Did you know ? I got a guitarist who have made me fall in love with guitar. His name is Slash, the one who show me how beautiful sound that a guitar can make ,and also turn me into a crazy one who never stop searching much info about guitar lesson. Now, I would like to show you a mini biography of Slash, so you can be closer to my inspiration, too.
Mini Biography
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. 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. 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. 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.
Friday, February 15, 2013
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