Slash (musician)

Slash
Slash performing in Rome in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Saul Hudson
Born	(1965-07-23) July 23, 1965 Hampstead, London, England
Origin	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, record producer, movie producer
Instruments	Guitar, bass, banjo
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Dik Hayd, Eagle Rock Entertainment, EMI, Geffen, Koch, RCA, Roadrunner, Sony, Universal, UZI Suicide
Associated acts	Guns N' Roses, Hollywood Rose, Michael Jackson, Myles Kennedy, Road Crew, Slash's Blues Ball, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver
Website	slashonline.com

Saul Hudson (born 23 July 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is an English-American musician. Originally from Stoke-on-Trent, his family moved to Los Angeles, California when Hudson was a child. Slash is best known for being lead guitarist of hard rock band Guns N' Roses from 1985 to 1996. After leaving the band Slash first formed Slash's Snakepit and then later co-founded Velvet Revolver with his former Guns N' Roses bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.

In August 2009, Time Magazine named him #2 on its list of the 10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time.