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
pace want vices
If it had been any different, if I had been born just one minute later, or been in the wrong pace at the right time or vice versa, the life that I've lived and come to love would not exist. And that is a situation that I would not want to consider in the slightest.
want rockstars intersections
Being a rockstar is the intersection of who you are and who you want to be.
together tomorrow forget
GET YOURSELF TOGETHER DRINK TILL YOU DROP FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW AND HAVE ANOTHER SHOT
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.
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.
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
dinner hendrix hanging-out
If I could hang out with Jimi Hendrix, it wouldn't be over dinner.
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.
views voice perspective
Experiencing yourself out of context, divorced from your usual point of view, skews your perspective – it’s like hearing your voice on an answering machine. It’s almost like meeting a stranger; or discovering a talent you never knew you had.
destiny thinking deserve-you
You can't wait around for destiny to give you what you think you deserve, you have to earn it, even if you think you've paid your dues.
want attention draws
I never want to draw attention to myself, but that's all I do.
views able sake
That's always stuck with me, with music. I've never really gotten jaded about it. I've always loved music for the sake of doing it, and the longer I do it, the more I like it. Hopefully, I'll be able to have that same point of view in this business, or at least with doing this.
music mark majors
I love classical music. It has left a major mark on my playing.
player
It's not so much about how good a player you are, its how cool you are.