The Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s passion for the group in question runs, curiously, in the family: both his father and mother were big fans
Bar He had a very musical upbringing. Born in England, the guitarist — whose family moved to the United States when he was 6 — had the now-deceased mother Hi Hudsonrenowned stylist with whom he collaborated David Bowie, John Lenon AND Ringo Starrjust to name a few more well-known names. The father, Anthony Hudsonhe was a graphic artist and created covers for Neil Young, Joni Mitchellamong others.
In other words: the little one Saul Hudson he grew up not only listening to music, especially rock, but also surrounded by artists. Over time, his taste developed towards the heavier side of sound, but his passion for the classics remained.
It’s no surprise that his favorite band is, puns aside, a rock milestone. In a 2019 interview on the radio show Jonesy’s Jukebox (go Speaker), the member of Guns N’ Roses he was invited to list his favorite album of all time, but he was unable to do so and preferred to praise a sequence of works by this group that he adored so much: Rolling Stones.
“Black Saturday is one of my favorite bands, but if I had to pick a favorite album for life, it would be it Beggars’ Banquet (1968) or Let it bleed (1969), from Rolling Stones. In fact, these two albums together Sticky fingers (1971) e Exile on Main St (1972) – these four albums in a row basically combine my favorite songs of all time.”
In another interview, from 2014, with Music RadarSlash admitted that family influence led to his passion for the Stones. He states:
“The Stones were definitely the background music of my existence for a long time – and still are. My parents were also really into the Stones. There was one period in particular where the band released three records that would had a great influence on me: Beggars’ Banquet, Let it bleed AND Sticky fingers. Those three were my favorites as a kid.”
The man in the hat even quotes Mick Taylorthe group’s guitarist between 1969 and 1974, as his greatest influence on the instrument. THE Stronger (go Igor Miranda’s website), says:
“Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones had the biggest influence on me, without me realizing it. As I grew up and started playing guitar, I always liked his style. People mention Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck AND Angus Young – all the obvious ones – but there are guys like Mick Taylor and Joe Walsh which were equally important. He had a really nice, rounded blues that I found very effective.”
The best Slash covers album
Let’s go back to the 2019 interview with Jonesy’s JukeboxSlash was also asked to name his favorite covers album of all time. For him, in fact, it is an EP: Garage daysissued by Metallica in 1987, more than a decade before the album Garage Inc. (1998).
And what to analyze in a covers album? He who recorded the covers album with Guns N’ Roses The spaghetti incident?! (1993), responded:
“Where the artist really relates to the source material and how it becomes part of their personality when they re-record it, I think is really cool.”
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