Slash sul makin of dell'album, Fergie..

[Nickgnr83]

Jeb: I can have him hook you up again.

Slash: I quit smoking. Its been more than a year ago. I was smoking three packs a day. I was making the record that I just came out with and as I was getting ready to go into the studio, I got fucking pneumonia because I was working so hard and not taking care of myself. I didn’t smoke for two weeks -- I tried but I couldn’t breath. After two weeks, I grabbed my pack of cigarettes and I thought, “That is so pigheaded. It has been two weeks. I am over the hump.” My mom had also just died of cancer. I got the patch and a bunch of nicotine gum but I haven’t smoked since. I still chew the gum though. I am still a nicotine hound.

Jeb: I want to say I am sorry to hear about your mom. I didn’t realize that.

Slash: It has been a year. It was a drag. She died of lung cancer.

Jeb: We are off to a sad start in this interview. We need to get positive because there is a lot of positive stuff going on in your life.

Slash: [laughter] It has been a while and it has become part of my vernacular. I am sorry about that. Moving on….

Jeb: How were the seeds sown to create the solo album and to then turn around and release the deluxe version with more songs and a DVD?

Slash: It wasn’t so much that I wanted to make this big super record with all this cool stuff as it was that I wanted to get the rest of the material that I had recorded out. There were 19 songs recorded altogether. I only had 14 songs on the first pressing because it is hard to force people to sit though 19 songs. I wanted to get another version of the album out to get all the songs on it, and in order to do that, I had to put some cool stuff on it to make it rather enticing. Since we have been out on the road, we have been able to get some really good live footage. We put a video on it, we did some acoustic tracks and we put it all out there.

Jeb: You had worldwide success with Guns N Roses and Velvet Revolver. You had some success with Snakepit as well. But this album is turning out to be one of your most successful. Are you shocked by that?

Slash: It has been really, really cool. I went into this with no expectations. It was just an outlet for me because I really wanted to make a record on my own. I had the idea that I wanted to do something with a bunch of people guesting on my record because I have always done a lot of guesting on other people’s records. It was really a labor of love. The people were great and it was really easy to make. I got to see what I was made of without the rest of the bands input.

Whenever I make an album it is always a means to going out and play on the road. I met up with Myles Kennedy, who is one of the best rock ‘n roll singers out there. We managed to put together a killer rhythm section and the band is great. We have been getting a great rock crowd and it really has been stunning.

Jeb: I want to talk about Myles, but first, lets talk about Fergie. I am a rocker and my favorite songs on the album are “Dr. Alibi” with Lemmy from Motorhead, “Ghost” with Ian Astbury and “The Sword” with Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother. The song I wanted to hate was “Beautiful Dangerous” with Fergie. I can’t hate that song. It rocks man. It really rocks.

Slash: Fergie is stereotyped. It is easy to do because she is in the Black Eyed Peas. If I didn’t know her I would not have said, “Hey, let’s go get that chick to sing on my record.” I first met her when I did this impromptu guest appearance with the Black Eyed Peas and we did a rock medley. I had never met her.

I was doing this fund raiser -- that is what we were doing it for -- when we did the rock medley, she sang and and I went, “Wow” because she sang a Led Zeppelin song and then “Barracuda” and “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney. It really just blew my mind. I made friends with her and we got to know each other and it turns out that she is this full on rock chick. She started out in her first groups playing rock music.

Like almost every female in the industry, she made her way into pop music because, in this day and age, it is about the only way to get your foot in the door. She has had tons of success doing pop and she has become world famous because of that group. I knew, however, that she could sing the shit out of rock music. I actually had a song that I had written that I wanted a girl to sing and she was the first person that came to my mind.

Jeb: Does she have another song on the deluxe version?

Slash: No, the other song I have done with her is going to be on her solo record --- she is doing a rock solo record. Listen, Fergie does her thing in the Black Eyed Peas but when she is hanging with me she gets to go off on her wild side. The lyrics are really fucking hardcore, in a sexual way. We just did a video for “Beautiful Dangerous” that is going to paint her in a new light as well.

eb: Last one: Legend holds that you tried out for Poison but didn’t make the cut. Is that true?

Slash: Yeah I did. I was living in LA and I had just gotten done working in a band with Axl, actually, called Hollywood Rose. Steven Adler was in that band as well. I just quit. I told Axl I couldn’t handle it anymore and I walked. That was right after the first time Axl and I ever worked together. Matt, the original guitar player for Poison, who was actually a pretty cool guy, had gotten his wife pregnant or they were getting married or something like that. He was moving back to Pennsylvania. He goes, “You should try out for Poison.” I hated Poison but in those days you did whatever you had to do to keep moving.

Being very ambitious, as I was, I went and auditioned for Poison. I ended up being one of two guitar players left that they were going to pick from. I remember kicking the shit out of the songs they had. There was no denying that I could play them but there was an issue about makeup and stuff. Bobby Dall asked me what kind of shoes I was going to wear. I was like, “What?” It was kind of obvious that this was going to go nowhere.

As I was walking out of the audition, CC Deville was walking in. He had on pancake makeup and a ton of hairspray. I actually remember thinking right then, “That should be the guy.” The next day I got a call from Bobby and he said, “You know, you are great and all but I think we are going to pass on you and go with this other guy.” It was CC and it really did make all the sense in the world. I was in a couple of bands after that and then we started Guns and Roses



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[Nickgnr83]

Jeb: I can have him hook you up again.

Slash: I quit smoking. Its been more than a year ago. I was smoking three packs a day. I was making the record that I just came out with and as I was getting ready to go into the studio, I got fucking pneumonia because I was working so hard and not taking care of myself. I didn’t smoke for two weeks -- I tried but I couldn’t breath. After two weeks, I grabbed my pack of cigarettes and I thought, “That is so pigheaded. It has been two weeks. I am over the hump.” My mom had also just died of cancer. I got the patch and a bunch of nicotine gum but I haven’t smoked since. I still chew the gum though. I am still a nicotine hound.

Jeb: I want to say I am sorry to hear about your mom. I didn’t realize that.

Slash: It has been a year. It was a drag. She died of lung cancer.

Jeb: We are off to a sad start in this interview. We need to get positive because there is a lot of positive stuff going on in your life.

Slash: [laughter] It has been a while and it has become part of my vernacular. I am sorry about that. Moving on….

Jeb: How were the seeds sown to create the solo album and to then turn around and release the deluxe version with more songs and a DVD?

Slash: It wasn’t so much that I wanted to make this big super record with all this cool stuff as it was that I wanted to get the rest of the material that I had recorded out. There were 19 songs recorded altogether. I only had 14 songs on the first pressing because it is hard to force people to sit though 19 songs. I wanted to get another version of the album out to get all the songs on it, and in order to do that, I had to put some cool stuff on it to make it rather enticing. Since we have been out on the road, we have been able to get some really good live footage. We put a video on it, we did some acoustic tracks and we put it all out there.

Jeb: You had worldwide success with Guns N Roses and Velvet Revolver. You had some success with Snakepit as well. But this album is turning out to be one of your most successful. Are you shocked by that?

Slash: It has been really, really cool. I went into this with no expectations. It was just an outlet for me because I really wanted to make a record on my own. I had the idea that I wanted to do something with a bunch of people guesting on my record because I have always done a lot of guesting on other people’s records. It was really a labor of love. The people were great and it was really easy to make. I got to see what I was made of without the rest of the bands input.

Whenever I make an album it is always a means to going out and play on the road. I met up with Myles Kennedy, who is one of the best rock ‘n roll singers out there. We managed to put together a killer rhythm section and the band is great. We have been getting a great rock crowd and it really has been stunning.

Jeb: I want to talk about Myles, but first, lets talk about Fergie. I am a rocker and my favorite songs on the album are “Dr. Alibi” with Lemmy from Motorhead, “Ghost” with Ian Astbury and “The Sword” with Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother. The song I wanted to hate was “Beautiful Dangerous” with Fergie. I can’t hate that song. It rocks man. It really rocks.

Slash: Fergie is stereotyped. It is easy to do because she is in the Black Eyed Peas. If I didn’t know her I would not have said, “Hey, let’s go get that chick to sing on my record.” I first met her when I did this impromptu guest appearance with the Black Eyed Peas and we did a rock medley. I had never met her.

I was doing this fund raiser -- that is what we were doing it for -- when we did the rock medley, she sang and and I went, “Wow” because she sang a Led Zeppelin song and then “Barracuda” and “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney. It really just blew my mind. I made friends with her and we got to know each other and it turns out that she is this full on rock chick. She started out in her first groups playing rock music.

Like almost every female in the industry, she made her way into pop music because, in this day and age, it is about the only way to get your foot in the door. She has had tons of success doing pop and she has become world famous because of that group. I knew, however, that she could sing the shit out of rock music. I actually had a song that I had written that I wanted a girl to sing and she was the first person that came to my mind.

Jeb: Does she have another song on the deluxe version?

Slash: No, the other song I have done with her is going to be on her solo record --- she is doing a rock solo record. Listen, Fergie does her thing in the Black Eyed Peas but when she is hanging with me she gets to go off on her wild side. The lyrics are really fucking hardcore, in a sexual way. We just did a video for “Beautiful Dangerous” that is going to paint her in a new light as well.

eb: Last one: Legend holds that you tried out for Poison but didn’t make the cut. Is that true?

Slash: Yeah I did. I was living in LA and I had just gotten done working in a band with Axl, actually, called Hollywood Rose. Steven Adler was in that band as well. I just quit. I told Axl I couldn’t handle it anymore and I walked. That was right after the first time Axl and I ever worked together. Matt, the original guitar player for Poison, who was actually a pretty cool guy, had gotten his wife pregnant or they were getting married or something like that. He was moving back to Pennsylvania. He goes, “You should try out for Poison.” I hated Poison but in those days you did whatever you had to do to keep moving.

Being very ambitious, as I was, I went and auditioned for Poison. I ended up being one of two guitar players left that they were going to pick from. I remember kicking the shit out of the songs they had. There was no denying that I could play them but there was an issue about makeup and stuff. Bobby Dall asked me what kind of shoes I was going to wear. I was like, “What?” It was kind of obvious that this was going to go nowhere.

As I was walking out of the audition, CC Deville was walking in. He had on pancake makeup and a ton of hairspray. I actually remember thinking right then, “That should be the guy.” The next day I got a call from Bobby and he said, “You know, you are great and all but I think we are going to pass on you and go with this other guy.” It was CC and it really did make all the sense in the world. I was in a couple of bands after that and then we started Guns and Roses



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S: Ho smesso di fumare. E' più di un anno fa. Fumavo tre pacchetti al giorno. Stavo creando l'album ed ero talmente preso che non ho fumato per due settimane, ci ho riprovato ma non riuscivo a respirare. Dopo due settimane, ho preso il pacchetto e mi sono detto "è una puttanata, sono due settimane, sono fuori". Mia mamma è morta di cancro. Mangio solo cicles alla nicotina, ma non ho più fumato.

CCR: Mi dispiace non me ne sono reso conto.

S: E' un anno, fumava molto. Morta per un cancro ai polmoni.

CCR: quest'intervista è partita in maniera molto triste, dobbiamo essere positivi, ci sono molte cose positive che sono successe nella tua vita e che stanno accadendo.

S: (RIDE) Fa niente, dai..

CCR: Com'è nata l'idea dell'album solista e com'è uscita fuori l'idea di una versione deluxe con più canzoni e un DVD?

S: Non è da molto che mi era venuta l'idea di fare un super album con tutte queste cose fighe. Ci sono 19 canzoni registrate. Ho messo solo 14 canzoni sulla prima versione perché è difficile convincere le persone a concentrarsi su 19 canzoni. Volevo un'altra versione dell'album con tutte le canzoni, e per farlo, ho dovuto metterci altro materiale figo per attirare l'attenzione. Così mentre eravamo in giro, abbiamo ripreso molto materiale live. Abbiamo fatto un video, molte traccie acustiche e le abbiamo messe insieme.

CCR: Hai avuto un successo mondiale con i GNR e i VR. Così come con i Snakepit. Ma quest'album sembra il tuo meglio del meglio. Sei sorpreso?

S: E' stato molto molto figo. E non me l'aspettavo. E' stato solo un surplus per me perché volevo realmente qualcosa di mio. Avevo l'idea di voler fare qualcosa con un po' di persone ospiti nel mio album perché di contro ho fatto anch'io l'ospite in altri album. E' stato un lavoro amorevole. Le persone sono state immense ed è stato tutto molto facile. Avevo il bisogno di vedere ciò che avevo creato senza gli imput del resto della band. Ogniqualvolta che fai un album bisogna sempre andare in giro e suonarlo. Mi sono incontrato con Myles Kennedy, che è uno dei migliori cantanti. Ci siamo accordati sul metter insieme una pazzesca sezione ritmica e la band è stata grande.

CCR: Parliamo di Fergie. Sono un rocker e la mia canzone preferita è DR Alibi con Lemmy dei Motorhead, Ghost con Ian Astbury e By The Sword con Andrew Stockdale. La canzone che volevo odiare è Beautiful Dangerous con Fergie. Ma non posso odiarla. Funziona. Cazzo se funziona.

S: Fergie ha uno stereotipo addosso. Ed è facile perché è nei BEP. Se non l'avessi conosciuta non le avrei mai detto "hey prendiamo questa pupa e facciamogli fare una canzone dell'album". La prima volta che la vidi fu quando feci questo medley rock con i BEP. Ero a questa ricerca fondi quando facemmo il medley rock, lei cantò e io pensai "wow" perché stava cantando una canzone dei Led Zep e dopo "Barracuda" e "Live and Let Die" di Paul McCartney. Mi ha sballato. Ci ho fatto amicizia e ci siamo conosciuti ed è uscito fuori che lei ha la fissa e ne sa di rock. Il suo primo gruppo è stato rock. Come ogni femmina dell'industria discografica, si è fatta strada nella musica pop, e di questi tempi, è l'unico modo per farsi strada. Ha avuto un botto di successo facendo pop ed è divenuta celebre per quel gruppo. So, comunque, che può tirare il meglio dal rock. E in quel periodo avevo una canzone per una donna e mi venne d'istinto chiamare lei.

CCR: Avrà un'altra canzone per la versione deluxe?

S: No, l'altra canzone che ho fatto con lei sarà sul suo album solista, un album solista rock. Senti, Fergie fa le sue cose con i BEP ma quando suona con me esce fuori il suo lato selvaggio. Il testo è fottutamente hardcore, in un modo sensuale. Abbiamo fatto un video per Beautiful dangerous che le dipinge addosso una nuova luce.


CCR: l'ultima domanda. Una leggenda narra che provasti ad entrare nei Poison ma non ce l'hai fatta, E' vero?

S: Sì. Vivevo a LA. Era il periodo in cui avevo suonato in una band di Axl, gli Hollywood Rose. Steven Adler era in quella band. Io mollai. Dissi ad Axl che non ce la facevo più e me ne andai. Questa fu la prima volta che io e Axl lavorammo insieme. Matt, il chitarrista originale dei Poison, che era piuttosto bravo, mise incinta sua moglie o si sposarono, qualcosa di simile comunque. Se ne andò in Pennsylvania. Mi disse "dovresti provare con i Poison". Li odiavo ma in quei giorni facevo qualsiasi cosa. Ero ambizioso, e feci un provino. Rimanemmo in due. Ricordai che feci il meglio che potei sulle loro canzoni. Poi, ad un certo punto uscì fuori qualcosa sul make up e cazzate simili. Bobby Dall mi chiese che tipo di scarpe mi sarei messo. E io "cosa?" era ovvio che non poteva funzionare. Mentre me ne andavo entrò CC Deville, aveva un make up e un botto di lacca, mi ricordo che pensai che fosse l'uomo giusto. Il giorno dopo ricevetti una chiamata da BOB che mi disse che ero bravo ma che sceglievano l'altro ragazzo. Era CC, tutto aveva un senso. Dopo fui in un altro paio di band e poi cominciai con i GNR

[Lord Rob]

è chiaro che Slash si sbatte Fergie...

[Sleosh]

è chiaro che Slash si sbatte Fergie...

cristallino, sisi

[PePPe!]

è chiaro che Slash si sbatte Fergie...

beato lui...tra una trombata e l'altra hanno scritto qualche canzone...

[gloria]

si si ormai me ne sono convinta anche io..

[Sleosh]

Chi non darebbe una botta a quel gnoccone?! A tutti piace la FFFFF.AIIIII.GIIII.EIIIIII (notare l'autocensura ) e Slash non è da meno...