Code | DS/UK/23258 |
Name | Slash (23 July 1965); British-born American guitarist and songwriter |
Variations of Name | Saul Hudson |
Dates | 23 July 1965 |
Gender | Male |
Place of Birth/Origin | Hampstead, London, England (born) |
Relationships | Son of Ola J. Hudson Oliver (African-American costume designer, whose clients included David Bowie, Ringo Starr and Janis Joplin) and Anthony Hudson (English artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell) Former husband of Renée Suran (model) and Perla Ferrar |
Biography | Slash is a BritishAmerican musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Slash has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in rock history.
In 1993, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit; three years later he left Guns N' Roses in 1996 and co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. Slash has released four solo albums: Slash (2010), featuring an array of guest musicians, and Apocalyptic Love (2012), World on Fire (2014) and Living the Dream (2018) recorded with his band, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. He returned to Guns N' Roses in 2016. |