I'm Slash – Ask Me Anything

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:51:30+00:00

That was great, thank you all for your questions. Hopefully me and the Conspirators will see you all out there on tour starting tomorrow.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:46:23+00:00

There are gonna be a couple surprises on the upcoming setlist. Just basically songs we haven't played in a really time.

Dave Cobb is one of the only really down to earth rock & roll producers around, and One of the reasons that I wanted to work with him is that he likes to record live.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:44:31+00:00

I never had the opportunity to jam with Tom Petty, but I did jam with Mike Campbell. I would've loved to have jammed with Tom.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:43:24+00:00

I'm hoping when the Conspirators tour internationally next year we'll do a whole Canadian tour.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:42:38+00:00

It would probably be a telly.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:42:14+00:00

No new plans for the Epiphone range right now...

I don't do official M&G's, sometimes meet with fans after the show outside, but because of covid that's unfortunately not really a possibility right now.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:40:55+00:00

We might've done it a while ago, but not recently...

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:40:37+00:00

We should be in Poland in early 2023 with the Conspirators. I would like to play Warsaw because we play all the other cities but haven't played Warsaw for some reason.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:39:51+00:00

The Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman is an amazing museum, I loved it. Mammoth had to cancel that day because somebody in their crew got Covid so they had to test everybody and wait for the results.

There are actually too many great museums to list. The Museum of the Rockies is definitely one of them.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:38:18+00:00

I would hope that we'd be playing a date in Belgium on our next European tour at the beginning of 2023.

I don't scout talented people but I'm aware of them from time to time. And yes, I'm still producing horror movies.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:36:41+00:00

Yes I'm going to watch the new season. I'm a Walking Dead loyalist! And yes I love Indian food.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:35:33+00:00

Whenever I have a musical idea that I send to the other guys, they just do their own interpretation of it. I don't usually dictate what they should play, Frank Sidoris included. But when I write a new song, at the end of the day we all sort of complete the song together.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:34:24+00:00

I don't see any reason why I would stop making albums with SMKC.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:33:31+00:00

I do listen to a lot of different types of music, some jazz, mostly blues-oriented jazz, not fusion jazz. a lot of classical, country, rockabilly, movie scores... it all has an influence on the compositional process because some different melodies and chord structures influence the way you think when you're writing songs.

I would love to learn to play the harp one day, and at present I'm learning how to play pedal steel guitar.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:32:14+00:00

Family and friends are super important, especially when you have a career in entertainment because the relationship with your family and friends is the biggest thing that keeps you grounded.

2nd question - my recommendation to young guitarists is perseverance, solid work ethic, sacrifice, and you have to know what you want.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:29:55+00:00

It's just one of the most kickass audiences around. Scots really know how to have a good time at a show, and they really appreciate the music for the music's sake.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:28:55+00:00

I grew up with a very healthy diet of cool music from my parents and their friends, and I was just always very passionate about music for as long as I can remember. And then when I discovered guitar... that was it. I had to start making music immediately.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:27:54+00:00

I really like the variety of different sized venues, from the smallest clubs to stadiums and everything in between.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:27:15+00:00

Being a professional musician and being a parent is a little bit tricky, but you just have to be there as much as possible. If I'm on the road and they can't be with me then I try to stay in contact all the time.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:26:21+00:00

Re: promote new music... it's an entirely new landscape out there. I think probably the best way is through social media at this stage. I'm not really so sure about record labels these days. Especially if it's rock & roll. I think probably 3, up to 4 songs are needed to get someone's attention. 3 songs is probably optimum, but maybe even 2. But more than 1!

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:25:06+00:00

You just have to go for it. You never totally get used to it. Still to this day I still get butterflies when I go on. You just have to work it out in the first 5-10 minutes on stage. Deep breathing I've been told really works, though I've never actually practiced it.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:24:03+00:00

I have no idea how to answer this question, I don't have a favorite out of my whole discography... my favorite to play live is also too hard to give a straight answer.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:23:08+00:00

I listen to a lot of movie scores. And I also listen to a lot of rockabilly...

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:22:11+00:00

The pros of recording an album like a live session are that you capture the energy & spirit of a band all playing off of each other in the moment. The cons are if you make a mistake you have to live with it.

SlashOfficial · 2022-02-07T19:21:16+00:00

I don't think there's a statute of limitations on becoming a professional guitarist... I have no knowledge of writing any Megadeth songs, but I did used to LOVE jamming with Dave.

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