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Slash

Guns N’ Roses guitarist

Since 1965

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Saul Hudson (born 23 July 1965), known professionally as Slash, is a British and American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success beginning in the late 1980s. He has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in history.

Born in Hampstead, London, and raised in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Slash moved to Los Angeles with his father when he was six years old. His parents were both active in the entertainment industry, and he was given the nickname Slash as a child by actor Seymour Cassel. In 1983 he joined the glam metal band Hollywood Rose, then in 1985 he joined Guns N' Roses (which was composed of former members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns), replacing founding member Tracii Guns.

Slash formed the supergroup Slash's Snakepit in 1994, and in 1996, after growing tensions with Axl Rose, he left Guns N' Roses. In 2002, he co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver with vocalist Scott Weiland, which re-established Slash as a mainstream performer in the mid- to late 2000s. Slash has released six solo albums: Slash (2010) and Orgy of the Damned (2024), featuring a variety of guest singers; Apocalyptic Love (2012); World on Fire (2014), Living the Dream (2018) and 4 (2022) with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. He returned to Guns N' Roses in 2016.

Time magazine named him runner-up (to Jimi Hendrix) on their list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009, while Rolling Stone placed him at number 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011. Guitar World ranked his guitar solo in "November Rain" number 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008, and Total Guitar placed his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at number 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" in 2004. Gibson Guitar Corporation ranked Slash as number 34 on their "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time", while their readers landed him number 9 on Gibson's "Top 25 Guitarists of All Time". In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N' Roses.

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Saul Hudson, dit Slash, est un guitariste anglo-américain, né le 23 juillet 1965 à Hampstead, un quartier de Londres (Royaume-Uni).

À ses débuts guitariste d'un groupe nommé Road Crew, il est surtout connu pour être le guitariste soliste du groupe américain de hard rock Guns N' Roses de 1985 à 1996, puis de nouveau à partir de 2016, et le leader de Slash's Snakepit de 1995 à 2001. Il a ensuite fondé Velvet Revolver avec Duff McKagan et Matt Sorum. En 2010, il se lance dans une carrière solo et sort son premier album intitulé Slash qui réunit plusieurs artistes, notamment le chanteur et guitariste Myles Kennedy avec qui il réalise ensuite les albums solo Apocalyptic Love, World on Fire, Living the Dream et 4.

Membre emblématique, avec Axl Rose, de Guns N' Roses, Slash est reconnaissable à son chapeau haut-de-forme, ses lunettes de soleil et sa chevelure longue et bouclée. Faisant partie des guitaristes les plus connus, il possède un son très particulier au jeu chromatique fluide et finement ciselé. En août 2009, le Time le classe deuxième dans sa liste des 10 meilleurs joueurs de guitare électrique de tous les temps derrière Jimi Hendrix. Il apparaît également à la 65e place du classement des 100 plus grands guitaristes de tous les temps du magazine Rolling Stone en 2011.

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