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Slash Invites Bieber To Strip Club
SLASH had an indecent proposal for pop sensation JUSTIN BIEBER when the pair met in Sydney, Australia this weekend (24-25Apr10) - he invited the 16 year old to a strip club.The former Guns N' Roses...
By WENN on 27 April 2010
Slash's Partying 'Burden'
Slash quit drinking and taking drugs because it "wasn't fun" anymore.The former Guns N' Roses guitarist - real name Saul Hudson - admits he has curbed his partying ways as he has got older because...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 April 2010
Slash Quit Smoking After Pneumonia
SLASH refused to quit smoking while his mother was dying of lung cancer - he only kicked the habit after falling ill with pneumonia.The former Guns N' Roses guitarist, 44, has been a heavy smoker...
By WENN on 23 April 2010
Slash 'Too Scared' To Call Thom Yorke
According to The Sun SLASH was desperate to collaborate with THOM YORKE on his new solo album - but he was too scared to approach the RADIOHEAD frontman.The former Guns N' Roses guitarist enlisted a...
By WENN on 23 April 2010
Ronnie Wood Taught Slash To Rock
Ronnie Wood used to teach Slash how to play guitar.The Rolling Stones guitarist gave playing tips to the legendary axeman - who played in seminal 80s band Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver and is...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 April 2010
Slash: 'Rose Is Phenomenal'
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist SLASH wants to end his decade-long feud with ex-bandmate AXL ROSE, insisting the pair could have an "interesting conversation" if they put aside their differences.The top hat-toting rocker famously fell...
By WENN on 05 April 2010
Slash Too Shy To Approach Singers
Slash was scared to call up stars and ask them to guest on his solo record. The former Guns 'N' Roses guitarist is set to release his debut solo album - which features a range...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 March 2010
Slash: 'Rose Is Misunderstood'
SLASH has come to the defence of his former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate AXL ROSE - insisting music industry peers should make more of an effort to "understand" the rocker, rather than just labelling him...
By WENN on 12 March 2010
Slash Teams Up With Dora The Explorer
Former GUNS N’ ROSES rocker SLASH is showing his softer side by teaming up with Nickelodeon to design a DORA THE EXPLORER backpack for charity.The Velvet Revolver star has been hired by bosses at the...
By WENN on 05 March 2010
Slash Still Searching For Weiland's Replacement
SLASH will resume his search for SCOTT WEILAND's replacement in VELVET REVOLVER once he completes his solo tour.The group, founded by the guitarist and his former Guns N' Roses bandmate Duff MCKagan, has been auditioning...
By WENN on 22 February 2010
Fergie Planning Rock Record With Slash
BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE is planning to explore her passion for rock music on her next solo album - she's set to team up with SLASH for his upcoming project.The singer scored an international...
By WENN on 19 February 2010
Cheryl Cole To Whip Fans Into Frenzy
Cheryl Cole will dance around the stage with whips during her "sexy" solo tour.The 'Fight for This Love' singer reportedly wants her "raunchy" concerts to be based around a bondage theme as she breaks away...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 January 2010
Slash's Drug Escapism
Slash took heroin because it "complemented" his personality.The Velvet Revolver rocker has revealed he was drawn to the Class A drug when he was in Guns N' Roses because it suited him "perfectly" and helped...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 January 2010
Rose & Slash Constantly Reject Guns N' Roses Reunion Offers
Rockers AXL ROSE and SLASH have turned down deals worth "hundreds of millions" to reform the original GUNS N' ROSES line-up - because they still can't stand to be around one another.Drummer Stever Adler was...
By WENN on 07 January 2010
Slash Dressed In Drag To Get Into Club
A teenage SLASH once partied at Los Angeles' fabled Rainbow bar in drag - because a doorman refused him entry with fake identification.The rocker and musician pal Steven Adler both tried to gain entrance to...
By WENN on 18 November 2009
Slash Defends Fergie's Rock N' Roll Vocals
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist SLASH has defended his decision to recruit FERGIE to sing on a remake of the rock band's PARADISE CITY, insisting critics of the BLACK EYED PEAS star will be blown...
By WENN on 16 November 2009
Rihanna's Prodigy Songs
Rihanna's new album is inspired by The Prodigy.The 'Umbrella' hitmaker is set to release her new LP, 'Rated R' later this month and says she drew ideas from a diverse range of artists, including the...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 November 2009
Slash Finishing Solo Album
Slash is finishing recording his solo album today (04.11.09). The former 'Guns N Roses' guitarist said he's recording the last song for his debut solo album - which will feature a number of guest vocalists...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 November 2009
Scherzinger Recording With Slash
NICOLE SCHERZINGER is swapping pop for rock - the PUSSYCAT DOLLS star has recorded songs with SLASH and ALICE COOPER.The singer is currently on hiatus from the girl group and is working on a string...
By WENN on 13 October 2009
Best Guitarist Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest electric guitarist of all time.The 'All Along The Watchtower' star topped a list compiled by Time magazine, beating renowned musicians including Slash, BB King, Keith Richards of the...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 August 2009
Slash Pays Tribute To Les Paul
Rocker SLASH has paid tribute to late guitar great LES PAUL, dubbing him a "friend and mentor".Musician-turned-guitar innovator Paul lost a battle with pneumonia on Thursday (13Aug09) at the age of 94. During his lifetime,...
By WENN on 13 August 2009
Stars Come Out For Slash
The stars came out for SLASH as the rocker headlined Norway's Quart Festival on Tuesday (30Jun09) - OZZY OSBOURNE and RON WOOD joined him onstage.The Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist was also joined...
By WENN on 04 July 2009
Velvet Revolver Wait For Fate
Velvet Revolver expect their new singer to "land in their laps".The group have been searching for a frontman since the departure of Scott Weiland last year but bassist Duff McKagan insists they are not worried...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 June 2009
Slash Recruits Bonham, John 5 To His Band
VELVET REVOLVER star SLASH has named part-time LED ZEPPELIN drummer JASON BONHAM to his new group which will debut at the Quart Festival in Norway on 30 June (09).Slash's band will also feature Rob Zombie...
By on 09 June 2009
Slash Swapped Snakes For Kids
Rocker SLASH was forced to give up his huge collection of snakes when his wife PERLA became pregnant with their first child. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist amassed a vast menagerie of the reptiles that...
By WENN on 26 January 2009
Slash: 'I'm Better Sober'
Rocker SLASH insists he's a better guitarist now he's given up alcohol - and a better father too. The former Guns N' Roses star checked into rehab to tackle his drinking problem, and insists that...
By WENN on 12 May 2008
Slash Gave Up Snakes For The Sake Of His Son
Rocker SLASH gave up his collection of 80 pet snakes over fears the creatures would not make for a safe home environment for his first child. The Velvet Revolver star kept mostly deadly pythons and...
By WENN on 10 May 2008
Slash: 'I Won't Let Jackson Near My Kids'
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist SLASH once refused to allow MICHAEL JACKSON near his two-year-old son - because he didn't quite trust the star. The former Guns N' Roses star admits he was weary of Jackson meeting...
By WENN on 02 January 2008
Slash Recalls Rose's Tantrum Over Grandmother's Sofa
Rocker SLASH had to treat his GUNS N' ROSES bandmate AXL ROSE with "kid gloves" or risk the singer jumping out of moving vehicles. The guitarist learned early on that volatile Rose wasn't a fan...
By WENN on 01 November 2007
Slash: 'Seymour Cassel Came Up With My Nickname'
Rocker SLASH's longstanding stage name was coined by veteran character actor SEYMOUR CASSEL. The former Guns 'N Roses guitarist, who now plays in Velvet Revolver, was born Saul Hudson and has been a friend of...
By WENN on 31 October 2007
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