CASPER
New member
As a former member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, Slash knows more than most musicians about what he calls "band drama."
"It just goes hand in hand with rock 'n' roll," the 44-year-old guitarist says with a seen-it-all laugh. "It's a very volatile world. And I actually thrive on it -- but at the same time it makes it really hard to get anything done."
Getting stuff done was the primary motivation behind Slash's self-titled solo debut, due April 6 in the United States on the artist's own Dik Hayd Records via EMI Label Services.
"After the last Velvet Revolver tour, I was like, 'I just need to do something on my own,'" says the musician, who's also released a pair of discs with Slash's Snakepit. "'Something where I can make my own decisions and do whatever it is that I want to do, without having to conform to anyone else's taste.'"
Not that "Slash" is free of other creative input: The 13-track set contains collaborations with an eclectic roster of guest vocalists, including Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, Kid Rock, Ian Astbury and Iggy Pop. Slash says the idea behind the all-star hookups was simple: "I just wanted to get different people I admired and thought were great on my record. I'd been doing that on other people's records forever."
"It just goes hand in hand with rock 'n' roll," the 44-year-old guitarist says with a seen-it-all laugh. "It's a very volatile world. And I actually thrive on it -- but at the same time it makes it really hard to get anything done."
Getting stuff done was the primary motivation behind Slash's self-titled solo debut, due April 6 in the United States on the artist's own Dik Hayd Records via EMI Label Services.
"After the last Velvet Revolver tour, I was like, 'I just need to do something on my own,'" says the musician, who's also released a pair of discs with Slash's Snakepit. "'Something where I can make my own decisions and do whatever it is that I want to do, without having to conform to anyone else's taste.'"
Not that "Slash" is free of other creative input: The 13-track set contains collaborations with an eclectic roster of guest vocalists, including Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, Kid Rock, Ian Astbury and Iggy Pop. Slash says the idea behind the all-star hookups was simple: "I just wanted to get different people I admired and thought were great on my record. I'd been doing that on other people's records forever."
