Slash Interview 'Playing The Guns Stuff Is A Lot Of Fun For Me'

Slash: I like to play Roses tunes

Friday, 22 July 2011

Slash has revealed he still has a ball performing Guns N' Roses hits.

Despite the animosity between him and rocker frontman Axl Rose, the former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist - whose real name is Saul Hudson - still plays some of the band's older tracks when touring.

"Playing the Guns stuff is a lot of fun for me because, for a long time, with the exception of It's So Easy and Mr Brownstone and various different bands, I didn't play any Guns and Roses material, especially not in Velvet Revolver because it just wasn't the thing to do," he told Leona Graham on Absolute Classic Rock.

"So when I started doing the solo idea, I wanted to be able to revisit all the material in my catalogue."

Slash, who celebrates his 46th birthday on July 23, added: "And so doing the Guns material was sort of exciting and fun for me, and I dig doing it. The audience obviously digs it as well."

He tries to find time to work on his upcoming second solo album in between his current UK tour.

"It should be out in March of next year. [I'm] writing it. We have amazing material, it's going to be an awesome record," he said.

"So I'm a little speechless, in terms of being excited about it. As soon as we get back, I'll commence pre-production and we'll probably go into the studio, in the winter."

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/slash-i-like-to-play-roses-tunes-16026582.html

Slash Concert Bilbao, Spain Setlist July 17, 2011:

Ghost

Mean Bone
(Slash's Snakepit song)

Sucker Train Blues
(Velvet Revolver song)

Nightrain
(Guns N' Roses song)

Rocket Queen
(Guns N' Roses song)

Civil War
(Guns N' Roses song)

Back From Cali

Starlight

Speed Parade
(Slash's Snakepit song)

We're All Gonna Die

Watch This

Rise Today
(Alter Bridge cover)

Just Like Anything
(Slash's Snakepit song)

Patience
(Guns N' Roses song)

Guitar Solo / Godfather Theme

Sweet Child O' Mine
(Guns N' Roses song)

Slither
(Velvet Revolver song)

Promise

Encore:

My Michelle
(Guns N' Roses song)

Paradise City
(Guns N' Roses song)

Some recent videos:

Slash - Zenith Paris 12/07/11 - Rocket Queen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0unYaxtRew

Slash w/ Myles Kennedy ~ Patience ~ Birmingham 20.07.11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7sH9DA9nZw

Slash & Myles Kennedy - My Michelle (Live Bilbao, Espagne 17/07/2011)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITnJf8s3L9s

Slash & Myles Kennedy - Sweet Child O' Mine - Barakaldo ( Bilbao ) 17/07/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpx_FEjv81Q

Slash - Paradise City - O2 Academy Birmingham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfR-WU69ZGM

Slash w/ Myles Kennedy ~ CIVIL WAR ~ Birmingham 20.07.11

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