Slash

Slash
__Name__: Saul Hudson

__Born__: July 23, 1965

__Hometown__: Stoke On Trent, England

__Occupation__: Lead Guitarist

__Years Active__: 1983 - Present

__Bands__: Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snakepit, Slash's Blues Ball, Hollywood Rose, Road Crew, Myles Kennedy, Alice Cooper, Micheal Jackson, Motorhead

__Notable Instruments__: Gibson Les Paul

At age 14 Slash ran into his best friend Steven Adler which happened to own a guitar. This is what made Slash want to play the Guitar more and more. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976 Slash practiced playing his guitar over 12 hours a day. Slash and Steven formed a band called Road Crew. They placed an add in the newspaper for a drummer. Duff McKagan answered the add and joined Road Crew. The band split up and became Hollywood Rose. Slash was lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses. Slash quit Guns N' Roses in 1994 his skills were in great demand as he's preformed for many well known artist from Rod Stewart to Micheal Jackson he currently plays in a band called Velvet Revolver.