Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), known professionally as Slash, is a British-American

musician who serves as the lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom
he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Slash has received
critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in history.[2][3][4][5]
Born in Hampstead, London,[6] Slash moved to Los Angeles with his father when six years
old. His parents were both active in the entertainment industry, and he was given the
nickname Slash as a child by actor Seymour Cassel. In 1983 he joined the glam
metal band Hollywood Rose, then in 1985 he joined Guns N' Roses (which was composed
of former members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns), replacing founding member Tracii
Guns.
In 1994, amid growing tensions within Guns N' Roses, Slash formed
the supergroup Slash's Snakepit, and in 1996, after growing tensions with Axl Rose, he left
Guns N' Roses. In 2002, he co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver with vocalist Scott
Weiland, which re-established Slash as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s.
Slash has released six solo albums: Slash (2010), Apocalyptic Love (2012), World on
Fire (2014), Living the Dream (2018), 4 (2022) and Orgy of the Damned (2024). All but the
first of these were billed to "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators". He
returned to G