From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that
redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll

He was born in England but reared in L.A., surrounded by the leading
artists of the day amidst the vibrant hotbed of music and culture that
was the early seventies. Slash spent his adolescence on the streets of
Hollywood, discovering drugs, drinking, rock music, and girls, all while
achieving notable status as a BMX rider. But everything changed in his
world the day he first held the beat-up one-string guitar his grandmother
had discarded in a closet.

The instrument became his voice and it triggered a lifelong passion that
made everything else irrelevant. As soon as he could string chords and
a solo together, Slash wanted to be in a band and sought out friends with
similar interests. His closest friend, Steven Adler, proved to be
a conspirator for the long haul. As hairmetal bands exploded onto
the L.A. scene and topped the charts, Slash sought his niche and a band
that suited his raw and gritty sensibility.

He found salvation in the form of four young men of equal mind: Axl Rose,
Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler, and Duff McKagan. Together they became Guns
N' Roses, one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. Dirty,
volatile, and as authentic as the streets that weaned them, they fought
their way to the top with groundbreaking albums such as the iconic Appetite
for Destruction and Use Your Illusion I and II.

Here, for the first time ever, Slash tells the tale that has yet to be
told from the inside: how the band came together, how they wrote the music
that defined an era, how they survived insane, never-ending tours, how
they survived themselves, and, ultimately, how it all fell apart. This is
a window onto the world of the notoriously private guitarist and a seat
on the roller-coaster ride that was one of history's greatest rock 'n'
roll machines, always on the edge of self-destruction, even at the pinnacle
of its success. This is a candid recollection and reflection of Slash's
friendships past and present, from easygoing Izzy to ever-steady Duff
to wild-child Steven and complicated Axl.

It is also an intensely personal account of struggle and triumph: as
Guns N' Roses journeyed to the top, Slash battled his demons, escaping
the overwhelming reality with women, heroin, coke, crack, vodka, and
whatever else came along.

He survived it all: lawsuits, rehab, riots, notoriety, debauchery, and
destruction, and ultimately found his creative evolution. From Slash's
Snakepit to his current band, the massively successful Velvet Revolver,
Slash found an even keel by sticking to his guns.

Slash is everything the man, the myth, the legend, inspires: it's funny,
honest, inspiring, jaw-dropping ... and, in a word, excessive.

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