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.
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.
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.
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.
music mark majors
I love classical music. It has left a major mark on my playing.
music explosions stifling
Whenever society gets too stifling and the rules too complex, there's some sort of musical explosion.
dad kids thinking
I think when I was a kid, and I was in England and it was all about The Stones, The Who, The Kinks and The Beatles and that's what my dad was into.
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..
taken guitar play
I've always had to do things my way; I play guitar my way; I've taken myself to the edges of life my way; I've gotten clean my way; And I'm still here. Whether or not I deserve to be is another story.
wealthy
I'm not ridiculously wealthy, but I don't squander money either.
rock-and-roll rocks dixie
I got into rock-and-roll because I wanted the chicks. The Dixie Chicks.
toilets interviews
I do all my interviews on the toilet.