Slash comments on his solo album(Josh Freese is drumming)

[dont_damn_me]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/slash_commences_recording_solo_album.html

Slash Commences Recording Solo Album
artist: slash    date: 03/30/2009    category: general music news
Slash Commences Recording Solo Album

Former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has commenced recording his debut solo album with Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails) on drums, Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction) on bass, and Eric Valentine (Smash Mouth, Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte) in the producer's chair. Slash says, "I know you're saying, 'Didn't Josh play with Axl's Guns N' Roses?!' He did in the '90s for a while but left after a couple years, so I don't know if it counts much. Besides, that doesn't undermine that he is an amazing drummer."

Regarding which singers will guest on his upcoming CD, Slash said, "Unfortunately, I can't divulge that info yet, but you'll know soon enough. I will say, however, that they are fantastically talented songwriters who it's been an honor to work and write with, to say the least."

Slash's wife Perla Hudson said in a video interview at Rockerrazzi.com that both Ozzy Osbourne and Fergie will make guest appearances on her husband's upcoming solo album. Slash himself told The Pulse of Radio that he was still working out the guest list. "I'm using different singers for each song, so we're figuring out which song goes with which person and I'm not sort of divulging the list of singers, but they're all well-known singers and...sort of, you know, like I go and play on a lot of other people's records, so I'm just making a record and gonna have people come play on this one, you know."

Slash left Guns N' Roses in the mid-'90s, forming Slash's Snakepit before later assembling Velvet Revolver with several other ex-members of Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland.

Velvet Revolver is currently searching for a replacement for Weiland, who was dismissed last April.

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

[FunkyMonkey]

That's from his MySpace update:

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=52015.msg1174222#msg1174222

[AdZ]

Eric Valentine (Smash Mouth, Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte) in the producer's chair.

Cash grab anyone?

Slash says, "I know you're saying, 'Didn't Josh play with Axl's Guns N' Roses?!' He did in the '90s for a while but left after a couple years, so I don't know if it counts much. Besides, that doesn't undermine that he is an amazing drummer."

This is also the lamest thing I've read in quite some time.

[D]

so making an album is a cash grab?

I don't get it

[AdZ]

Let me lay it out simply for you:

Making an album is not a cash grab.


Who you choose to produce it can be.

[D]

so Eric Valentine is a cash grab?

U guys really reach new lows with the Slash bashing

Who the hell is going to buy an album cause Eric Valentine produced it??


who has ever went to a music store and bought a CD because of the producer.

that is just ridiculous.

He isn't Rick Rubin, or Roy Thomas Barker or Bob Ezrin or Brendan O Brien or Timbaland or any other hall of fame producer.

who do u want Slash to get? Geez  u are acting like he got Kanye West or Dr Dre or Max Martin or  something to produce it.

[mrlee]

least he didnt work with timbaland.

[*Timothy*]

Let me lay it out simply for you:

Making an album is not a cash grab.


Who you choose to produce it can be.

Yeah! Cause we all buy the albums cause of the person turning the knobs in the booth.

[DeN]

Slash says, "I know you're saying, 'Didn't Josh play with Axl's Guns N' Roses?!' He did in the '90s for a while but left after a couple years, so I don't know if it counts much. Besides, that doesn't undermine that he is an amazing drummer."

This is also the lamest thing I've read in quite some time.

+1

and after comments like that, some people still ask to themselves why Axl called him a cancer 

[Falcon]

U guys really reach new lows with the Slash bashing

I'm no Slash guy by any means, but....

It can and will go lower, anything to devalue one side and elevate perception of another....

It seems both sides have that particular imprint within their fanbase DNA make up...

[don_vercetti]

Slash says, "I know you're saying, 'Didn't Josh play with Axl's Guns N' Roses?!' He did in the '90s for a while but left after a couple years, so I don't know if it counts much. Besides, that doesn't undermine that he is an amazing drummer."

This is also the lamest thing I've read in quite some time.

+1

and after comments like that, some people still ask to themselves why Axl called him a cancer 

To be fair, the first thing I did think was "didn't he play with Gnr" so if you really think it's lame that slash simply had the foresight to see that smartasses around the world would jump on that, then your a muppet. 

[Jim Bob]

so Eric Valentine is a cash grab?

U guys really reach new lows with the Slash bashing

Who the hell is going to buy an album cause Eric Valentine produced it??

you do know there are fansites dedicated to slash right?    i'm sure at those places would be more like here in regards to GnR.   

[D]

If someone doesn't like Slash, I don't give a shit. I just think it is hilarious when people find the smallest most minute things to try and get at the guy with.


Who would u prefer he get to produce it?  I Mean shit.

[LunsJail]

Cash grab? Who in the krikey fuck is Eric Valentine?

[faldor]

Cash grab? Who in the krikey fuck is Eric Valentine?

I think the point was, the guy produced Smash Mouth, Good Charlotte, and Third Eye Blind.  Not exactly the most kick ass rock bands if you ask me.  I don't think the point was that people want to buy a record because it's produced by Eric Valentine, moreso a reflection on bands he has worked with.  A less than stellar list in my opinion.

[Falcon]

Who would u prefer he get to produce it? 

It makes no difference.

Some will find "motive" with any choice of producer, studio musician etc.

[Lisa]

least he didnt work with timbaland.

Mrlee, excellant comment

[GnR-NOW]

so I don't know if it counts much.

What does that mean? Freese contributed to writing several songs on CD, including Chinese Democracy, so that must count for something .

[D]

so I don't know if it counts much.

What does that mean? Freese contributed to writing several songs on CD, including Chinese Democracy, so that must count for something .

What Slash is trying to say is, Just because he drummed and contributed to GNR, He's not sure it necessarily counts as he being a "Member" but he said it doesn't matter anyway cause he is a great drummer.
thats how I took it.

So when Freese talks about what a great experience it is working with Slash, will he all of a sudden seize to be a cancer?

[Falcon]

So when Freese talks about what a great experience it is working with Slash, will he all of a sudden seize to be a cancer?

No..

The cancer will have infected Freese in such a way that the sanity he once used in the thought process of "who to work with" will have been taken over by "Slash and his supporters" inspired dementia..