Appetite For Destructionĭuring the recording of Appetite For Destruction, Slash’s relentless search for the ultimate rock’n’roll guitar tone created tension between him and producer Mick Clink. Yet Slash was the real deal – and had the credentials to prove it. Quickly becoming one of the pre-eminent guitarists among the American hard rock, underground and alternative music scenes, Slash’s style of playing was a breath of fresh air during a time when compressed rigid guitar tones were rampant, thanks to the craze for thrash metal and the self-professed virtuosos on the Hollywood/Sunset Strip circuit.
The band’s fate was set in stone when they inked a worldwide deal with Geffen Records, who quietly reissued the EP to cultivate support in preparation for Guns’ legendary debut album. Appealing to the late 80s underground LA rock scene, GNR’s self-released Live Like A Suicide EP made a significant impact in 1986, with sales exceeding 10,000 copies. Subsequently launching his iconic persona, Saul would be introduced to the world simply as “Slash”, the enigmatic guitarist who smashed through the glitter and barbed wire of the late 80s LA glam rock scene.Ī year later, with Axl, guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler, he would emerge from the Sunset Strip gutter as part of a local band known simply as Guns N’ Roses. A brief stint with Road Crew followed, before he joined Hollywood Rose, which bore the first fruits of his partnership with vocalist William Bruce Rose, aka Axl Rose. Saul joined his first band, Tidus Sloan, in 1981, but they had no singer – and about as much impact. His parents’ professions and exposure to their eclectic musical tastes ensured there was plenty of music at home, and the 14-year-old Saul would pluck his guitar strings to crackling records, reportedly practicing for up to 12 hours a day.
It seemed inevitable that, from a very young age, Saul would find his destiny within the tempestuous world of rock’n’roll. Unable to concentrate on just any one pastime, he attempted to master many activities, including BMX racing, before discovering his love for playing the guitar. The striking image of his jet-black curly hair, crowned with signature top hat and low-slung Gibson sunburst, ignited a love affair between fans and media critics the world over, who hailed Slash as one of the last great rock’n’roll pirates of a generation.īorn Saul Hudson, on July 23, 1965, to mother Ola Hudson (an African-American costume designer for the likes of Ringo Starr, John Lennon and David Bowie) and father Anthony Hudson (whose profession as an artist saw him design album covers for recording greats such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell), at the age of five, Saul moved from his home in England’s Stoke-on-Trent to LA. Effortlessly iconic in every way possible, the rock’n’roll legend known to us all as Slash has been in the “guitar god” stratosphere since the world awoke to the opening chords of “Welcome To The Jungle,” from Guns N’ Roses’ revolutionary masterpiece Appetite For Destruction, back in July 1987.
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