Huge fan Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/20/gunsnroses-guitarist-slash-i-like-movies-that-are-psychologically-horrifying-and-get-into-your-head-4310273/ Guns’n’Roses guitarist Slash, 48, loves horror movies so much he’s now produced one – Kansas-set spooker Nothing Left To Fear.What’s the film about? A young family of five whose father is a pastor and is lured into taking over a church in rural Kansas. It turns out to be a front for a more sinister proposition.You didn’t fancy being in it yourself? No. It fascinates me that people can do that but it’s something I don’t feel at all comfortable with. It freaks me out that someone can be emotionally committed to portraying a fictional character.How did you come to produce it? I love horror movies and was excited by the idea of getting all the components together to make one. The opportunity was handed to me by another producer who thought I’d be good at it because of my knowledge of and passion for the genre. He told me I should look at scripts and think about making a movie.What are the challenges of producing a horror film? You need to find a really good script – there’s a lot of material but most of it isn’t very good. Then you have to get people to invest in it and find the right director and cast. The whole thing is a challenge because you want to make it as good as possible. It’s tricky but fascinating and a lot of fun. I love creating things and seeing them through.What horror films did you like when you were younger? Anything that was creepy and morbid. When I was very young I lived in England and watched Hammer horror films starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Then classics such as Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, which I really loved, and books by the likes of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe – my dad turned me on to horror literature. I was infatuated by all of it.What do you think of the torture porn fad? I have a hard time understanding the fascination with that stuff. I can appreciate anything if it’s well made, has a good story and the characters are engaging and believable but the motivating factor for me to produce horror is that there are less and less well-told story-driven horror movies. I like things that are more about what you don’t see and seize the imagination than stuff that’s graphic and splayed out on the screen. I like movies that are psychologically horrifying and get into your head.Will you stick with horror or do you fancy doing a nice period drama? I love all types of movies but I’m more into producing horror or a scary sci-fi film than a romantic comedy or courtroom drama.When was the last time you went back to Stoke-on-Trent? 2011, I think. It was the first time I’d been back since I moved to the US when I was six. I see my friends and relatives whenever I’m in that general part of Britain but it was nice to play in their hometown.Were you too young to have any British musical influences? No, that’s where it all started for me. I was raised listening to The Yardbirds, The Stones, The Moody Blues, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Who, all that stuff – my uncles and his brothers were huge fans. Then, when I moved to the States, I got turned on to everything that was happening there at that time. I picked up the guitar way later but I had a healthy dose of musical influences growing up.What’s the most lucrative song you’ve written? It was always about albums rather than singles but I’d guess Sweet Child O’Mine because it’s the most covered. There are some really good instrumental versions for the piano or violin but I’ve been horrified by some muzak versions. I’ve been sitting in a doctor’s office thinking ‘that sounds familiar’ and then realising it’s someone’s interpretation of what I’ve written – that can be a creepy feeling.What’s the worst gig you’ve done? Guns n’ Roses playing Cowboys Stadium in Dallas in 1989. It was horrific. Everything that could go wrong went wrong and the band didn’t have enough experience to handle it properly. It was a huge disaster in front of 65,000 people. We fell apart on stage. It’s stuck with me ever since.Did that end in violence? No, the riots at the gigs started happening in the ’90s.Do you still collect snakes? No, I’m on the road too much. I just got rid of Sam, my green anaconda. I gave him to the zoo. It was a drag because I raised him since he was really little but he got too big for anyone else in the house to take care of if I wasn’t there.What are people’s misconceptions of you? That I was limited to the image of me as a crazy loser junkie. People were a little intimidated by that. It was a narrow-minded idea of who I was but at the same time I gave that impression during interviews.Have you ever had a supernatural experience? I’d say I definitely have but the fact I was high at the time kills the validity of it. There was definitely a handful of ghostly things flying around. Edited February 20, 2014 by Huge fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Have you ever had a supernatural experience? I’d say I definitely have but the fact I was high at the time kills the validity of it. That should be someones sig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Guns’n’Roses guitarist Slash: I like movies that are psychologically horrifying and get into your headI bet he's anxiously awaiting the release of the Appetite For Democracy concert film then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfTheWave Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 They don't exist anymore. Can't even think of the last horror film I found psychologically horrifying. The last one I even liked was Cabin in the Woods and that was basically a comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Sadly it's all jump scares now or gore. Maybe the first Paranormal Activity had some decent mind games going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I love Slash, but I wonder if his timing is off again. He mentions a show at Cowyboy Stadium in Dallas TX in 1989. Unless I'm mistaken, the only shows they played in 89 were a warm-up gig at the Cat House in LA, then 4 shows opening for The Rolling Stones(LA and Oakland).As far as horror movies go, I don't remember the last good one I saw. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 That Cowboy Stadium gig, he's told another story about how they sounded so bad that day, a fan actually sent him a broken tape of AFD and a letter telling him he'd never listen to GNR again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 MartyrsIt's a france horror/psycho movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 17th September 1988, Texas Jam Festival (with INXS and Aerosmith). There is a picture in Robert John’s book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Sept 1988 makes more sense, since GnR were opening for Aerosmith at that time. I saw Aerosmith/GnR in August 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghat43 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 That Cowboy Stadium gig, he's told another story about how they sounded so bad that day, a fan actually sent him a broken tape of AFD and a letter telling him he'd never listen to GNR again.Had to have been Jerry Jones's fault....only an idiot like JJ could screw up a great franchise and a GNR gig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Have you ever had a supernatural experience? I’d say I definitely have but the fact I was high at the time kills the validity of it. That should be someones sig :rofl-lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padme Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 That Cowboy Stadium gig, he's told another story about how they sounded so bad that day, a fan actually sent him a broken tape of AFD and a letter telling him he'd never listen to GNR again.Sorry, could you please elaborate a bit more about it? I don´t remember what took place in this gig at all. I´m suprised that if things went so wrong Axl just kept calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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