| Slash | |
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| Author(s) | Slash with Anthony Bozza |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Autobiography |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Entertainment (UK) HarperEntertainment (USA) |
| Publication date | October 29, 2007 (UK) October 30, 2007 (USA) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 480 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0007257751 (UK) ISBN 978-0061351426 (USA) |
| OCLC Number | 271423201 |
Slash is an autobiography written by rock guitarist Slash with Anthony Bozza.
Most of the book focuses on Slash's years with Guns N' Roses, including many rock star cliches: trashed hotel rooms, groupies, drug abuse, etc. Slash talks about Axl Rose, front man of Guns N' Roses, and his departure from the band in the mid-1990s. He explains that Axl's inability to show up to gigs and rehearsals on time, in addition to Axl's almost dictator-like control of the band contributed to the band's downfall. Slash also states that Axl wanted to change the musical direction of the band to include more synthesizers and effects, rather than guitar-driven rock as with their earlier material.
Slash relates how he eventually achieved stability and sobriety after his second marriage and the birth of two sons.
The book's tagline is: 'It seems excessive, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen...'
Slash is happily living in Los Angeles, CA with his wife, Perla, and his two sons, London and Cash.
The book was at #8 on the NYT Hardcover Nonfiction list as of November 15, 2007, having been published in the USA on October 30. Close friend, Nikki Sixx's book, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, which debuted at #7, was at #16 on the list.[1] Slash retells some of the events from that book from his own perspective in the autobiography.
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