Yoinked from hereMatthew Flamm of Crain's New York Business reports that former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash just sold his autobiography to HarperCollins. The British born, California-raised axeman will work with writer Anthony Bozza, who helped M?tley Cr?e drummer Tommy Lee pen his memoir, "Tommyland". The manuscript is due to be delivered in the fall.
A HarperCollins spokeswoman confirmed Slash's deal, according to Crain's New York Business.
Slash, born Saul Hudson, left Guns N' Roses in 1996 following a rift with frontman Axl Rose. He went on to form the band Velvet Revolver with fellow ex-GN'R members Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums).
Also in the works is "W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of W. Axl Rose", by British rock writer Mick Wall. The book is due out in Britain in the fall and is currently making the rounds of New York publishers.
"[Guns N' Roses] is a great story, and it's not finished yet," says Wall's U.S. agent, Barbara Zitwer, referring to the unfinished album, entitled "Chinese Democracy", that Rose has been working on for years.
Slash is not the first member of Velvet Revolver to land a publishing deal for his memoir. A year ago, it was announced that the group's lead singer, Scott Weiland (ex-Stone Temple Pilots) had inked a deal with Scribner to release his autobiography, which will include stories about his rise to rock stardom, his battles with drugs, and his life now that he's sober.
The Norwegian web site of Velvet Revolver's record label is now listing June 4 as the international release date for the band's second album, "Libertad", which would make the North American arrival date June 5. The site previously listed a mid-May release date for the disc. The label has not yet announced any official release date for "Libertad".
Velvet Revolver has been recording "Libertad" since the beginning of 2007 in a Los Angeles studio. The group is tentatively scheduled to visit South America in April with Aerosmith, followed by a U.S. theatre tour in May.
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