. Rich
Mockingbird (at least three signature
models with active pick-up systems)
10-string Rich Bich
Warlock
Martin
D-28 Acoustic Guitar
Ramirez
Classical guitar
Travis Bean
Travis Bean Electric (Used for slide
guitar)
First Act
2006 GarageMaster (Used in Volkswagen
commercial)
Guitars used in studio for the recording of
Libertad :
1959 Gibson Les Paul replica built by Chris
Derrig
1960 Gibson Les Paul reissue
Gibson Les Paul Slash Custom Shop model
Gibson Les Paul junior
Gretsch 6120 Brian Setzer model
Rickenbacker 12-string
Fender Stratocaster
In the June edition of Total Guitar, he
dismisses talk of signing a deal with B.C. Rich guitars. He says that he
uses them solely because of the tremolo arm and he uses his Gibsons 70%
of the time. He gets sent a new one every 15 years.
Amplifiers
Slash is the first musician to own a
signature amplifier created by Marshall for him.
Marshall
Vintage 1960's Marshall 1959 modified by
Tim Caswell at SIR studios; used for the recording of Appetite for
Destruction (Attempted to be stolen, but returned accidentally by a
roadie)
2555SL Signature Head with EL-34 tubes
JCM-800 2203 Head with 6550 tubes
JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee (the grey/silver
25th Anniversary head from 1987 and the black edition from 1988)
50W Plexi model 1987 (from 1973)
Vintage Modern 2466 with KT-66 tubes
1960BV 4x12 Cabinet
60 Watt Celestion "Vintage 30" Speakers
1960BX 4x12 Cabinet
25 Watt Celestion "Greenback" Speakers
For the recording of Velvet Revolver's
debut, he told Guitar Player magazine that he used a Vox AC30 and small
Fender tube amps (for "oddball" sounds). Live, he only uses Marshalls.
For the recording of Velvet Revolver's
second CD / Libertad, he told Total Guitar magazine that he used the new
Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 amp.
Effects
Dunlop Rack Mounted Crybaby (controlled
with an Ernie Ball volume pedal for live shows)
Rocktron Hush II CX
DBX 166 Compressor
Yamaha SPX 900 Multieffect
Boss DD-5 Delay (for solos)
MXR 10-band graphic EQ
Dunlop Heil Talkbox
Boss GE-7 (for solos)
Effects used in studio for the recording of
Libertad :
Dunlop Crybaby Slash Wah SW-95
Dunlop Crybaby Q Wah 95Q and Q-Zone
Dunlop MXR Boost/Overdrive MC-402 (for
solos)
Chicago Iron Octavian
Dean Markley Voice Box
Other
Strings
Ernie Ball Slinky R.P.S gauge 11-48
Pickups
Seymour Duncan APH-1 Alnico II Pro
Vintage Gibson PAF
Picks
Dunlop Purple Tortex (1.14 mm)
Miscellaneous
Shure Wireless Guitar Kit
CAE custom switcher/router
Peterson Strobe tuner (used by Adam Day)
Nady 950-GT Wireless Guitar System (used in
Guns N' Roses)
Monster cables
Gitanes cigarettes
Marlboro Red cigarettes
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
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
2006 - Daughtry - Daughtry -> "What I Want"
2006 - Paulina Rubio - Ananda -> "Nada
Puede Cambiarme"
2006 - Derek Sherinian - Blood of the Snake
-> "In the Summertime"
2006 - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo
Drift (Original motion picture soundtrack) -> "Mustang Nismo"
2006 - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo
Drift (Original score) -> "Welcome to Tokyo"
2006 - Sarah Kelly - Where the Past Meets
Today -> "Still Breathing"; "Out of Reach"
2005 - Ray Charles - More Music from Ray ->
"Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (version 2003)"
2005 - Eric Clapton - Save The Children
Benefit Single -> "Tears In Heaven"
2005 - The Beatles - Benefit Single for the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake -> "Across the Universe"
2003 - Elan - Street Child -> "Street
Child"
2003 - The Yardbirds - Birdland -> "Over,
Under, Sideways, Down"
2003 - Matt Sorum - Hollywood Zen -> "The
Blame Game"
2003 - Robert Evans - The Kids Stay In The
Picture Soundtrack -> "Love Theme From The Godfather"
2002 - Ray Charles - Ray Charles Sings for
America -> "God Bless America Again"
2001 - Rod Stewart - Human -> "Human";
"Peach"
2001 - Cheap Trick - Silver -> "You’re All
Talk"
2001 - Michael Jackson - Invincible ->
"Privacy"
2001 - Bad Company - Merchants of Cool ->
"Wishing Well"; "Crossroads"
2001 - Ronnie Wood - Far East Man ->
"Assorted Songs"
2000 - Doro - Calling the Wild -> "Now or
Never"
1999 - Various Artists - Humanary Strew: A
Tribute to Alice Cooper -> "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
1999 - Chic - Live at the Budokan - "Le
Freak"; "Stone Free"
1999 - Graham Bonnet - Day I Went Mad ->
"Oh! Darling"
1999 - Duff McKagan - Beautiful Disease ->
"Hope"; "Mezz"
1998 - Ella - El -> "Bayangan"
1997 - Alice Cooper - A Fistful of Alice ->
"Lost in America"; "Only Women Bleed"; "Elected"
1997 - Sammy Hagar - Marching to Mars ->
"Little White Lie"
1997 - Blackstreet - Another Level -> "Fix"
1997 - Marta Sánchez - Azabache -> "Moja mi
Corazón"
1997 - Insane Clown Posse - The Great
Milenko -> "Halls of Illusions"
1996 - Marta Sánchez - Curdled Soundtrack
-> "Obsession Confession"
1995 - Quentin Tarantino - Jackie Brown ->
"Jizz Da Pitt"
1995 - Mario Peebles - Panthers Soundtrack
-> "The Star Spangled Banner"
1995 - Michael Jackson - HIStory -> "D.S."
1994 - Paul Rodgers - Stone Free: A Tribute
To Jimi Hendrix -> "I Don't Live Today"
1994 - Gilby Clarke - Pawnshop Guitars ->
"Cure Me...Or Kill Me..."; "Tijuana Jail"
1993 - Paul Rodgers - Muddy Water Blues:
Tribute to Muddy Waters -> "The Hunter"
1993 - Duff McKagan - Believe in Me ->
"Believe in Me"; "Just Not There"
1992 - Motörhead - March ör Die -> "Ain't
No Nice Guy"; "You Better Run"
1992 - Spinal Tap - Break Like the Wind ->
"Break Like the Wind"
1991 - Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said -> "Fields
of Joy"; "Always on the Run"
1991 - Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid -> "Hey
Stoopid"
1991 - Michael Jackson - Dangerous ->
"Black or White"; "Give In to Me
1990 - Iggy Pop - Brick By Brick -> "Home"
1988 - Alice Cooper - Western Civilization:
The Metal Years -> "Under My Wheels"
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The appearance of Death, the main
antagonist of the film Six-String Samurai, seems to have been influenced
by Slash. Death is a heavy metal-playing, top hat-wearing, leather-clad
rocker attempting to claim the title "King of Lost Vegas" after Elvis'
passing. Death is the personification of heavy metal, while the
protagonist, Buddy (meant to resemble Buddy Holly), is the
personification of rock 'n' roll. He is also Jewish.
A teenaged Slash makes a minor appearance
in Penelope Spheeris' 1984 cult film, Suburbia. Slash's scene comes
approximately 12 min. and 20 seconds into the film, during a concert at
a suburban punk rock club. He's wearing a white shirt and a yellow/blue
bandana over his head, and gives the finger to the announcer on stage
for cutting-short the band's set.
In the 1991 Alice Cooper home video
documentary Prime Cuts, Slash states that Cooper's Welcome To My
Nightmare is "one of my all-time favorite motherfucking albums".
In 1992, Slash was signed as official
promoter of Black Death Vodka. The bottles came in a black coffin-shaped
box, featuring graphics including a skeleton wearing a top hat.
He voices himself in the cartoon Kid
Notorious, featuring Robert Evans (The Godfather) as the main character.
Slash has said in interviews that when he
came up with the signature riff to "Sweet Child o' Mine," he was only
joking. Axl liked it and would not back down, so they recorded the song
despite his dislike of that riff.
It is widely thought that Slash is the
influence of The Simpsons character Otto. There are also numerous
references in the show of Otto and him liking snakes. Slash in real life
is an avid snake collector.
In an interview for NME, Slash stated that
he would like to meet Robbie Williams, a fellow Stoke-on-Trent native.
"He's a pop guy, so I'm not real familiar with him, but I guess we're
both from Stoke. It would be interesting to meet him sometime to see if
we can compare Stoke-On-Trent stories or some shit." [12] Slash & Robbie
did meet in 2004 when they both joined Camp Freddy on stage for a
rendition of The Who's "My Generation".
Slash has a bracelet for charity.[13]
Slash scrounged his top hat from a local
street shop by first stealing the belt and then returning later for the
hat. He cut the belt in half and wore around the hat.
Slash often wore Rolling Stones and
Motörhead t-shirts in concert.
Slash is featured in the song "What I Want"
by Daughtry, in their self-titled album.
Slash had a black tongue at one time, and
has cited alcohol as the problem.
Slash played the National Anthem at the
Toronto Blue Jays 2005 Home Opener.
The cover for the second volume of the
American DVD release of the anime, Pani Poni Dash!, features the main
character Rebecca Miyamoto dressed up as Slash. The subtitle for the
DVD, "Girls N' Roses", also pays homage to the band of which Slash was a
member.
In 1998, Slash played guitar on a track
entitled "Bayangan" by female Malaysian queen of rock Ella.
In the animated series Metalocalypse,
one-time character Antonio 'Tony' DiMarco Thunderbottom shows similar
characteristics to Slash, such as constantly wearing a top hat, always
having a cigarette, and being a heavy drinker. Antonio is the bassist of
Snakes N'Barrels (a play on Guns N'Roses), a fictional band in the show.
In the episode of South Park, "I'm a little
bit country," there is a guitarist that resembles Slash, save for the
hair (it was red).
Slash makes a cameo in an episode of Tales
From the Crypt as a radio DJ.
Performed in an 'All Star Supergroup' with
Rob Zombie (vocals), Gilby Clarke (rhythm guitar), Scott Ian (bass),
Tommy Lee (drums) and Ace Frehley (co-lead guitar with Slash) for a
cover of the Kiss song, "God of Thunder"
In the first episode of Lil' Bush on Comedy
Central, Bush and his friends do a rock show dressed as the guys from
GNR, and Lil' Condi resembles Slash, with a nose ring, top hat, and
Slash-ish hair.
In the guitar solo of the music video of
Anchang's (Sex Machinegun) - Cobra Twist, Anchang resembles slash
complete with Slash's trademark Gibson Les Paul
At a gig in Wales on 7th June 2007, Slash
caused controversy after lighting up a cigarette on stage after the
Welsh smoking ban had been put in to place.[14]
Slash does not own a MySpace page but
believes in order to really sell records that's the avenue a band needs
to go down to connect with the kids.[15]
Joe Trohman, lead guitarist for Fall Out
Boy cites Slash as the inspiration for his costume in the music video
for This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race, where he is seen playing
guitar on top of a coffin.
References
^ a b [1]Regarding his nationality, Slash
said: "Do I still consider myself British? Yeah. If you ask me where I’m
from, I’m British." Q Magazine 2004-01-07
^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=34451
^ http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=170
^ http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=46671
^ http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html
^ http://www.snakepit.org/bio.html
^ http://swindlemagazine.com/issueicons/slash/
^ [2]The Heroin Diaries
^ [3] (pub. 29th in UK)
^ [4] Slash Official Fansite Discography
^ [5] Slash news
^ [6] NME.com "THE MAN GIVES A FUCK"
2000-05-12
^ http://www.whateverittakes.org/browse.php?searchfor=Slash
whateverittakes.org website]
^ [7] BBC News 2007-06-08
^ [8] AOL Music Canada "Slash shoots his
mouth off about Velvet Revolver and Guns'n'Roses" 2007-08-21
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