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
good-night emotional thinking
You know, when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's, you know, a great night. And I think the reason I love touring so much is you're chasing that high around all the time, trying to have another good night.
people fans band
People want you to produce records. They don't care what it took to make it. When a band is out doing concerts, the fans don't want to know about equipment difficulties. They want their hour-and-a-half release, and that's it.
want attention draws
I never want to draw attention to myself, but that's all I do.
interesting trying pairs
Axl and I came from completely different backgrounds. Because of that we made an interesting pair trying to figure each other out.
names stores bigs
I got the name Slash because I used to work in a grocery store and I was in charge of reducing prices for really big sales.
life-changing sadness fate
No one expects the rug to be yanked out from underneath them; life-changing events usually don’t announce themselves. While instinct and intuition can help provide some warning signs, they can do little to prepare you for the feeling of rootlessness that follows when fate flips your world upside down. Anger, confusion, sadness, and frustration are shaken up together inside you like a snow globe. It takes years for the emotional dust to settle as you do your best to see through the storm.
regret believe
I dont believe in having regrets.
attitude gun rocks
When I see footage of Guns N' Roses, I see that fu**ing hunger and attitude. You could not f**k with those five guys. It was just raw. It was this lean, hungry thing on its way up. It was as sincere as any rock 'n' roll that I've ever heard, and I'm proud of that.
jeans leather-pants forgiving
That's a wonderful side effect of leather pants: when you pee yourself in them, they're more forgiving than jeans.
vocabulary risk existence
Risk isn't a word in my vocabulary. It's my very existence.
ifs
If I ever go bald, I'll kill myself.
choices fickle demise
Restlessness is a fickle catalyst; it can drive you to achieve or it can coax your demise, and sometimes the choice isn't yours
unique ideas guitar
Directing is like guitar playing. That's a unique mind-set and talent, unto itself. I like the idea of putting everything together to make a great movie.
guitar self expression
Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm just sort of tripping around, trying to figure my way through life.