Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is an English-American musician. Originally from Stoke-on-Trent, his family moved to Los Angeles, California when Hudson was a child. Slash is best known for being lead guitarist of hard rock band Guns N' Roses from 1985 to 1996. After leaving the band Slash first formed Slash's Snakepit and then later co-founded Velvet Revolver with his former Guns N' Roses bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.
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| Born | Saul Hudson July 23, 1965 |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ola Hudson (mother) |
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| Instruments | Guitar |
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| Website | www |
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In August 2009, Time Magazine named him #2 on its list of the 10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time.
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Slash and Scott Weiland during a Velvet Revolver concert in London in 2007
Slash and vocalist Myles Kennedy performing with the Conspirators in June 2015
Axl Rose (left) and Slash (right) performing with Guns N' Roses in 2018
Slash with then-wife Perla Ferrar in 2012
Slash performing at the Nokia Theater in New York in 2008
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References
- ↑ "Stoke & Staffordshire Local Heroes: Slash". BBC. 4 April 2006.
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