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Slash: Excess: the Definitive Biography
A HUMAN CARTOON OF HAIR, SUPER-STRENGTH CIGARETTES AND THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS TOP HAT, SLASH IS THE EPITOME OF ROCK 'N' ROLL. One of the most iconic guitarists of all-time, his staggering performance on Guns N' Roses' Appetite For Destruction heralded the arrival of a brand new superstar name in rock. His complex relationship with frontman Axl Rose and the phenomenal music that emerged from that band cemented his reputation in rock's history books; since leaving G N' R, however, Slash has masterfully plied his trade through a series of solo projects and high profile guest appearances. This is the first book to examine the complete story of Slash, from his humble roots in suburban London in the late Sixties, to his thunderous ride through the alleys and red carpets of California to his present day success with Velvet Revolver. The book also takes a fresh look at the Guns N' Roses saga and examines all of Slash's other projects in exhaustive detail.
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260 pages, Paperback
First published May 3, 2007
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About the author
Paul Stenning
20 books1 followerPaul Stenning is a ghostwriter and author of 30 books. His work has been published in 15 different languages. He is a best-selling author in several countries – from the UK to Brazil and Bulgaria – and has sold over one million books worldwide.
His best-known work is Success – By Those Who’ve Made It (featuring Mario Andretti, Frank Abagnale, DJ Jazzy Jeff and more) as well as best-selling biographies of Robert Pattinson and Guns N' Roses.
In recent years, Stenning has gone beyond celebrity interviewing to writing books focused on service, self-help, and inspiration. He has worked with several of the leading figures in the genre.
Notable recent ghostwriting clients include The World’s Most Travelled Man, Don Parrish, a pioneering physicist and a Philosophy professor.
Since 1997, Paul has also written for numerous major magazines including FHM, Front, Rolling Stone, and Record Collector.
From 2011, until its closure in 2017, he was a regular columnist for the Cyprus Weekly, the top-selling English language newspaper in Cyprus.
Paul has a keen interest in poetry and his first contribution to a book was as a poet, in the 2000 collection Magical Memories, edited by Poetry Now’s Heather Killingray.
Since 2018 he has been the official poet for the tourist board of Guinea-Bissau, combining his love for poetry and travel writing.
Many of his books have been published in foreign languages; from Japanese to Portuguese. Altogether he has works in 15 different languages.
Outside of writing Paul has worked as assistant to the financial advisor for Take That and once worked at a famous comedy club working directly with many high profile comedians including Peter Kay.
Meat Loaf has sung to him in person and he has been kissed by actress Linda Hamilton!
He has also had hundreds of official photographs taken by the Royal Family photographer, Arthur Edwards MBE.
As a rock DJ he has warmed up the crowd prior to concerts by No Doubt, Motörhead and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Based predominantly in Cyprus, he lives with his wife and home schooled daughter and together they enjoy world travel.
His best-known work is Success – By Those Who’ve Made It (featuring Mario Andretti, Frank Abagnale, DJ Jazzy Jeff and more) as well as best-selling biographies of Robert Pattinson and Guns N' Roses.
In recent years, Stenning has gone beyond celebrity interviewing to writing books focused on service, self-help, and inspiration. He has worked with several of the leading figures in the genre.
Notable recent ghostwriting clients include The World’s Most Travelled Man, Don Parrish, a pioneering physicist and a Philosophy professor.
Since 1997, Paul has also written for numerous major magazines including FHM, Front, Rolling Stone, and Record Collector.
From 2011, until its closure in 2017, he was a regular columnist for the Cyprus Weekly, the top-selling English language newspaper in Cyprus.
Paul has a keen interest in poetry and his first contribution to a book was as a poet, in the 2000 collection Magical Memories, edited by Poetry Now’s Heather Killingray.
Since 2018 he has been the official poet for the tourist board of Guinea-Bissau, combining his love for poetry and travel writing.
Many of his books have been published in foreign languages; from Japanese to Portuguese. Altogether he has works in 15 different languages.
Outside of writing Paul has worked as assistant to the financial advisor for Take That and once worked at a famous comedy club working directly with many high profile comedians including Peter Kay.
Meat Loaf has sung to him in person and he has been kissed by actress Linda Hamilton!
He has also had hundreds of official photographs taken by the Royal Family photographer, Arthur Edwards MBE.
As a rock DJ he has warmed up the crowd prior to concerts by No Doubt, Motörhead and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Based predominantly in Cyprus, he lives with his wife and home schooled daughter and together they enjoy world travel.
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February 13, 2015
Paul Stenning has written a number of rock music books over the years, mostly those of bands rather than individuals. This biography of Slash looks to be his first attempt at telling the story of a particular band member and if it's anything to go by, I certainly won't be reading any of the others he may produce.
Slash has been an iconic figure for many years, ever since Guns 'N' Roses hit the rock music scene with a resounding crash back in the latter part of the 1980s. Not only was he a great guitarist, but with a distinctive look thanks to a large mess of dark curly hair, his top hat and ever present Marlboro and bottle of Jack Daniels. He had trouble with drink, drugs and his relationship with Axl Rose, Guns 'N' Roses lead singer. After Guns 'N' Roses, Slash played with a couple of other groups and is still recording as a member of Velvet Revolver.
The book covers Slash's life from his early days as a child in Stoke, through his move to America and his guitar playing career right up to the present. Unfortunately, it fails to deal with much of his life outside the music industry in any great depth His childhood, in particular, is touched on only very briefly and the book provides no real insight into the way he was growing up. Given that there are some potentially quite interesting aspects in his younger days, like his family moving from Stoke to America and his mother briefly dating David Bowie, more information on these things and how they affected Slash in later life would have been very welcome.
The one part that is covered in a fair amount of detail is Slash's career as part of Guns 'N' Roses, as this was by far the most successful part of his life, at least professionally. Again, whilst this is often fascinating information about how they got together and their early days as a band, it's all largely skimmed over. This part of the book has as much to do with the band itself as it does about Slash personally, although the sections where the deteriorating relationships between band members do involve him, although most of those situations had more to do with Axl than with Slash.
What I suspect is the major problem with this book is that it's an "unofficial and unauthorised" biography, which means that the author has not spoken directly to Slash or to many people associated with him whilst writing the book. There are plenty of quotes from Slash and from people who surrounded him throughout the text, but these are mostly referenced to other sources, mostly websites and magazines. There are a couple of surprising moments, such as finding Slash quoted on a pregnancy website talking about his children, but this does appear to be a book largely collated from information which has been in the public domain for a while.
Part of the other side of things that annoyed me was that there was quite a lot of the author's personal opinion within the book, especially when it comes to Slash's work. Wherever the author is talking about a particular album, he goes through it in a manner that would be better suited to a Dooyoo or Ciao review, not a published biography. Whilst personal opinion is certainly a valid form of expression, it doesn't seem to feel quite right having a place within the pages of a biography.
The book only succeeds in raising any level of interest in me because the subject has led a pretty interesting life and because I've been a big fan of two of the major groups Slash has been involved in. The book talks about events that are part of my own memories, but it concentrates entirely on information that already exists in the public domain and offers no new insights at all. Indeed, the only thing that Stenning has really done here is taken the time and effort that escape most people in going through and putting all this information together in one place. About the only thing that came as even a minor revelation to me was the discovery that, without his famous top hat, Slash is exactly the same height as I am. When something this minor is the main surprise in a book, it suggests there's not a huge amount going on within the pages.
A book this simply written and this lacking in new information would be a rip off at any price. I borrowed the copy I read from a friend and I still think I was overcharged. Personally, I would feel that the nest way of getting the most out of Slash is to play his records, rather than to read this book.
This review may also appear, in whole or in part, under my name at any or all of www.ciao.co.uk, www.thebookbag.co.uk, www.goodreads.com, www.amazon.co.uk and www.dooyoo.co.uk
Slash has been an iconic figure for many years, ever since Guns 'N' Roses hit the rock music scene with a resounding crash back in the latter part of the 1980s. Not only was he a great guitarist, but with a distinctive look thanks to a large mess of dark curly hair, his top hat and ever present Marlboro and bottle of Jack Daniels. He had trouble with drink, drugs and his relationship with Axl Rose, Guns 'N' Roses lead singer. After Guns 'N' Roses, Slash played with a couple of other groups and is still recording as a member of Velvet Revolver.
The book covers Slash's life from his early days as a child in Stoke, through his move to America and his guitar playing career right up to the present. Unfortunately, it fails to deal with much of his life outside the music industry in any great depth His childhood, in particular, is touched on only very briefly and the book provides no real insight into the way he was growing up. Given that there are some potentially quite interesting aspects in his younger days, like his family moving from Stoke to America and his mother briefly dating David Bowie, more information on these things and how they affected Slash in later life would have been very welcome.
The one part that is covered in a fair amount of detail is Slash's career as part of Guns 'N' Roses, as this was by far the most successful part of his life, at least professionally. Again, whilst this is often fascinating information about how they got together and their early days as a band, it's all largely skimmed over. This part of the book has as much to do with the band itself as it does about Slash personally, although the sections where the deteriorating relationships between band members do involve him, although most of those situations had more to do with Axl than with Slash.
What I suspect is the major problem with this book is that it's an "unofficial and unauthorised" biography, which means that the author has not spoken directly to Slash or to many people associated with him whilst writing the book. There are plenty of quotes from Slash and from people who surrounded him throughout the text, but these are mostly referenced to other sources, mostly websites and magazines. There are a couple of surprising moments, such as finding Slash quoted on a pregnancy website talking about his children, but this does appear to be a book largely collated from information which has been in the public domain for a while.
Part of the other side of things that annoyed me was that there was quite a lot of the author's personal opinion within the book, especially when it comes to Slash's work. Wherever the author is talking about a particular album, he goes through it in a manner that would be better suited to a Dooyoo or Ciao review, not a published biography. Whilst personal opinion is certainly a valid form of expression, it doesn't seem to feel quite right having a place within the pages of a biography.
The book only succeeds in raising any level of interest in me because the subject has led a pretty interesting life and because I've been a big fan of two of the major groups Slash has been involved in. The book talks about events that are part of my own memories, but it concentrates entirely on information that already exists in the public domain and offers no new insights at all. Indeed, the only thing that Stenning has really done here is taken the time and effort that escape most people in going through and putting all this information together in one place. About the only thing that came as even a minor revelation to me was the discovery that, without his famous top hat, Slash is exactly the same height as I am. When something this minor is the main surprise in a book, it suggests there's not a huge amount going on within the pages.
A book this simply written and this lacking in new information would be a rip off at any price. I borrowed the copy I read from a friend and I still think I was overcharged. Personally, I would feel that the nest way of getting the most out of Slash is to play his records, rather than to read this book.
This review may also appear, in whole or in part, under my name at any or all of www.ciao.co.uk, www.thebookbag.co.uk, www.goodreads.com, www.amazon.co.uk and www.dooyoo.co.uk
July 22, 2019
Biographies can be a great way of getting to know someone you admire or you know very little about. This one just didn't work for getting to know Slash.
It could have been a Wikipedia entry for the amount of in depth material it has. It borrows quotes from magazines heavily and not always ones that match the context of the preceding paragraphs. It was almost funny to read about Slash's love life right at the end without it being mentioned in the vast majority of the book.
It reminded me of a copy and paste project that a 14 year old could do in school. I doubt there is any original research done and it shows.
If you are a fan of Slash then avoid this.
If you want to know more about his life and career then look elsewhere.
It could have been a Wikipedia entry for the amount of in depth material it has. It borrows quotes from magazines heavily and not always ones that match the context of the preceding paragraphs. It was almost funny to read about Slash's love life right at the end without it being mentioned in the vast majority of the book.
It reminded me of a copy and paste project that a 14 year old could do in school. I doubt there is any original research done and it shows.
If you are a fan of Slash then avoid this.
If you want to know more about his life and career then look elsewhere.
January 24, 2021
Thought this would be an in depth look at Slash and his life, but it wasn't. Too much rambling about everything surrounding Slash and very little about the man himself.
January 29, 2021
I've long been a fan of bad movies, things which become entertaining through their sheer incompetence, but it's a harder sell with a book because it's so much more of your time that's being wasted.
I've not read any of Paul Stenning's other books, but I've read a couple of other reviews and I get the sense that he is possibly an Uwe Boll of rock biographies. I've never had so much fun reading such an unbearably terrible book; unfortunately it's not always terrible in a fun way, and we'll get to that.
The book is in enormous type with huge amounts of blank space and still barely scrapes over 200 pages. Each chapter has a quote from Slash at the start, but they often barely relate to the chapters that follow. It's riddled with typographical errors. It actually repeats an entire sentence two pages apart at one point. Matt Sorum has already left the band by the time his full name is used. The book is punctuated with interesting photos of Slash at events or meeting people, and we never get the stories of why these photos happened in the book itself.
If Paul has ever even met Slash, this is never mentioned. He evidently may have interviewed Steven Adler, once. Given that the book is unofficial and unauthorised - and very much proud of it from how it's given pride of place on the back cover - you likely know going in that this is going to be entirely done with research, but my God I've never seen such research.
Paul cites his sources in the text, which isn't just unnecessary but revealing of how poor said sources are. Some of these are evidently fan sites - one of them is Pregnancy & Baby. Without naming the sources, the book would actually have seemed less poorly written.
And it is appallingly written, by the way - the cited fansites have better copy on them. Paul seemingly has some quite big ideas about what rock'n'roll consists of, what 'real' music is, and projects his feelings about such things onto Slash, all vainly searching every corner of the internet to find a quote from the man himself which appears to prop it up.
The book promises in-depth reviews of the albums - they are not in-depth in any way, and the 'analysis' is embarrassing. Paul shoehorns in other music references, presumably to bloat the slim text more, that are often near total non-sequiturs. He tries to cutely reference 'The Drugs Don't Work' by The Verve in a section about Slash's drug use, utterly misunderstanding what that song is about in the process.
Paul constantly makes assertions which are then completely undermined by the facts of Slash's actual life. He goes to great pains to point out that G N'R were not a part of the hair metal scene - despite them playing the same venues and a member of another band filling in at a gig for them once. He bemoans the terrible state of a band like Motley Crue's lyrics, all about women and drugs, before listing all the G N'R songs about women and drugs.
After a few pages of this drivel I was pretty entertained by it and kind of gripped by how bad it was. But then it started hitting a few more unpleasant notes. This book was completed in 2006, to be fair, but I'm not sure that excuses referring to the LA hair metal scene as 'looking like a bunch of transvestites at a jumble sale.' The book is pretty rough on women too - letting the fact that some female backing vocalists were credited as 'bitches' in an album sleeve roll by without being remarked upon as just one example.
Paul cheerfully states that part of what makes Slash distinctive amongst the LA metal scene is his racial background, but notes that 'of course, he can't help the way he looks.' When we reach the controversy around 'One in a Million,' Paul includes an outrageously racist 'not all immigrants' explanation from Axl in which he also makes zero apology for the homophobia in the lyric, then moves on.
I breezed through this in a couple of lockdown lunchbreaks because of how light a read it is, so I would cautiously recommend it for a laugh were it not pretty offensive in places. Avoid at all costs!
I've not read any of Paul Stenning's other books, but I've read a couple of other reviews and I get the sense that he is possibly an Uwe Boll of rock biographies. I've never had so much fun reading such an unbearably terrible book; unfortunately it's not always terrible in a fun way, and we'll get to that.
The book is in enormous type with huge amounts of blank space and still barely scrapes over 200 pages. Each chapter has a quote from Slash at the start, but they often barely relate to the chapters that follow. It's riddled with typographical errors. It actually repeats an entire sentence two pages apart at one point. Matt Sorum has already left the band by the time his full name is used. The book is punctuated with interesting photos of Slash at events or meeting people, and we never get the stories of why these photos happened in the book itself.
If Paul has ever even met Slash, this is never mentioned. He evidently may have interviewed Steven Adler, once. Given that the book is unofficial and unauthorised - and very much proud of it from how it's given pride of place on the back cover - you likely know going in that this is going to be entirely done with research, but my God I've never seen such research.
Paul cites his sources in the text, which isn't just unnecessary but revealing of how poor said sources are. Some of these are evidently fan sites - one of them is Pregnancy & Baby. Without naming the sources, the book would actually have seemed less poorly written.
And it is appallingly written, by the way - the cited fansites have better copy on them. Paul seemingly has some quite big ideas about what rock'n'roll consists of, what 'real' music is, and projects his feelings about such things onto Slash, all vainly searching every corner of the internet to find a quote from the man himself which appears to prop it up.
The book promises in-depth reviews of the albums - they are not in-depth in any way, and the 'analysis' is embarrassing. Paul shoehorns in other music references, presumably to bloat the slim text more, that are often near total non-sequiturs. He tries to cutely reference 'The Drugs Don't Work' by The Verve in a section about Slash's drug use, utterly misunderstanding what that song is about in the process.
Paul constantly makes assertions which are then completely undermined by the facts of Slash's actual life. He goes to great pains to point out that G N'R were not a part of the hair metal scene - despite them playing the same venues and a member of another band filling in at a gig for them once. He bemoans the terrible state of a band like Motley Crue's lyrics, all about women and drugs, before listing all the G N'R songs about women and drugs.
After a few pages of this drivel I was pretty entertained by it and kind of gripped by how bad it was. But then it started hitting a few more unpleasant notes. This book was completed in 2006, to be fair, but I'm not sure that excuses referring to the LA hair metal scene as 'looking like a bunch of transvestites at a jumble sale.' The book is pretty rough on women too - letting the fact that some female backing vocalists were credited as 'bitches' in an album sleeve roll by without being remarked upon as just one example.
Paul cheerfully states that part of what makes Slash distinctive amongst the LA metal scene is his racial background, but notes that 'of course, he can't help the way he looks.' When we reach the controversy around 'One in a Million,' Paul includes an outrageously racist 'not all immigrants' explanation from Axl in which he also makes zero apology for the homophobia in the lyric, then moves on.
I breezed through this in a couple of lockdown lunchbreaks because of how light a read it is, so I would cautiously recommend it for a laugh were it not pretty offensive in places. Avoid at all costs!
June 13, 2025
“Slash – Rock's Snake Pit” is one of many biographies that attempt to capture the wild, scandal-filled world of one of the most famous rock guitarists of all time. Paul Stenning takes on the story of Saul Hudson – known to the world as Slash – and serves the reader a mix of facts, anecdotes, and tales from the glory days of Guns N’ Roses.
One of the book’s strengths is the solid collection of material: the author quotes Slash himself, as well as his friends and people from the music industry. He manages to convey the atmosphere of 1980s Los Angeles well – the decadence of the Sunset Strip and the inner collapse of Guns N’ Roses. There’s no shortage of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll – basically everything you’d expect from a book about this guitar icon.
Unfortunately, Stenning’s style leaves something to be desired. The narrative is sometimes chaotic, at times dry, as if the author couldn’t decide whether he was writing a serious biography or a gossip-filled chronicle of scandals. You can also sense the lack of authorization from Slash himself, which makes it hard at times to judge the credibility of certain accounts – they are neither fully confirmed nor thoroughly explored. Compared to Slash’s own autobiography (Slash), this book feels less authentic and less emotionally engaging.
Even so, Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Madhouse reads easily, sometimes even amusingly, and can provide enjoyment for Guns N’ Roses fans who want to hear about the band from yet another perspective. However, for those expecting a full-blooded, gripping biography – this is more of a supplement than a must-read.
For those curious about Slash’s life behind the scenes and the spirit of the ‘80s – it’s worth a look. For those seeking depth and a reliable insight into the soul of the artist – likely a disappointment.
One of the book’s strengths is the solid collection of material: the author quotes Slash himself, as well as his friends and people from the music industry. He manages to convey the atmosphere of 1980s Los Angeles well – the decadence of the Sunset Strip and the inner collapse of Guns N’ Roses. There’s no shortage of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll – basically everything you’d expect from a book about this guitar icon.
Unfortunately, Stenning’s style leaves something to be desired. The narrative is sometimes chaotic, at times dry, as if the author couldn’t decide whether he was writing a serious biography or a gossip-filled chronicle of scandals. You can also sense the lack of authorization from Slash himself, which makes it hard at times to judge the credibility of certain accounts – they are neither fully confirmed nor thoroughly explored. Compared to Slash’s own autobiography (Slash), this book feels less authentic and less emotionally engaging.
Even so, Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Madhouse reads easily, sometimes even amusingly, and can provide enjoyment for Guns N’ Roses fans who want to hear about the band from yet another perspective. However, for those expecting a full-blooded, gripping biography – this is more of a supplement than a must-read.
For those curious about Slash’s life behind the scenes and the spirit of the ‘80s – it’s worth a look. For those seeking depth and a reliable insight into the soul of the artist – likely a disappointment.
October 14, 2018
Co to była za biografia!
Oczywiście, nie wykluczam tego, że moje malutkie zainteresowanie cięższymi brzmieniami i delikatna obsesja na punkcie Guns n' Roses, zapoczątkowana w wakacje, może rzutować na moją opinię o tej książce. Jednak, jako historyczny świr i maniak Tudrów, przeczytałam w życiu sporo biografii. A ta była napisana w bardzo dobry sposób. Ten gatunek charakteryzuje się raczej suchym wyliczaniem faktów, wzbogaconych o ciekawsze anegdotki z życia danej osoby. Tu miałam wrażenie, że to raczej anegdotki były przetykane suchymi faktami. Książka czyta się sama, nie mam pojęcia kiedy ją przeczytałam. Dowiedziałam się masy nowych faktów o Slashu i kapelach, w których grał (ponieważ trochę ich było), w dodatku bardzo doceniam dopisek z marca tego roku autorstwa Roberta Filipowskiego. Żałuję, że ta książka byłą taka krótka, bo chętnie poczytałabym trochę o koncercie ku pamięci Freddy'ego czy współpracy gitarzysty z Michaelem Jacksonem, ale i tak wystawiam maksymalną ocenę. Uważam, że dla fanów rocka, Gunsów czy samego Slasha to pozycja obowiązkowa, ale nawet jeśli ktoś nie do końca czuje w duszy takie brzmienia może ją przeczytać, aby zobaczyć jak powinna być napisana dobra biografia. Bo tu nawet nie chodzi o samą tematykę - książka broni się sama, chociażby stylem autora, co jest imponujące.
Oczywiście, nie wykluczam tego, że moje malutkie zainteresowanie cięższymi brzmieniami i delikatna obsesja na punkcie Guns n' Roses, zapoczątkowana w wakacje, może rzutować na moją opinię o tej książce. Jednak, jako historyczny świr i maniak Tudrów, przeczytałam w życiu sporo biografii. A ta była napisana w bardzo dobry sposób. Ten gatunek charakteryzuje się raczej suchym wyliczaniem faktów, wzbogaconych o ciekawsze anegdotki z życia danej osoby. Tu miałam wrażenie, że to raczej anegdotki były przetykane suchymi faktami. Książka czyta się sama, nie mam pojęcia kiedy ją przeczytałam. Dowiedziałam się masy nowych faktów o Slashu i kapelach, w których grał (ponieważ trochę ich było), w dodatku bardzo doceniam dopisek z marca tego roku autorstwa Roberta Filipowskiego. Żałuję, że ta książka byłą taka krótka, bo chętnie poczytałabym trochę o koncercie ku pamięci Freddy'ego czy współpracy gitarzysty z Michaelem Jacksonem, ale i tak wystawiam maksymalną ocenę. Uważam, że dla fanów rocka, Gunsów czy samego Slasha to pozycja obowiązkowa, ale nawet jeśli ktoś nie do końca czuje w duszy takie brzmienia może ją przeczytać, aby zobaczyć jak powinna być napisana dobra biografia. Bo tu nawet nie chodzi o samą tematykę - książka broni się sama, chociażby stylem autora, co jest imponujące.
January 19, 2025
My first book read for 2025!
If you've been a fan of Guns N' Roses since they debuted then there's not much in here that you haven't already read in Circus or Hit Parader magazines. However there's some great details about his post Guns years in here that I found interesting. Regardless as a long time Guns fan this was still an enjoyable light read. I also highly recommend the top-hatted-one's autobiography "Slash."
If you've been a fan of Guns N' Roses since they debuted then there's not much in here that you haven't already read in Circus or Hit Parader magazines. However there's some great details about his post Guns years in here that I found interesting. Regardless as a long time Guns fan this was still an enjoyable light read. I also highly recommend the top-hatted-one's autobiography "Slash."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2021
Excellent read about one of the nicest guys in rock and his journey to Rock God.
A truly remarkable story, no less for the reason that he actually survived.
Highly recommended.
A truly remarkable story, no less for the reason that he actually survived.
Highly recommended.
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September 13, 2011Slash is one of the last guitar heroes still around today. He's written countless hits, and achieved worldwide fame through his music. He has been through many experiences, and the biggest ones were his bands; Guns N' Roses was the start, and along the way he created a band called Snakepit. Last but not least the story to come with his most recent band, Velvet Revolver.
Guns N' Roses was the first step towards his fame, as it was for all of the other members. He started out as a just a kid who played guitar at home, teaching himself how to play. soon he auditioned for the band Hollywood rose, which soon changed to Guns N' Roses. At first they were just the small time L.A punk rock bands, but as they developed as a band, they soon went from gigs at the local bar, to arenas in major cities.
The thing that i love about this book is that it inspires me to be famous like him one day, and at one point be through the trouble that he went through. I consider Slash my role model, and the fact that he has biographies of his career, and his struggle to be where he stands today is very inspirational.
Overall, this was an interesting book. I think that this book would only be interesting to people with interest in rock, blues or who ever looks up to Slash, simply because it only ever talks about him, his life and his stories.
April 15, 2020
Niestety, wzięłam się za nią po przeczytaniu książki o całym zespole, więc 3/4 to było powtórzenie w skrócie tego, co właśnie przeczytałam. Spodziewałam się, że będzie więcej informacji o samym bohaterze. Widać, że autor jest wprost "zakochany" w Slashu. ;)
March 21, 2008
Wow...someone lent this to me...all I can say is after everything he's done and been through, I'm amazed he's still alive!
September 14, 2012
Interesting read of Slash's story.
January 10, 2022
Slashistä ei voi kirjoittaa ilman, että kirjoittaa myös Guns 'N Rosesista ja Axl Rosesta.
November 28, 2023
Couldnt even finish the book, it wasnt what I expected the book to be about.
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