- He quit smoking in 2009 following his mother's death from cancer.
- In 2001, at age 35, he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a form of congestive heart failure caused by his many years of alcohol and drug abuse. Originally given between six days and six weeks to live, he survived through physical therapy and the implantation of a defibrillator.
- His pulse once stopped after a drug overdose at a hotel. Doctors were able to revive him with a shot of adrenaline into his chest.
- 1998: Left Guns N' Roses in 1996 after numerous failed attempts at co-existing with longtime bandmate Axl Rose.
- He stole his signature top hat from a street shop, along with a belt. He cut the belt in half and wore it around the hat.
- Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 10, 2012.
- Mother is clothing designer Ola Hudson. Her work includes costumes for David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and The Pointer Sisters.
- The youngest member of Guns N' Roses.
- Auditioned for the heavy metal band Poison.
- He attended Beverly Hills High School with Lenny Kravitz in the early 1980s, but did not graduate.
- In July 2016, while on a reunion stadium tour with Guns N' Roses, Slash made a surprise appearance at rehearsals for the stage production of School of Rock in New York City. While the young cast were rehearsing "Sweet Child O' Mine", the guitarist simply strolled out unannounced and began casually playing the song with them and smiled when the kids finally noticed him. He continued to play with them through their rendition of "Paradise City.".
- Other than communicating their song selection for the 1999 Guns N' Roses live album "Live Era" only through intermediaries, Slash and Axl Rose had not seen one another between 1996 and 2015, when they finally buried the hatchet and reunited.
- His father is a white Englishman and his mother is African-American.
- A longtime friend of Matthew Cassel, the guitarist's nickname "Slash" was given him by Matthew's actor father Seymour Cassel.
- Wife Perla gave birth to a 9 lbs 4 oz baby boy, London Emilio Hudson, on August 28, 2002, and to an 8 lbs 13 oz baby boy, Cash Anthony Hudson, on June 23, 2004.
- Although he has lived in the United States since he was six years old, he did not officially become an American citizen until 1996.
- Has recorded with British heavy metal band Phil Campbell, American singer and longtime friend Lenny Kravitz and Michael Jackson.
- Not even his close friends and family refer to him as Saul Hudson, he prefers Slash.
- His favorite book is "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson.
- As a child, he once lived next door to David Geffen.
- Has a dual United Kingdom and United States citizenship.
- After leaving Guns N' Roses in 1996, Slash auditioned for the British band The Stone Roses after they'd just lost founding member John Squire. When Slash showed up wearing leather pants he was ultimately rejected.
- Attended middle and high school with longtime Guns N' Roses bandmate Steven Adler.
- July 2001: Voted the West Midlands' best guitarist in Total Guitar Magazine's poll of the greatest British guitarists.
- He is a keen collector of vintage Les Paul guitars.
- 1/22/90: Created controversy after giving a profanity-laden acceptance speech at the American Music Awards.
- His father is Anthony Hudson, album cover designer for Geffen Records, including Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark".
- Velvet Revolver's album "Contraband" was released on June 8, 2004 and enters the Billboard charts at number one, moving roughly a quarter million copies during its first week. (June 2004)
- Before Guns N' Roses, was in a band called Road Crew with future GNR bandmates Duff McKagan and Steven Adler.
- Embarking on a book tour to promote his newly published memoir titled "Slash." (October 2007)
- Several years before Guns N' Roses' inconceivable reunion, he said in a CNN interview there is not enough money in the world for him to reunite with Axl Rose. His lover Meegan Hodges happens to be longtime best friends with Axl's storied ex Erin Everly and together they convinced them to reconcile.
- Lives in Los Angeles, California with his family.
- When he was a guest band member on Conan for the Basic Cable Band; Conan announced a website and added a picture of Slash's head in place of the normal "/" you would see on a web link. It got such a great response from the audience, Conan has kept this gag going to this day.
- Although he now currently plays authentic Les Paul Gibson guitars, the Les Paul guitar that Slash played on Guns N' Roses debut album "Appetite for Destruction" is actually a Max Webster copy of a 1959 Les Paul flametop.
- Released two albums with his new band, Slash's Snakepit.
- On the show Kid Notorious (2003), he plays himself, the voice of reason, next-door neighbor and good friend of Robert Evans (Kid Notorious). In real life, he actually is the next-door neighbor and good friend of Evans (although he says he is hardly the voice of reason).
- As an homage to Slash's look on the Appetite for Destruction cover, Rockabye Baby! (a band who does lullaby renditions of famous rock, pop, rap, R&B, etc. songs and playfully parody their album art using teddy bears) replaced his trademark cigarette with a pacifier to make it kid friendly.
- In conjunction with IK Multimedia, the guitarist developed the "AmpliTube Slash" app for PC and iOS devices. (2015)
- Has released two songs and two videos with his new band, Velvet Revolver, and is now is the studio recording with them. (August 2003)
- He became famous as the guitarist of the hard rock and heavy metal band Guns N' Roses, one of the most iconic rock groups to emerge in the 1980s and considered by many to be one of the greatest bands of all time.
- Velvet Revolver album "Contraband" comes to stores May 18, 2004. (May 2004)
- Velvet Revolver was named after The Velvet Underground and their feelings that they were at a point where they were revolving around the world as opposed to the world revolving around them.
- In the studio recording a new album with Velvet Revolver. (October 2006)
- British rock band Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" inspired him to take up the guitar.
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