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Slash: The Autobiography

Authors: Slash, Anthony Bozza
Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

34 reviews
Sales Rank: 20675

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.8

ISBN: 0007257759
EAN: 9780007257751
ASIN: 0007257759

Publication Date: October 29, 2007
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Condition: Brand new book, in stock and dispatched from the UK. Freepost returns.

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Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Watch it - you'll become addicted and want more of him July 22, 2008
Wild - Dangerous - Drunk - Junkie - Fabulous Guitarist - S... As Hell....
= Slash. Everything is in the book, trust me, it's worth reading. Love that guy, he's honest, s... and very well spoken, and have I mentioned s...?
I really try to sound sane, it's hard after reading the book, I have become a huge fan of Slash.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent insight in to a complex talent June 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I was 13 years old when a neighbour gave me Use Your Illusions I and II, and from then on I followed Guns N Roses and, primarily, Slash as a character. Now at the age of 28, this book was my opportunity to understand my childhood hero beyond the top hat, and this book did just that. It of course has the stories or drink and drugs that you know it will, but unlike most rock stars who use their books to further their ego, I finished reading this book feeling like I understood what makes this guy tick, and what fuels his ambition and motivation. It was a great read and very well put together. I'd recommend it to anyone who was a fan of rock music from the 80's onwards.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent I read it in 2 days June 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I loved the way this book was written.

It was so easy to read and better than any movie I seen.

It's a must for any GNR fan as almost the whole book is a GNR Fan wet dream.

10/10

5 out of 5 stars

I knew Slash was a hellraiser before i read this, but damn! June 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I found reading this book to be really captivating, I couldn't put it down as soon as it came through the post. Slash is really honest about his whole life to date, from his childhood, the highs and lows of being in G N'R, the Snakepit and Velvet Revolver and of course the sex, drugs and alcohol. He doesn't mince his words one bit about the whole sex, drugs and rock n' roll excess he's experienced which was in my opinion the most interesting part to read about. Also his relationship with Axl Rose is also interesting, from how they were close in the early days to the point where they were only communicating through their management in their final days. Overall the book is really interesting to read, I knew slash was a hellraiser but once you read this it really does shock you.

3 out of 5 stars

Another Rock Biography May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Another rock biography.

Tales of alcohol excesses? Tick.
Tales of sexual excesses? Tick.
Tales of drug excesses? Tick.

So we have it all then, or do we?.

Well, yes but. If you want tales of excesses, they don't come better than Motley Crue's The Dirt. If you want to know about the in fighting and history of Guns n' Roses, well, you should know it by now, but here it is first hand nontheless.

The problem with this book is that it is not insightful enough, just a mere recollection from Slash himself. It focuses primarily on his Guns years, swiftly going through Slash's Snakepit and wrapping the burst in the music scene that Velvet Revolver was in one single chapter. Only every now and then does Slash stop to contemplate and reflect on the personality clashes and reasons why Guns disbanded, but true to his nature, he shies away from those sort of musings, which is a shame.

This could have been a great opportunity to set out a biography more in line with Iggy Pop's Open and Bleed, but unfortunately, it is not the case. It is compelling because Guns were truly great, but this is a case of sytle over substance.

Gripping tale nonetheless.