Slash
Saul Hudson, mainly known as Slash, was born on July 23, 1965, and was raised
in Stoke-on-Trent. Both his parents worked in the entertainment business, his
mother being a clothing designer (she did some of David Bowie's costumes) and
his father being an art director for a record company. When Slash was 11 he
moved with his mother to Los Angeles, leaving his father behind in England,
although he eventually joined them in L.A. years later. Slash became sort of an
outsider at school since he didn't really fit in with other kids. In the mid 70s
his parents separated and Slash moved in with his grandmother. During this time
Slash got interested in BMX riding, and went on to win several awards and money
in competitions. Slash Sunglasses. When he was 15 he got his first guitar, and
his schoolwork started to go downhill as he skipped class to sit playing guitar
all day. Slash eventually got so tired of school that he dropped out in 11th
grade. As he lived in Los Angeles, a city flourishing with new, young rock
bands, he quickly got in touch with people to jam with. After meeting Steven
Adler the two of them formed a band called Road Crew. Then he met Izzy Stradlin
who played in a band with Axl Rose, and after hearing Axl sing live, he was set
on getting him in his band. Soon a bass player answered one of Slash's ads in
the paper, and Slash (guitar), Steven (drums), Izzy (guitar), Axl (vocals) and
Duff McKagan (bass) formed Guns N' Roses in 1986. Soon enough, GNR were known
across the globe as the new rock n' roll sensation. Album sales went sky high
and the band was having a blast on their world tours, and during this time Slash
worked with artists like Michael Jackson on the Dangerous album and Lenny
Kravitz, just to name two. But after the Use Your Illusion tour, GNR decided to
take a break. Slash however, needed to play music and so he formed his own band
Slash's Snakepit. With the success of this bands album It's Five O'Clock
Somewhere (1995), Slash told the public that Slash's Snakepit would be back
again. Slash Sunglasses. During this time Slash and Axl were having some heated
arguments about Guns N' Roses and what would happen next. Guns N' Roses as we
knew them then, was terminated by the result as Slash decided to leave the band,
handing all rights of the band name over to Axl. After this Slash did a few gigs
here and there, formed a band called Blues Ball who played blues covers, and
even brought back Slash's Snakepit as he said he would, although they didn't
last very long this time either. In 2000, Slash met Perla Ferrar and on October
15, 2001, married her. It's not surprising that he wore black leather pants, a
white shirt and his faithful black leather jacket to the wedding! His new status
as a married man didn't slow him down, though. Slash Sunglasses. In 2003, Velvet
Revolver was formed by the former members of Guns N' Roses; Slash, Duff and Matt
(who replaced Steven in 1990), Scott Weiland (vocals) from Stone Temple Pilots
and Dave Kushner (guitar) from Wasted Youth. Velvet Revolver's debut album
Contraband (2004) was long-awaited and sold incredibly well. They are now going
to show up on the second Live Aid concert along with many other huge artists,
which will be held in London. Velvet Revolver's plans to become a rock band of
great magnitude are definitely in the works, and Slash himself has earned his
title as one of the greatest rock n' roll guitar players in history. Slash
Sunglasses.
GUNS & ROSES
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