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Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter.

He is the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, the American hard rock band, with whom he achieved international recognition in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Slash has received critical acclaim and is regarded as one of rock legends and is regarded as one of the best guitarists in history. Slash formed Slash's Snakepit in 1993; three years later, he left Guns N' Roses in 1996 and co-founded Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s.

Slash has released four solo albums: Slash (2010), a collection of guest musicians, and Apocalyptic Love (2012), World on Fire (2014), and Live the Dream (2018), a documentary by Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.

In 2016, he returned to Guns N' Roses. In 2009, Time magazine named him runner-up on their list of "The 10 Top Electric Guitarists of All Time," while Rolling Stone named him at number 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011.

Guitar World ranked his guitar solo in "November Rain" number 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008, and Total Guitar ranked his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at number 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" in 2004.

Gibson Guitar Corporation ranked Slash as the fourth best guitarists of All Time" in 2010, while their followers ranked him number 9 on Gibson's "Top 25 Guitarists of All Time."

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Guns N' Roses' legendary lineup.

Early life

Saul Hudson was born in Hampstead, London, on July 23, 1965, but before going to Los Angeles, he was raised in Blurton, a small town in Stoke-on-Trent, from age 6. He was named after Romanian-American cartoonist Saul Steinberg. Ola J. Hudson (née Oliver), an African-American fashion designer and costumier from the United States, whose clients included David Bowie (whom she also dated), Ringo Starr, and Janis Joplin. Anthony Hudson, the father of a white English singer who created album covers for artists such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, has been a member of The White Eagle, a white English artist who created album covers for musicians as well as Joni Mitchell. "I've always been amazed that I'm both British and Black," Slash said of his mixed upbringing, especially because so many American musicians aspire to be British, while so many British musicians, especially in the 'Sixties, went to such pains to be Black."

Slash was raised in Stoke-on-Trent by his father and paternal grandparents, although his mother moved to Los Angeles from her native United States to work in Los Angeles. When he was about five years old, he and his dad joined his mother in Los Angeles. Albion "Ash" Hudson Hudson, his brother, was born in 1972. Slash became a self-described "problem child" following his parents' divorce in 1974. He chose to live with his mother and was often sent to live with his beloved maternal grandmother when his mother had to travel for her work. Slash often followed his mother to work, where he has worked with several film and music celebrities. He was given the nickname "slash" by actor Seymour Cassel because he was "always in a hurry, zipping from one thing to another."

Slash formed a band with his buddy Steven Adler in 1979. The band never existed, but it prompted Slash to play an instrument. Slash wanted to learn how to play bass because Adler had a designated himself as the role of guitarist. After hearing Robert Wolin, a Fairfax Music School instructor, perform "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones, Slash decided to change from bass to guitar in his first lesson. One of his school teachers, who would have Cream and Led Zeppelin for his students, influenced him to play guitar. "I saw him doing that, I thought, 'That's what I want to do,'" Slash said. He started taking lessons with Wolin, equipped with a one-string flamenco guitar he was gifted by his grandmother. He vividly recalls the feeling after learning "Come Dancing" from Wired by Jeff Beck, his greatest influence, which he describes as "fucking awesome."

Slash, the reigning BMX racer, put the bike down to concentrate himself on playing guitar, practising up to 12 hours a day. Slash attended Beverly Hills High School and was a descendent of musicians Lenny Kravitz and Zoro.

Personal life

Slash married Renée Suran, a model-actress in Marina del Rey, California, on October 10, 1992. They divorced in late 1997 after five years of marriage. Slash married Perla Ferrar in Hawaii on October 15, 2001. They have two sons, London Emilio (born August 28, 2002) and Cash Anthony (born June 23, 2004). In August 2010, Slash filed for divorce from Ferrar, but the pair reconciled two months later. He filed for divorce in December 2014 again.

Slash is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1971, but did not acquire American citizenship until 1996. He has been a British national since his birth, but did not obtain American citizenship until 1996. In 2010, he said, "I do identify myself as British." I have a lot of mixed feelings about my British roots. My first years were there, I went to school there, and I have an eerily large family on this side of the pond. "I've always felt most at ease in England."

Slash was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a type of congestive heart disease owing to his many years of alcohol use and heroin use in 2001. He survived through physical therapy and the inception of a defibrillator, and was expected to live for six days and six weeks. Slash had been clean and sober since 2006, which he credited to his then-wife Ferrar. He quit smoking in 2009, following his mother's death from lung cancer.

Following his release from the band, Slash's friendship with Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Roses soured. Slash had appeared at his house uninvited the previous year to demand a truce, according to Rose in 2006. He argued that Slash had insulted his Velvet Revolver teammates, told Rose that he thought Scott Weiland "a liar" and that Duff McKagan "spineless" Matt Sorum, and that he "hated" him. Slash denied the charges. He confessed to visiting Rose's house with the intention of resolving a long-running legal feud and finding peace with his ex bandmate, and even admitted to visiting his ex bandmate. He does not speak with Rose, rather a note. Slash denied that he had not met Rose in person since 1996. Slash said, "It doesn't really affect me at all" in 2009, in reaction to Rose's statement in which he referred to Slash as "a cancer." It's been a long time. The fact that he has nothing to say at all is telling, 'Whatever, dude.' It doesn't really matter." Slash said in an interview in August 2015 that he and Rose had reconciled. In 2016, Guns N' Roses resurfaced.

In late 2020, Slash's drummer, London Hudson, appeared in his band Suspect208. Tye Trujillo, Robert Trujillo's son, was also on bass, and Scott Weiland's son Noah Weiland appeared on vocals. Slash's website revealed the band on his social media pages.

Slash is a honorary board member of Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit that works to restore and improve music education programs in impoverished public schools. He has visited Little Kids Rock students, jammed with them, as well as donated instruments and his time. Slash's passion for music is evident in his charity as well as his art. "Being a musician is good for the character because it teaches you a lot about discipline," Slash said. "I think it's a great creative outlet."

Slash has been lauded for his long contributions to the establishment of environmental welfare services for many years. He has long supported the Los Angeles Zoo and zoos around the world. He is a board trustee of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. Slash's love of reptiles was, for many years, a prominent feature of his public persona, with many of his snakes appearing in music videos and photoshoots, before his first son's 2002 birth caused him to find a new home for his collection.

In 1985, Slash and Axl Rose were charged with murder after Rose slept with Michelle, a 15-year-old girl. Both went into hiding to escape the police, but the charges were dismissed several weeks later due to a lack of evidence.

In July 1999, Slash was arrested for allegedly attacking his then-girlfriend.

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Career

In 1981, Slash formed Tidus Sloan, his first band. He formed the band Road Crew in 1983, named after the Motörhead song "We Are" The Road Crew"—with his childhood friend Steven Adler, who by then had learned to play drums. Duff McKagan replied after he placed an advertisement in a newspaper looking for a bassist, and he had a call from him. They auditioned a variety of musicians, including one-time Black Flag singer Ron Reyes, who worked on music that included the main riff of Guns N' Roses' "Rocket Queen." Slash disbanded the group the following year due to them not being able to find a singer or Adler's lack of work ethic compared to himself and McKagan. He and Adler followed Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin to join a local band called Hollywood Rose, which featured singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin. Slash played in a band called Black Sheep and unsuccessfully auditioned for Poison, a glam metal band he later openly denounced.

Slash was recruited by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin to join Guns N' Roses in June 1985, alongside Duff McKagan and Steven Adler (replacing founding members Tracii Guns, Ole Beich, and Rob Gardner, respectively), later this year. They appeared in Los Angeles nightclubs, including the Whisky a Go Go, The Roxy, and The Troubadour, and they opened for larger shows in 1985 and 1986. A black felt top hat and a Native American-style silver concho belt were purchased from two stores on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, ahead of one of the exhibits in 1985. He then combined the hat with pieces of belt to produce a piece of custom headwear for the show. He said he "felt really cool" wearing the hat, and it became his signature. Guns N' Roses was a member of the National Guard & Civil War and "Sweet Child o' Mine" and "Paradise City" during 1985-1986, the band's best known song, as a result of their rowdy and rebellious conduct, causing Slash to say, "For some strange reason, Guns N' Roses is like the catalyst for controversies, long before we had any kind of record deal." The band later signed with Geffen Records in March 1986 after being scouted by several major record labels.

Guns N' Roses debuted in 1987, and it's first album, Apode for Destruction, had sold over 28 million copies worldwide, 18 million of which were sold in the United States, making it the country's best-selling debut album of all time. The band made its first appearance in the United States in 1988. No. 5 is a newspaper distributed in the United States. "Sweet Child O' Mine" - a song led by Slash's guitar riff and solo. Guns N' Roses' G N' R Lies, which has sold over five million copies in the United States alone, despite only having eight songs, four of which were included on the previously released EP Live?

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* Like a Suicide.' As their success increased, so did interpersonal tensions within the band. Axl Rose threatened to leave the band if certain members of the band did not stop "dancing with Mr. Brownstone," a reference to their song of the same name heroin use. Slash was one of those who promised to clean up. However, Adler was forced from the band due to his heroin use the previous year; Matt Sorum of The Cult replaced him.

The band started using Your Illusion Tour in May 1991. Guns N' Roses unveiled two albums in September, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, which debuted at No. 1 in the United States, which debuted at No. 20. No. 2 and No. On the US chart, 1, respectively, a record not reached by any other group. Stradlin left the band in November, and Gilby Clarke of Candy and Kill for Thrills took over the lead. On July 17, 1993, Slash ended his tour. "The Spaghetti Incident" was released by the band in November of that year. "This album, a compilation album of mainly punk songs, was less popular than its predecessors." Slash wrote several songs for what would have been the Follow-up album to the Use Your Illusion double album. Rose and Duff, on the other hand, had to be turned down.

Slash revealed in October 1996 that he was no longer a member of Guns N' Roses due to the band's inability to collaborate, resulting in no album being released. "Axl and I haven't been able to keep an eye on Guns N' Roses for some time," Slash said at the time. We tried to cooperate, but I'm no longer in the band at this point." Paul Tobias' membership in the band was another factor in Slash's demise, with Slash having both "creative and personal" differences with Tobias. Slash's book, on the other hand, stated that his decision to leave the band was not motivated by artistic differences with Rose, but rather on Rose's constant lateness to concerts, allegations of financial manipulation that Rose has used (which Rose has denied) to regain control of the band, as well as the departures of Adler and Stradlin.

Slash's Snakepit, a side project that featured his Guns N' Roses bandmates Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke on drums and rhythm guitar respectively, as well as Alice in Chains' Mike Inez on bass and Jellyfish's Eric Dover on vocals, began in 1994. Slash's music was originally intended for Guns N' Roses, resulting in the appearance of It's Five O'Clock Somewhere in February 1995. Despite little promotion from Geffen Records, the album was lauded for defying the then-popular conventions of alternative music and descended on the charts, eventually selling over one million copies in the United States alone. Snakepit toured in favor of album with bassist James LoMenzo and drummer Brian Tichy of Pride & Glory before disbanding in 1996. Slash was in charge of a blues rock cover band Slash's Blues Ball for two years.

Slash's Snakepit reformed in 1999 with Rod Jackson on vocals, Ryan Roxie on bass, Johnny Griparic on drums, and Matt Laug on drums. Ain't Life Grand was their second album, which was released in October 2000 by Koch Records. It didn't sell as well as the band's previous iteration, and the band's critical reception was mixed. The band, with Keri Kelli on rhythm guitar, was embarked on an extensive world tour in support of AC/DC in the summer of 2000, which was followed by their own headlining theater tour to promote the album. In 2002, Slash disbanded Snakepit.

Slash reunited with Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum for a Randy Castillo tribute concert in 2002. Realizing that they had the same chemistry as they had in Guns N' Roses, the two musicians decided to form a new band together. Izzy Stradlin, a former Guns N' Roses guitarist, was first involved, but the others were forced to find a lead singer. Dave Kushner, who had appeared with McKagan in Loaded before, joined the band on rhythm guitar. The foursome hunted for a lead singer by listening to broadcast demo tapes for many months, a monotonous process that VH1 chronicled. Scott Weiland, a former Stone Temple Pilots singer, joined the band later in the evening.

Velvet Revolver appeared at many concerts throughout the summer and unveiled their first album, "Set Me Free," in 2003. They debuted Contraband, their debut album, in June 2004, and debuted at No. 2 in June 2004. Slash is a mainstream performer who has dominated the US chart and sold two million copies, re-establishing Slash as a mainstream performer. In favor of the album, a year-and-a-half tour was held. The band was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2005: Rock Album of the Year, Rock Song, and Hard Rock Concert for their Contraband album "Slither," which earned their first and only Grammy nomination. Velvet Revolver's second album, Libertad, was released in July 2007 and they embarked on a second tour. Weiland announced to the audience that it would be the band's last tour in March 2008; he was forced from the band in April 2008 and Slash maintained that "chemical reasons" caused the break. Weiland and the Stone Temple Pilots were revived a month after. Despite Weiland's resignation, Velvet Revolver did not officially break apart.

Velvet Revolver began writing new songs and auditioning new artists in early 2010. Nine demos had been recorded by January 2011, and it was reported that the band was set to make a decision on their singer. However, Slash's previous reports indicated that they were unable to locate a good singer and that Velvet Revolver would go on hiatus for the next two years while its members focus on other projects.

Slash's debut solo album debuted in September 2008. He described the recording process as "cathartic." He also said that being on the record gave him a chance to "take a little bit of the political and the social democratic traditions that make up a band's life and let me do my own thing for a little bit." "It's going to be Slash and friends," Slash's wife Perla said of the album, "It's going to be Slash and friends, with everyone from Ozzy to Fergie." Slash, the album's basic Slash, debuted at No. 1 on the charts. On the first day of its introduction in April 2010, there were three on the US chart. It featured an all-star lineup of guest artists, including Osbourne, Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, and Iggy Pop. In addition, the album features musical collaborations with former Guns N' Roses members Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler, and Duff McKagan. Slash had issued the Japanese-only single "Sahara," a Japanese singer named Koshi Inaba (from B'z), ahead of the album's release. It debuted at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart, as well as number six on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. At the 24th Japan Gold Disc Award, it has been named as the Western "Single of the Year" category by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Slash began his first solo world tour with Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge—who also appeared on the record—on vocals, Bobby Schneck on rhythm guitar, Todd Kerns on bass, Brent Fitz on drums, and drummer Brent Fitz on drums. For a leg of Osbourne's Scream World Tour, Ozzy Osbourne's Scream World Tour began, a slash was launched.

In June 2011, Slash began working on his second solo album. Myles Kennedy, Todd Kerns, and Brent Fitz, among his touring bandmates, recorded "Slash" featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. The album, titled Apocalyptic Love, was released on May 22, 2012, debuting at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart on May 22, 2012. Loudwire named Slash as the best guitarist of the year 2012.

Slash embarked on a tour in 2014, the first for Aerosmith as part of the Let Rock Rule Tour. Slash revealed the details of his third solo album World on Fire in May 2014. The album was rebranded as "Slash starring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators" on September 10, 2014. It debuted at No. 1 in the United States. The Billboard 200 chart ranks 10 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Slash announced in March that a new album starring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators would be released later this year. In June 2018, he revealed that the album was entitled Living the Dream and it would be released on September 21, 2018. The album's tour began in September 2018, with a show in Del Mar, California, at the KAABOO Del Mar Music Festival. After finishing the Asian leg and the Hawaii show with Guns N' Roses, the tour was concluded in the United States and Canada again in 2019. Frank Sidoris, a former touring guitarist, joined the band full time for the recording sessions.

In a blabbermouth.net interview in October 2020, bassist/vocalist Todd Kerns said that there would be a new album on 2021, referred to as SMKC4. Gibson's new record label Gibson Records in February 2022 was revealed on July 26, 2021. Slash's first single's name "The River is Rising" was officially revealed on Facebook on October 18, 2021, as well as its launch date, October 22, 2021. The album 4 would be released on October 22, the day of the first single, on October 22, 2022. In Portland, Oregon, the tour was also announced on the same day and scheduled to begin on February 8, 2022.

Billboard announced that Slash would resurface in Los Angeles, several days after a Guns N' Roses-related teaser was sold to theaters, on December 29, 2015. Slash would headline Coachella 2016, filling the lead guitarist spot vacated when DJ Ashba left the band. Guns N' Roses were officially announced as headliners of Coachella on January 4, 2016, with KROQ reporting that Slash and Duff McKagan will resurrect the band. During the band's clandestine warm-up gig at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on April 1, 2016, Slash performed with Guns N' Roses for the first time in 23 years. The band then embarked on the Not in This Lifetime... Tour, which became a huge success, grossing over $584 million by the end of 2019, which was a huge success. Slash appeared on "Absurd" and "Hard Skool" in 2021, his first songs with the band since 1994.

Slash performed lead guitar on Michael Jackson's album "Give In to Me" from 1991, as well as the opening skit of the album "Black or White" from the same album. On "D.S.," he played guitar on "D.S." in 1995. "A controversial song from Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I album," appeared on the remix album "Morphine" on the dance floor in 1997. oh my bad boy. Slash appeared on "privacy" off Jackson's last studio album, Invincible, in 2001. On stage, Slash appeared on several occasions, most notably on "Black or White" in 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, as well as the introduction of "Billie Jean" (and "Billie Jean"). He made two surprise appearances during Jackson's 1992 Dangerous World Tour in Spain and Japan, as well as the 1999 charity concerts MJ & Friends in Seoul and Munich, as he did for the MTV Video Music Awards in 1995. The last time Slash and Jackson performed a stage was on both 2001 Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Special Concerts in New York City, including "Black or White" and "Beat It".

Slash performed on "Always on the Run," Lenny Kravitz's lead single from Kravitz' album Mama Said in 1991. Slash appeared on the album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, performing "I Don't Live Today" with Paul Rodgers and Band of Gypsys in 1993. Slash was also a guest in Carole King's 1994 live concert, which was broadcast on her Carole King's – In Concert album. Slash and King performed on David Letterman to promote the performance. He collaborated with Marta Sánchez in 1996 to record the flamenco-inspired song "Obsession Confession" for the Curdled soundtrack. He played with Alice Cooper at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, later this year. The show was titled A Fistful of Alice the following year. Slash appeared on Blackstreet's rock remix of their single "Fix" in 1997, alongside rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and rock band Fishbone; he also appeared in the accompanying music video. He appeared on "But You Said I'm Useless" by Japanese musician J. Connor in 1997. He also contributed to the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, and many compositions by Slash's Snakepit can be heard throughout the film. He has appeared on Insane Clown Posse's album "Alls of Illusions."

Slash appeared on the title track to Elán's album Street Child in 2002. He appeared on the track "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" in 2003, the Yardbirds' comeback record Birdland; he was the lead guitarist on the song "Over, Under, Down." Slash appeared on keyboardist Derek Sherinian's solo album Blood of the Snake in 2006; he was also included in the accompanying music video. He appeared on Paulina Rubio's single "Nada Puede Cambiarme" in 2007. Slash appeared on the film score of The Wrestler, which was composed by Clint Mansell in 2008. Slash appeared on "Gioca Con Me," an Italian singer-songwriter Vasco Rossi's hit song, "Gioca Con Me." In 2009, he appeared on Rihanna's single "Rockstar 101" off her album Rated R. In 2011, he contributed the song "Kick It Up a Notch" to Disney Channel's animation Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the Second Dimension; he appeared in both live-action and animated form in the promotional music video.

Slash, a self-described "film buff," has appeared in several films and television series. In 1988, he appeared alongside his Guns N' Roses bandmates in the Dirty Harry film The Dead Pool, in which his character attends a musician's funeral and shoots a harpoon. In a 1994 episode of the horror anthology television series Tales from the Crypt, he appeared as radio DJ Hank. On Cartoon Network's live-action/animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast, where Space Ghost, Zorak, and Moltar show him how to do guitar licks, but Slash does not want to do any of this. In 1999, he appeared in the widely circulated film The Underground Comedy Movie as the host of the Miss America Bag Lady pageant. He has also appeared in various projects, including Howard Stern's Private Parts in 1997, The Drew Carey Show in 2005, MADtv in 2005, and Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno in 2009. In Robert Evans' animated television series Kid Notorious, which aired on Comedy Central in 2003, Slash performed a recurring caricature of himself. Slash is Evans' close friend and next-door neighbor on the show as in real life. Billy Butterface appeared on the television show Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. On May 5, 2009, he appeared as the guest mentor for American Idol's rock 'n' roll week. Slash Films, a horror film production firm, was founded in 2010. Nothing Left to Fear, the country's first film, was released on October 4, 2013 in select cities before being released on DVD and Blu-ray the following Tuesday. Slash appeared on Talking Dead's October 26, 2014. He is said to be a huge fan of horror films.

On October 30, 2007, Slash's autobiography, simply called Slash, was published. Anthony Bozza co-authored the book. Slash also contributed to The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, the autobiography of Mötley Crüe bassist and back-up singer Nikki Sixx, which was also released in 2007.

Slash is a pinball enthusiast and collector. He was involved in the creation of the 1994 Data East Guns N' Roses pinball machine, as well as the 2020 Jersey Jack Pinball machine of the same theme, and he also provided music for the 1998 Sega machine Viper Night Drivin'. Slash is a playable character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which was released in 2007. His move was caught on camera to record his movements for the game. After a player beats him in a one-on-one tournament, Slash's character becomes playable, leading to the player and Slash appearing on "Welcome to the Jungle." Unbisoft's Rocksmith 2014 was the artist's first attempt at selling a Slash Song Pack with several of the artist's later works to buy as downloadable content and learn how to play the guitar.

Slash, a keen artist, created logos and artwork for several of his pre-Guns N' Roses bands, as well as the famous circular GN'R emblem. He has also contributed artwork for Aerosmith's 2012 album, Music From Another Dimension!, since it based on a photograph of the band drawn by Slash as a youth.

Slash is a fan of the Angry Birds series of video games, and he's created a hard rock version of the Angry Birds Space theme song. In addition, Slash has a Birds avatar that was featured in the game, which was announced in March 2013.

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