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"If it had been any different, if I had been born just one minute later, or been in the wrong pace at the right time or vice versa, the life that I've lived and come to love would not exist." (Slash)

Profile

"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)

Family

"I thank my parents for being who they are. They exposed me to environments so rich and colorful and unique that what I experienced made a permanent impression on me." (Slash)

Influences

"When I got to be about 13, I started listening to contemporary hard rock at that time, which was Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, AC/DC and all that, and that's just where I came from." (Slash)

Timeline

"Those coincidental moments that change your life seem random at the time but I don't think they are. At least that's how it's worked out in my life. And I know I'm not the only one." (Slash)

More

"I like to do a lot of things: I like cars, I like to play pinblall, I like to go to museums, I like to read, I love to draw, I love to do anything that has to do with animals, and I go to movies a lot." (Slash)