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"His reason of calling me Slash was that I never stood still for more than five minutes. He saw me as someone who was always working on his next scheme." (Slash)

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Birth name: Saul Hudson.

Date of birth: July 23, 1965.

Place of birth: Hampstead (London), England.

Nationality: British and American.

Hometown: Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Residence: Beverly Hills (Los Angeles), U.S.A.

Height: 1m79 / 5ft10½in.

Distinguishing features: top hat, tattoos, Les Paul, living through the implantation of a defibrillator since 2001 and no alcohol since July 3, 2005.

Father: Anthony Hudson, artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.

Mother: Ola Hudson, costume designer whose clients included David Bowie.

Brother: Albion Hudson, designer who founded his own company and worked on several Slash's album artworks.

Girlfriend: Meegan Hodges, stylist met in 1989.

Ex-wifes: Renee Suran (from 1992 to 1997) and Perla Ferrar Hudson (from 2001 to 2014).

Children: London Emilio Hudson (born August 28th, 2002 in Los Angeles) and Cash Anthony Hudson (born June 23rd, 2004 in Los Angeles).

Religion: none but believe in something superior.

Bands: Tidus Sloan, Road Crew, Hollywood Rose, Black Sheep, Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Slash's Blues Ball, Velvet Revolver, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators.

Influences: Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, The Who, Led Zeppelin, UFO, The Rolling Stones, The Stooges, Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher, Ted Nugent, Jimi Hendrix... >> more about Slash's influences

First played riffs: Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple), 25 Or 6 To 4 (Chicago), Dazed And Confused (Led Zeppelin), Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix), Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones).

Favorite albums: Rocks (Aerosmith), Blow By Blow (Jeff Beck), Let It Bleed (The Rolling Stones).

Favorite books: The Jungle (U. Sinclair), A Tale Of Two Cities (C. Dickens).

Favorite movies: A Clockwork Orange (S. Kubrick), One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (M. Forman).

Favorite actors: Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Gary Oldman, Graham Greene, Ann-Margaret.

Favorite video games: Galaxian, Angry Birds.

Favorite pinballs: Funhouse, Party Zone, The Addams Family, Jurassic Park.

Favorite dinosaurs: Raptors.

Favorite restaurants: Citrus Etoile (Paris), Gaylord Restaurant (London), Royal Restaurant (Milano).

Favorite meal: Argentine beef.

Mobile phones: Blackberry (2010-2011), iPhone (2011-2013) and Samsung Note (since 2013).

Greatest fears: dentist and public speaking.

Other interests: animals and reptiles, pinball, horror movies, cooking... >> more about Slash's interests


25 Things You Don't Know About Me

Slash talks to usmagazine.com, 2011.

What I've Learned

Slash talks to esquire.com, 2011.

My Movie Life

Slash talks to totalfilm.com, 2013.
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