Slash
Slash is the guitarist behind Guns N’ Roses riffs, Velvet Revolver records, blues collaborations, and the rock band he leads with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.
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Known for
- Appetite for Destruction1987 · Guitarist, Guns N’ Roses
- Use Your Illusion I1991 · Guitarist, Guns N’ Roses
- Contraband2004 · Guitarist, Velvet Revolver
- Slash2010 · Solo guitarist and songwriter
- Apocalyptic Love2012 · Guitarist, with Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators
- Orgy of the Damned2024 · Guitarist, blues collaborations
Overview
- Name
- Saul Hudson
- Born
- July 23, 1965 · Hampstead, London
- Grew up
- Stoke-on-Trent and Los Angeles
- Work
- Guitarist and songwriter
- Breakout
- Guns N’ Roses · Appetite for Destruction (1987)
- Other bands
- Slash’s Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, Slash’s Blues Ball
Mini bio
How it started.
Born Saul Hudson in London and raised in Stoke-on-Trent and Los Angeles, Slash learned his first songs on a Spanish acoustic guitar with just one string. In a Guitar Player interview, he recalled teaching himself a UFO song and “Smoke on the Water,” then practicing for hours each day.
The breakthrough.
He joined Guns N’ Roses in 1985. Their 1987 debut, Appetite for Destruction, brought his playing to a worldwide audience through songs including “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Paradise City” and “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Use Your Illusion I followed in 1991, including “November Rain.”
More bands, more voices.
Slash went on to form Slash’s Snakepit and co-found Velvet Revolver. His 2010 solo album brought together guest singers, including Myles Kennedy. That connection grew into Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, whose first album together was Apocalyptic Love in 2012. He returned to Guns N’ Roses in 2016.
Back to the blues.
Orgy of the Damned arrived in 2024 with guest singers including Brian Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Beth Hart and Demi Lovato. He followed it with the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. blues festival and a live album. In October 2026, the Conspirators introduced Flying Blind, their next album, scheduled for February 2027.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T FestivalGuitarist, Slash’s Blues Ball
- 2024Orgy of the DamnedGuitarist and songwriter
- 20224Guitarist, with Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators
- 2012Apocalyptic LoveGuitarist, with Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators
- 2010SlashSolo guitarist and songwriter
- 2004ContrabandGuitarist, Velvet Revolver
- 1991Use Your Illusion IGuitarist, Guns N’ Roses
- 1987Appetite for DestructionGuitarist, Guns N’ Roses
Awards
Quotes
As long as there’s electricity, we’ll keep plugging in.Slash, official Flying Blind album announcement
Speaking in October 2026 about continuing to make records and tour with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.
Trivia
- His first guitar had only one string, and he used it to learn songs before getting an electric guitar.
- His familiar top hat dates to a 1985 Whisky a Go Go show. He decorated it with a concho belt he found at another Melrose Avenue shop.
- S.E.R.P.E.N.T. stands for Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance.
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