Errors in Slash's book (list only, discussion in the other thread)

[SamBob]

Mmm... well, maybe you should close the thread, since this IS NOT for discussion, and have people who find something out of the book and PM it to Jarmo or one of the admins??

[elmir]

well, here's one which confused me:

in his book, Slash said that they ran into Adrianna Smith in NY because she was there visiting some friends at the same time, so they hooked up, and the whole Rocket Queen recording thing happened. He says that she was sleeping with Axl for a whole week already in NY, and that when it came down to recording the parts, he was all for it, and even helped them set up the scene.

In Marc Canter's book (Reckless Road), she says that Slash invited her to join them in NY, and since she had friends there, she did. She also (in my understanding of it) implied that Slash had no clue about her stint with Axl, and called her up the next day after he heard the recording, demanding that she comes to the studio and explain herself, because she cheated on Steve, who was his best friend.

So according to that statement, Slash wasn't even aware of the idea for Rocket Queen, let alone present at the studio for the recording.

not sure whose take to believe on this one. Also in his book, he refers to her as Adriana Smith, and in Canter's book she is referred to as Adriana Smith on one page, and as Adriana Durgan on the other page. Maybe she married later or whatever, but it was never said, which just confused the shit out of me.

[Alan]

in Slash's book it seemed like he recorded the first Snakepit and THEN bought the house where he built the studio (where Snakepit was actually recorded).

another one for the list

[Smoking Guns]

in Slash's book it seemed like he recorded the first Snakepit and THEN bought the house where he built the studio (where Snakepit was actually recorded).

another one for the list

Ya, that threw me off too.  Then I thought I was mistaken and the 2nd snakepit album was recorded at his home studio.....

[lynn1961]

in Slash's book it seemed like he recorded the first Snakepit and THEN bought the house where he built the studio (where Snakepit was actually recorded).

another one for the list

Ya, that threw me off too.? Then I thought I was mistaken and the 2nd snakepit album was recorded at his home studio.....

It was the 2nd Snakepit album that was recorded there. 

[Mama Kin]

in Slash's book it seemed like he recorded the first Snakepit and THEN bought the house where he built the studio (where Snakepit was actually recorded).

another one for the list

While I am not at that part yet, it seems as though the book was put together in whatever order Slash happened to recall the stories.

I also hate the giant interuptions in the text which have nothing to do with the story. Sometimes it's text from three pages in the future, sometimes it's on the same page. Tommyland employed this same deal, except it was Tommy's cock speaking (for those of you who haven't read the book, I'm 100% serious) and at least Tommy's cock kept it's interuptions in context.

I love the book so far, just hate how it was put together.

[Alan]

in Slash's book it seemed like he recorded the first Snakepit and THEN bought the house where he built the studio (where Snakepit was actually recorded).

another one for the list

Ya, that threw me off too.? Then I thought I was mistaken and the 2nd snakepit album was recorded at his home studio.....

It was the 2nd Snakepit album that was recorded there.?

When Guns N'Roses finished the Illusion tours, the band went home for a well deserved vacation. SLASH says he is not one to stay around the house smelling the roses, so instead of gardening, he built a home studio nicknamed Snakepit. Matt Sorum, GNR drummer, came over, and he and SLASH started arranging some material SLASH had written.

clearly it's the first album is being talked about there.

[spaghetti_incident]

in Slash's book it seemed like he recorded the first Snakepit and THEN bought the house where he built the studio (where Snakepit was actually recorded).

another one for the list

Ya, that threw me off too.? Then I thought I was mistaken and the 2nd snakepit album was recorded at his home studio.....

It was the 2nd Snakepit album that was recorded there.?

When Guns N'Roses finished the Illusion tours, the band went home for a well deserved vacation. SLASH says he is not one to stay around the house smelling the roses, so instead of gardening, he built a home studio nicknamed Snakepit. Matt Sorum, GNR drummer, came over, and he and SLASH started arranging some material SLASH had written.

clearly it's the first album is being talked about there.

I still found it to be a great read though.

[Megaguns]

this shit is shit, why dissect something that nobody here knows about. take it for what it is....A BIOGRAPHY IS ABOUT SOMEONE TELLING THEIR STORY FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE!. sure it may be sketchy in places but im sure i wouldnt get it 100 percent right if i was touring the world for 3 years and drunk half the time
 fuck man.... this thread shouldnt exist....... Take the mans bio for what it is..... and wait until axl writes his side of the story.

[chriskon72]

this shit is shit, why dissect something that nobody here knows about. take it for what it is....A BIOGRAPHY IS ABOUT SOMEONE TELLING THEIR STORY FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE!. sure it may be sketchy in places but im sure i wouldnt get it 100 percent right if i was touring the world for 3 years and drunk half the time
 fuck man.... this thread shouldnt exist....... Take the mans bio for what it is..... and wait until axl writes his side of the story.

 Axl will never write a Bio...(if he did could you imagine how long it would take just a joke or is it)

[ShotgunBlues1978]

I read the book, and while interesting, realized that it had to be taken with about a gallon of salt.  If Slash can't get the facts straight on stuff that is common and verifiable public knowledge, it calls into question his credibility when it comes to unverifiable statements.  Of course he was drunk and-or high on heroin, coke, crack, Oxy, and everything else for a huge chunk of the events, has a compulsive personality, lied to those closest to him, and so forth so it almost goes without saying that the narrator here isn't particularly reliable

[Limulus]

then again Slash was THE band person doing all interviews and stuff, day in-day out. his face was all over magazines and tv during illusions. he totally took care of those parts of business....and he came out pretty good i think assuming he had the alc/drug problems. he also got on stage every night and rocked the house in front of xx.000 people, not bad for "such a junkie" like people like to call him here.

edit:
what i'm trying to point out is that his addictions rarely had bad influence on his stage performance and playing and the business parts. he was on his best then for the fans.

[r3dhawk6]

What a shock...the thread titled "Positive excerpts from Slash's book" has been locked (after only a very short time!).

[Ines_rocks!]

What a shock...the thread titled "Positive excerpts from Slash's book" has been locked (after only a very short time!).

Is that really a shock to you?  Not for me at least. 

[GypsySoul]

What a shock...the thread titled "Positive excerpts from Slash's book" has been locked (after only a very short time!).

Is that really a shock to you?  Not for me at least. 

I just love how youze don't bother to mention that Jarmo posted the reason why he locked that thread. 

Quote from: jarmo
Since you all are more interested in me and what I think of Slash, we don't need another thread about that. All the other open ones in this section are enough.


Locked!



/jarmo 

[Ines_rocks!]

What a shock...the thread titled "Positive excerpts from Slash's book" has been locked (after only a very short time!).

Is that really a shock to you?? Not for me at least.?

I just love how youze don't bother to mention that Jarmo posted the reason why he locked that thread.?

Quote from: jarmo
Since you all are more interested in me and what I think of Slash, we don't need another thread about that. All the other open ones in this section are enough.


Locked!



/jarmo?

lol thank you!  Now everything is clearer to me! 

[Nikki_Sixx]

In my opinion, all the bitching and fighting in this thread is way more silly than Slash getting a few dates and facts wrong after years of drug abuse...

Anyway, one thing I remember off the top of my head: Slash says GNR did some headlining shows in NY early in 1988 with EZO and Zodiac Mindwarp, when in fact that took place in October of 1987, in between the European
tour and the Motley Crue tour. ?It was a headlining tour on the east coast, with EZO as support, from October 16th till November 1st. ?Slash makes no mention of this. ?GNR did however headline with UDO and Zodiac Mindwarp in support from April 26th till May 11th, just in time for the Iron Maiden tour. ?

Slash also says they managed to finish the Iron Maiden tour with the two 'shows' at Irvine Meadows, when in fact that tour went on for months after GNR pulled out. ?GNR was booked till the end of June.

Slash mentions that Fred Coury only played the 4 Perkin's Palace shows in LA, because Alice Cooper cancelled the rest of the tour after his dad died (after which Steven Adler broke his hand). ?Fred played two of the remaining Alice Cooper dates and two after the Perkin's Palace shows.

There's more things that struck me, but that's all I can remember right now.

[r3dhawk6]

What a shock...the thread titled "Positive excerpts from Slash's book" has been locked (after only a very short time!).

Is that really a shock to you?  Not for me at least. 

I just love how youze don't bother to mention that Jarmo posted the reason why he locked that thread. 

Quote from: jarmo
Since you all are more interested in me and what I think of Slash, we don't need another thread about that. All the other open ones in this section are enough.


Locked!



/jarmo 

lol thank you!  Now everything is clearer to me! 

My bad...didn't bother to mention the crock of shit reason the thread was locked ^^.  There.  Better? 

[Nikki_Sixx]

One more thing, at the riot show in Montreal on August 8th 1992, Slash says they played for their contracted 90 minutes, when in fact they only played for about 45/50 minutes.

[Brundle25]

If you take a look at the St Louis riot clip, there is a 'wipe' just as Axl leaves the stage. The 'Wipe' returns to Slash and then slash gives the finger and the band walk off. So this looks like a bit of edited footage to me.

SO it is possible that this was edited and that what Slash wrote in his book about waiting for Axl to come back could have been absolutely true??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJnvAr6vaRs