FREE SLASH: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY PDF Slash,Anthony Bozza | 480 pages | 06 Jun 2008 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007257775 | English | London, United Kingdom Slash - Guitar, Songs & Kids - Biography 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 Slash: The Autobiography, leaving his father behind in England, although he eventually joined them in L. 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. When he was 15 he got his first guitar, and his schoolwork started to go downhill as Slash: The Autobiography 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 Slash: The Autobiography the two of them formed a band called Road Crew. Then he met Izzy Stradlin who played in a band with Axl Rose, and Slash: The Autobiography hearing Axl sing live, he was set on getting him in his band. 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. Slash however, needed to play music and so he formed his own band Slash's Snakepit. 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. InSlash met Perla Ferrar and on October 15,married her. It's not surprising that Slash: The Autobiography 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. Velvet Revolver's debut album Contraband was long-awaited and sold incredibly well. Slash: The Autobiography are now going to show up on Slash: The Autobiography second Slash: The Autobiography Aid concert along with many other huge artists, which will be held in London. Velvet Revolver's plans to become a rock band Slash: The Autobiography 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. Sign In. Edit Slash. Showing all 65 items. Always uses Gibson Les Paul guitars of various colors, with extremely few exceptions. Almost always had a cigarette hanging from his mouth in his early days but quit smoking when he mother died of cancer. Leather pants and sunglasses. Wears a tophat every time he plays live. He became famous as the guitarist of the hard rock and heavy metal band Guns N' Rosesone of the most iconic rock groups to emerge in the s and considered by many to Slash: The Autobiography one of the greatest bands of all time. Has not spoken to his friend and former bandmate Axl Rose since They Slash: The Autobiography their song selection for the Guns N' Roses live album "Live Era" only through intermediaries. Auditioned for the heavy metal band Poison. On the show Kid Notorioushe plays himself, the voice of reason, next-door neighbor and good friend of Robert Evans Kid Notorious. In real life, he actually is the next-door neighbor and good friend of Evans although he says he is hardly the voice of reason. His pulse once stopped after a drug overdose at a hotel. Doctors were able to revive him with a shot of adrenaline into his chest. Mother is clothing designer Ola Hudson. Velvet Revolver was named after The Velvet Underground and their feelings that they were at Slash: The Autobiography point where they were revolving Slash: The Autobiography the world as opposed to the world revolving around them. His father is a white Englishman and his mother is African-American. It Slash: The Autobiography such a great response from the audience, Conan has kept this Slash: The Autobiography going to this day. A longtime friend of Matthew Casselthe guitarist's nickname "Slash" was given him by Matthew's actor father Seymour Cassel. He stole his signature top hat from a street shop, along with a belt. He cut the belt in half and wore it around the hat. Inat age 35, he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a form of congestive heart failure caused by his many years of alcohol and drug abuse. Originally given between six days and six weeks to live, he survived through physical therapy and the implantation of a defibrillator. He quit smoking in following his mother's death from cancer. Although he has lived in the United States since he was six years old, he did not officially become an American citizen until Has released two songs and two videos with his new band, Velvet Revolverand is now is the studio recording with them. Velvet Revolver album "Contraband" comes to stores May 18, Velvet Revolver 's album "Contraband" was released on June 8, and enters the Billboard charts at number one, moving roughly a quarter million copies during its first week. In the studio recording a new album with Velvet Revolver. Embarking on a book tour to promote his newly published memoir titled "Slash. While the young cast were rehearsing Slash: The Autobiography Child O' Mine", the guitarist simply strolled out unannounced and began casually playing the song with them and smiled when the kids finally noticed him. He continued to play with them through their rendition of "Paradise City. When Slash showed up wearing leather pants he was ultimately rejected. Several years before Guns N' Roses' inconceivable reunion, he said in a CNN interview there is not enough money in the world for him to reunite with Axl Rose. His lover Meegan Hodges Slash: The Autobiography to be longtime best friends with Axl's storied ex Erin Everly and together they convinced them to reconcile. Not even his close friends and family refer to him as Saul Hudson, he prefers Slash. Slash: The Autobiography and drugs go hand in hand when you're a rock 'n' roll musician. If I were Slash: The Autobiography violinist, it might be a different matter. Jeff Beck is one of the most amazing guitar players the world has seen when it just comes to rock and roll guitar. He's a real organic player. For me to sound like "me" I have to have a Marshall. That's just the way Slash: The Autobiography is. I just had to straighten out some shit. He's a huge hero of mine and the fact that he knew who I was was a huge compliment. Bo Diddley created a myth that was Slash: The Autobiography his own. An entire rhythm is owed to just one guy and that's pretty rare. He was such a trooper and a timeless individual. I'm hoping the pioneers of rock like Bo Diddley won't be forgotten. I've always worked hard towards being able to play what I hear in my head. I don't like to over-think. If something comes into my head, I want to be able to play it instantly. That's what improvising is all about, and that's why I go and jam a lot. Axl is like a magnet for problems. I've never met anybody like him. He's the kind Slash: The Autobiography guy that would get a toothbrush stuck down his throat because that particular toothbrush happened to be defective. I don't see why the subject Slash: The Autobiography kicking dope is such a big deal. It's personal, really. It's like asking how I go to the bathroom or what do I wash when I take a shower. So I have very vivid memories of the Rainbow and the Roxy, and the Whisky was a huge point of interest at that time. And we practically lived at Tower Records. It was all so great; that's where I brought my band up. It was a such a scene. I still live close to the Strip, just up the hill, and when people are visiting from out of town, the first place I send them is the Rainbow. I still go to the Roxy and the Viper Room every so often. The Rainbow and Viper Room are almost like in a time warp. They are cryptically unchanged. You see people you haven't seen for 20 years, and they pretty much look the same now as they did then. It's sort of a Slash: The Autobiography because I'm probably one of Slash: The Autobiography. The Rainbow is like the community center of the area.