The Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s passion for the group in question runs, interestingly, in the family: both his father and mother were big fans
Slash He had a very musical upbringing. Born in England, the guitarist — whose family moved to the United States when he was 6 years old — had as his mother the now deceased Hi Hudsonrenowned stylist who worked with David Bowie, John Lennon and Ringo Starrjust to mention some more well-known names. The father, Anthony Hudsonwas a graphic artist and created covers for Neil Young, Joni Mitchellbetween others.
In other words: the little Saul Hudson grew up not only listening to music — especially rock — but also being surrounded by artists. Over time, his taste developed towards the heavier side of the sound, but his passion for the classics remained.
It’s no surprise that his favorite band is, puns aside, a cornerstone of rock. In a 2019 interview with the radio program Jonesy’s Jukebox (via Loudwire), the member of the Guns N’ Roses 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 so adored by him: the Rolling Stones.
“Black Sabbath is one of my favorite bands, but if I had to choose a favorite album for life, it would be Beggars Banquet (1968) or Let It Bleed (1969), from Rolling Stones. In fact, these two albums together Sticky Fingers (1971) and Exile on Main St (1972) — these four albums in a row bring together, practically, 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 also really liked the Stones. There was a period in particular when the band released three albums that would have a huge influence on me: Beggar’s Banquet, Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers. Those three were my favorites as a kid.”
The man with the hat even quotes mick taylorthe group’s guitarist between 1969 and 1974, as his biggest influence on the instrument. THE Louder (via Igor Miranda website), he says:
“Mick Taylor from the Rolling Stones had the biggest influence on me, without me even knowing 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 cool, round type of blues that I found very effective.”
The best cover album for Slash
Back to the 2019 interview with Jonesy’s JukeboxSlash was also asked to mention his favorite covers album of all time. For him, in fact, it is an EP: Garage Daysreleased by Metallica in 1987 — more than a decade before the album Garage Inc. (1998).
And what to analyze in a covers record? He, who with Guns N’ Roses recorded the covers album 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 that’s really cool.”
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