Slash

Slash, the stage name of Saul Hudson, is a British American musician and songwriter who is mostly known as the guitarist of the American hard rock band “Guns N’Roses”. Rolling Stone ranked him at 65 on the top 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time in 2011.

He’s often known as one of rock’s all-time great guitarists. In 2010, he released his first solo album, “Slash.” In 2009, he came in second place on Time magazine’s list of “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players.”

He is still popular on social media, with about 3.2 million Instagram followers (@slash) and 3.6 million Twitter followers (@Slash). Slash also hinted at a new collaboration with Joe Elliot and Corey Taylor on Twitter on August 19, 2020. On the 2nd of August 2020, he posted his first video since the COVID-19 lockout, addressing AC/historic DC’s album “Black in Black,” which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

What is Slash’s claim to fame?

As an American-British singer and songwriter, he is well-known.

He is best known for being the lead guitarist of the American rock band “Guns N’ Roses.”

Slash was born in the United States.

Slash was born in Hampstead, London, England, on July 23, 1965. His nationality is British/American. Saul Hudson is his given name. His race is mixed, and his zodiac sign is Leo. He is of British black ancestry.

Anthony Hudson (father) and Ola J. Hudson (mother) had him as the eldest son (mother). Ash Hudson is his younger brother. His father was a musician from England who designed album covers for artists such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. His mother was an English fashion designer and costumier of Black American ancestry. Seymour Cassel, an American actor, adopted the moniker Slash because he was constantly in a hurry. His parents split when he was nine years old, and he moved in with his mother. He used to accompany his mother to college, where he met a number of movie and music stars.

He was born and raised in the city of Los Angeles. He attended Beverly Hills High School for his education. He didn’t care much about his studies and was still more interested in music. His mother has always encouraged him to fulfill his dream of being a musician.

Then he began taking guitar lessons from Fairfax High School instructor Robert Wolin. He used to spend more than 12 hours a day practicing guitar. He wanted to be a biker as well, but his love of music drew him to pursue a career in music.

Highlights of Slash’s Career

Slash began his musical career in 1981, when he joined his first band, “Tidus Sloan,” and two years later, with his friend Steven Adler, he founded his own band, “Road Rew.”

After their band’s failure in 1985, he and Adler joined the newly formed band “Guns N’ Roses” as guitarists.

The debut album by Guns N’ Roses was released in 1987 “Appetite for Destruction” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1987, and was followed by the hit single “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

With the band, Slash quickly gained notoriety, popularity, and success, releasing many successful albums such as “Use Your Illusion I” (1991), “Use Your Illusion II” (1991), and “The Spaghetti Incident?” (1993).

Slash left the band in 1996 after discovering that he no longer wanted to be a part of it after more than ten years of playing with them.

In 2002, he founded the hard rock supergroup “Velvet Revolver” with former bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, as well as Dave Kushner and Scott Weiland.

The group gained a lot of popularity and recognition with the release of their debut album, “Contraband,” which debuted at No. 1 on the US chart and sold two million copies. Slash left Velvet Revolver in 2008 after a good run with the band.

He started focusing on his solo career shortly after, and in 2010, he released his debut solo self-titled album, “Slash.” “Beautiful Dangerous,” “Back from Cali,” “Nothing to Tell,” and “Starlight” were among the album’s hit singles.
Slash’s solo debut album was a critical success, and it helped him relaunch his solo career.

He started working on his second album, “Apocalyptic Love,” shortly after, which was released in 2012 and debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Slash won the award for “Best Guitarist Of The Year 2012” in 2013.

On September 10, 2014, he released his third album, “World on Fire,” which featured Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. On the Billboard 200 Chart, his album debuted at number ten.

He reunited with Guns N’ Roses for the first time in 23 years on April 1, 2016, at the Troubadour for the band’s underground warmup show.

Slash also played lead guitar on Michael Jackson’s 1991 single “Give In to Me” from the album “Dangerous.”
He also appeared with Jackson on stage many times, most notably at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards when they performed “Black or White.”

On “Still on the Go,” the lead single from Lenny Kravitz’s album Mama Said, he worked with him.

He sang the song “Kick It Up a Notch” for the Disney Channel animation “Kick It Up a Notch” in 2011 “Across the 2nd Dimension is a film starring Phineas and Ferb.

In addition to music, he has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including “The Dead Pool,” “The Underground,” “Kid Notorious,” “Talking Dead,” and others.

On October 30, 2007, his autobiography was published. He also contributed to Motley Crue’s and singer Nikki Sixx’s autobiography “The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star.”

Slash is an honorary board member of Little Kids Rock and a board trustee of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association.

Achievements and Awards

In 2007, Slash was named “Riff Lord” at Metal Hammer’s fourth annual Golden Gods Awards.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a part of Guns N’ Roses’ classic lineup.

In 2012, he was also honored with a Radio Contraband Rock Radio Award.

In January 2015, he received the Les Paul Award.

Who is Slash’s spouse?

Slash, an American-British singer and songwriter, has been married twice in his life. Renee Suran was his first wife, whom he married on October 10, 1992, in California. Suran is an actress and model.

They don’t have any children together, and their five-year marriage ended in divorce in 1997.

Then, on October 15, 2001, in Hawaii, he married Perla Ferrar. In 2014, the pair divorced. London Emilo and Cash Anthony are the couple’s two sons. He has dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He has been a resident of Los Angeles since 1971.

He was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a form of congestive heart failure induced by his years of alcohol and substance abuse, when he was 35 years old. He was given a small amount of time to live, but he managed to do so with the help of physical therapy. He has been clean and sober since 2005, and he thanks his then-wife Ferrar for it. His mother died of lung cancer in 2009, causing him to give up smoking. He is also an animal lover, and many of his music videos feature snakes and reptiles.

Slash’s net worth is unknown.

Slash, an American-British singer and songwriter, has amassed a sizable fortune from his career. As of 2020, he is expected to have a net worth of $100 million.

His net worth includes all of his savings as well as his existing earnings. His debut album, “Slash,” netted him about $1 million. His band’s debut album, “Appetite for Destruction,” grossed $30 million.

Slash and Axl Rose won $20 million each from their “Not in This Lifetime” comeback tour, according to Forbes. With his earnings in Los Angeles, he is currently enjoying a lavish lifestyle. He owns over 100 guitars worth a total of $1.92 million and is a member of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association’s board of trustees.

Slash’s height is unknown.

Slash, who is 55 years old, has a well-kept body. With black hair and brown eyes, he has a medium complexion. He stands at a height of 5ft 8inches (1.78m) and weighs 75 kilograms. He has a lot of tattoos all over his body.