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SLASH Says Heroin Left Him Unable to Play Guitar
World Entertainment News Network is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash finally decided to quit heroin when he realized his addiction meant he could not longer play his instrument properly. The rocker, now 39, became a slave to the drug during his days with GUNS 'N ROSES, and got to the p...September 10, 2004
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SLASH To Perform With JAMES BROWN, LENNY KRAVITZ At 'Rock Through Time' Event
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) will join James Brown and Lenny Kravitz onstage at Miller Brewing Company's "Rock Through Time" event, the grand finale to Miller's celebration of Rolling Stone's 50 Years of Rock and Roll summer. Slash will perform an as-yet-undetermined song with...September 9, 2004
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DORO PESCH Says She Would Like To Collaborate With NIGHTWISH Singer
German metal singer Doro Pesch recently spoke to Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine about her upcoming AFM Records debut, entitled "Classic Diamonds". Due on September 20, the CD contains reworked classics from Doro's 20-year career as well as several new songs which were specially composed for this...September 9, 2004
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Canadian Singer TODD KERNS Misses The VELVET REVOLVER Boat
Canadian vocalist Todd Kerns (ex-AGE OF ELECTRIC) recently spoke to Chart Attack about his audition for VELVET REVOLVER, the new band formed by former members of GUNS N' ROSES and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. In early 2003, Kerns got a call from an L.A. friend who told him to audition for this new band with...September 8, 2004
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Another GUNS N' ROSES Semi-Reunion: STRADLIN Jams With VELVET REVOLVER In Paris
Another GUNS N' ROSES semi-reunion of sorts took place Tuesday (Sept. 7) in Paris, France, when guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his old bandmates in VELVET REVOLVER onstage for the GN'R classics "I Used To Love Her" and "It's So Easy". During those two GN'R songs, Slash reportedly donned his trademar...September 8, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Visits BBC's Radio 1: Audio, Photos Posted Online
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was the special guest on Friday's (Sept. 3) "Colin & Edith" show on BBC's Radio 1. In the interview, Slash stated that the U.K. is the best place to tour in the world, he talked about his mother dating David Bowie, and offered his thoughts on getting back with Axl...September 7, 2004
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SLASH Discusses His MCFARLANE Toy
BBC Radio 1 spoke to guitarist Slash backstage before the VELVET REVOLVER gig in London on Thursday night (Sept. 2). Asked about the Slash figure that is being developed by McFarlane Toys (the same company that has previously produced toys for OZZY OSBOURNE and KISS),Slash responded, "It's not an a...September 6, 2004
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SLASH Action Figure Coming Soon From MCFARLANE TOYS
McFarlane Toys has announced the latest figure to join their expanding collection of music figures. Slash, considered to be one of the greatest guitarists to come out of the late 1980s, and a former member of GUNS N' ROSES, has become the latest edition. With his trademark top hat and omnipresent ci...August 31, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Loses His 'Best Friend And Soulmate'
VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has posted the following message in the "Diary" section of the group's web site: "Hello all of you loyal VELVET REVOLVER fans. It's Matt here making my second entry into my diary. Have been on tour in Europe around three weeks now. The shows have...August 26, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform On German TV
VELVET REVOLVER will appear on "TV Total", one of Germany's most popular comedy shows, on September 6. The band will perform "Fall To Pieces" live and guitarist Slash will be interviewed by the show's host Stefan Raab. In other news, VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has posted the following messag...August 4, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Is Doing It For The Kids
VELVET REVOLVER's Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS member Dean DeLeo are among the noted guitarists who will appear on the upcoming children's album "Sing a Song With Six Strings", due out October 5 from Sony Wonder, the family division of Sony Music Entertainment. Executive produ...August 4, 2004
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SLASH: One Of The Biggest Mistakes I Made Was Giving Up The Name GUNS N' ROSES
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash recently spoke to the U.K.'s Observer about a number of topics, including money, sex and drugs. Several excerpts from the article follow: "One of the biggest mistakes I apparently ever made was giving up the name GUNS N' ROSES. But I c...July 27, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Recalls Days Of Road Excess
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told the U.K.'s Guardian that in the decade since he left GUNS N' ROSES, he has become an enthusiastic husband and father, having just flown in from L.A., where his wife had given birth to their second child. "I woke up the other day in my hotel room and I ...July 9, 2004
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SLASH Sacrifices Snakes For Baby
Ireland Online is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash gave away his beloved snakes to save his baby from being eaten. The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist — real name Saul Hudson — was repeatedly bitten on the face by his pet python and almost lost his cat to his anaconda, so reluctantly do...July 5, 2004
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Remembering The St. Louis GUNS N' ROSES Riot
Jordan Harper of The Riverfront Times writes: This Friday, July 2, marks the thirteenth anniversary of the St. Louis GUNS N' ROSES riot. We'll not soon forget the smoke and shame, broadcast to the world on CNN, when Axl Rose jumped into the crowd to battle a man with a camera before leaping back ons...July 2, 2004
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