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Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is a British and American musician and songwriter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Slash information page )〕 He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. He then co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. Slash has since released three solo albums, ''Slash'' (2010), featuring an array of famous guest musicians, ''Apocalyptic Love'' (2012) and ''World on Fire'' (2014) recorded with singer/guitarist Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, along with rhythm section Brent Fitz and Todd Kerns, known on the album as The Conspirators. Slash has received critical acclaim as a guitarist. ''Time'' named him runner-up on their list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009, while ''Rolling Stone'' placed him at No. 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011. ''Guitar World'' ranked his solo in "November Rain" No. 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008, and ''Total Guitar'' placed his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at No. 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" in 2004. In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with the rest of Guns N' Roses' original line-up as well as Dizzy Reed and Matt Sorum. == Early life == Saul Hudson was born in Hampstead, London. He was named after Saul Steinberg, an artist. His mother, Ola J. Hudson (born Oliver; 1946–2009),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Social Security Death Index )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ola Oliver-Hudson Obituary - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times )〕 was an African-American costume designer, whose clients included David Bowie, and his father, Anthony Hudson, is a white English artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. Contrary to several reports, Slash's mother was not Nigerian, nor is his father Jewish.〔 Of his mixed background, Slash later remarked, "As a musician, I've always been amused that I'm both British ''and'' black; particularly because so many American musicians seem to aspire to be British while so many British musicians, in the sixties in particular, went to such great pains to be black." During his early years, Slash was raised by his father and paternal grandparents in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire while his mother left the family shortly after Slash’s birth to pursue her career, a decision that caused great stress on those involved due to the fact that Slash had never gotten on well with his father, even going as far as to come to blows over simple differences of opinion. Anthony made it a habit to take Slash on outings often while they lived in England. Despite the fact that Ola had been working for around a year after leaving for L.A. and Anthony's bitter attitude toward his upbringings, it wasn't until Slash was around five years old that he and his father finally joined his mother in Los Angeles, California. In between the period of Slash moving to L.A. and his parents' separation, Ola made several attempts to make up for lost time with her son by taking him on outings with her friends as well as to work with her where Slash met several film and music stars. His brother, Albion "Ash" Hudson, was born in 1972. The separation of Slash’s parents in 1974 due to several issues like constant separation, Anthony’s dislike of Ola’s mother siding with the family and Anthony’s love of alcohol constantly making him insult others led to Slash becoming extremely troubled and a self-described "problem child." When the separation occurred, Slash chose to live with Ola and he was often sent to live with his beloved maternal grandmother whenever his mother had to travel for her job.〔 He was given the nickname "Slash" by family friend Seymour Cassel, because he was "always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another." In 1979, Slash decided to form a band with his friend Steven Adler. The band never materialized, but it prompted Slash to take up an instrument. Since Adler had designated himself the role of guitarist, Slash decided to learn how to play bass.〔 Equipped with a one-string flamenco guitar given to him by his grandmother, he began taking classes with Robert Wolin, a teacher at Fairfax Music School. During his first lesson, Slash decided to switch from bass to guitar after hearing Wolin play "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones.〔 His decision to play guitar was further influenced by one of his school teachers, who would play songs by Cream and Led Zeppelin for his students. As a result, Slash stated, "When I heard him do that, I said, 'That's what I want to do." A champion BMX rider, Slash put the bike aside to devote himself to playing guitar, practicing up to 12 hours a day. In an article in ''Guitar Player'' magazine, Slash has stated that anyone familiar with his guitar playing 'can trace a direct line to Jimmy Page.' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slash (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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