Slash: (when asked about the possibility of a Guns N Roses reunion) I'd have to say it's unlikely. There's too much bad blood there.
Slash left Guns N Roses in part because he wanted to continue playing 80s style hard rock, whereas Axl Rose wanted to move to a more progressive style, with alternative influences.
Slash was the inspiration for the character Death from the movie Six-String Samurai. In the movie, Death is a heavy metal guitar player who wears a top hat and leather.
Slash is 5 feet 10.5 inches tall.
Slash got his nickname from a relative, who was describing his hyperactivity.
Slash is often believed to be the inspiration behind Otto, the bus driver from The Simpsons, who is an avid heavy metal fan and likes snakes.
Slash gained notoriety for his intoxicated acceptance speech with Duff McKagan at the 1990 American Music Awards, where he and Duff went to accept GNR's second award while intoxicated and smoking cigarettes.
Slash appeared on the cover of Guitar World's July 2007 issue, holding his guitar with a snake coiled around its neck.
Slash is the first guitarist to have a custom-made amplifier from Marshall.
Slash and Axl Rose were introduced by their mutual agent, Vucky Hamilton.
Slash auditioned for a role in the band Poison.
Slash's first guitar was given to him by his grandmother.
Slash's father, Anthony Hudson, was a white Englishman. His mother, Ola, was African American.
Slash usually wears Rolling Stones or Motorhead T-Shirts during concerts.
Slash made a minor appearance as a teenager in the 1984 cult film Suburbia as a concertgoer at a punk rock club.
He started playing guitar at 15 years old.
He currently resides in Beverly Hills.(as of 2006)
Slash is a naturalized citizen of the United States of America.
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