I Got The Name Slash Because I

I Never Want To Draw Attention To Myself, But That's All I Do.

When I See Footage Of Guns N' Roses, I See That Fu**ing Hunger And Attitude. You Could Not F**k With Those Five Guys. It Was Just Raw. It Was This Lean, Hungry Thing On Its Way Up. It Was As Sincere As Any Rock 'n' Roll That I've Ever Heard, And I'm Proud Of That.

I Had No Aspirations To Be A Musician, But I Picked Up A Guitar For Two Seconds And Haven't Put It Down Since.

A Lot Of Vices That I've Had Over The Years Were Always To Make Up For Some Sort Of Character Deficiency, One Of Them Being Shyness.

When That Band Started Out, I Was 18 Years Old. So That Was My Reality All The Way Up Until I Quit The Band. And Even Then, You Know, Guns N' Roses Has A Nasty Way Of Sticking Around.