Slash
Slash
Rose to fame as the lead guitarist of the Los Angeles-based hard rock band Guns N' Roses. His guitar prowess is best exemplified on such tracks as "Sweet Child o' Mine," "Paradise City" and "November Rain."
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth23 July 1965
CityHampstead, England
rock-and-roll rocks dixie
I got into rock-and-roll because I wanted the chicks. The Dixie Chicks.
reality years differences
The only difference is that, in the last 10 years, the public has been so affected by reality TV and the Internet. They really dwell on entertainers' misgivings.
writing rooms bigs
When it comes to actually writing, I like to write in a full room with the amps blasting, and a big drum set.
kids parent age
When I was a kid, a lot of my parents' friends were in the music business. In the late '60s and early '70s - all the way through the '70s, actually - a lot of the bands that were around had kids at a very young age. So they were all working on that concept way early on. And I figured if they can do it, I could do it, too.
wealthy
I'm not ridiculously wealthy, but I don't squander money either.
character years vices
A lot of vices that I've had over the years were always to make up for some sort of character deficiency, one of them being shyness.
gun rose trying
But if I was still trying to be in Guns N' Roses while I wasn't in the band... I wouldn't want to maintain an image like that.
self disaster transcendent
When we weren't being transcendent we specialized in self-inflicted disaster.
mom costumes my-mom
My mom did costumes for the Pointer Sisters.
believe gun together
Originally, I wanted to call the band 'Guns 'n Robots.' I still believe that if we had just called ourselves 'Guns 'n Robots' we'd still be together.
music people bars
... that's one of the cool things about going to local bars: seeing what people are doing and jamming with them. I'm a huge advocate of jamming with others; you learn a lot. So I love to go and do that - even if people wipe the stage up with you..
heart color people
It's not something you can find. There's a moment you arrive at --- there's no words for it. A bunch of people come together at this place where a note hits your heart and your brain tells your finger where to go. It's an otherworldly thing, like when a painter gets the right combination of colors together.
toilets interviews
I do all my interviews on the toilet.
guitar rocks together
I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing.