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Slash says he has a big regret about his time with GNR, and it’s not his legendarily fractious relationship with Axl Rose.
It’s the way he was “limited to the image of me as a crazy loser junkie.”
The birth of two sons with his wife Perla a few years back helped convince Slash to go straight, but not before the public’s image of him was seemingly set in stone.
“People were a little intimidated by that,” Slash tells Metro.
“It was a narrow-minded idea of who I was, but at the same time I gave that impression during interviews.”

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Its good everyone has moved on and has left those things, Duff really became mature, Izzy I assume would be living a happy life, Steven has also been sober since a while, I hope the red head someday regrets about his behaviour and acting like a Baby to his friends, bandmates and even fans.

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

Axl has more material than Slash, your argument is invalid. Playing bingo halls, small venues & 45 minute slots in festivals is not the same as playing large venues. Axl doesn't accept every tour request that some promoter throws at him.

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Many artists have successfully been able to change their appearance and still remain popular and relevant. Look at a guy like David Bowie. Or are you saying Slash' popularity is too much connected to his 80s image and that if he were to change his looks more, his popularity would suffer?

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

lol having more songs does not in anyway mean you're a better musician fuckhead

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

lol having more songs does not in anyway mean you're a better musician fuckhead

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It doesn't matter how much material Axl has, if he doesn't release anything. I think Chinese Democracy is more interesting than anything Slash has done post-Guns (sans Velvet Revolver's Contraband, which is a killer album), but at least Slash is releasing new music and appreciating his fans.

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

Axl has more material than Slash, your argument is invalid. Playing bingo halls, small venues & 45 minute slots in festivals is not the same as playing large venues. Axl doesn't accept every tour request that some promoter throws at him.

You failed, once again.

Many artists have successfully been able to change their appearance and still remain popular and relevant. Look at a guy like David Bowie. Or are you saying Slash' popularity is too much connected to his 80s image and that if he were to change his looks more, his popularity would suffer?

But it's what he is. Why change that? Would you stop hearing old music just because it's not "in" anymore, even if you love the old music?

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

Axl has more material than Slash, your argument is invalid. Playing bingo halls, small venues & 45 minute slots in festivals is not the same as playing large venues. Axl doesn't accept every tour request that some promoter throws at him.
Ban-worthy post. Axl doesn't have more material than Slash. Slash plays big venues. Promoters don't throw tour requests at Axl.

And now wkuk will answer with some unfunny gif or meme.

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Many artists have successfully been able to change their appearance and still remain popular and relevant. Look at a guy like David Bowie. Or are you saying Slash' popularity is too much connected to his 80s image and that if he were to change his looks more, his popularity would suffer?

But it's what he is. Why change that? Would you stop hearing old music just because it's not "in" anymore, even if you love the old music?

We were talking about Slash' desire to distance himself from the drug image he had in the 90s, and I am pointing out that he might be more successful at that if he didn't insist on maintaining his visual image from the 90s. These things are connected in peoples' minds. If his decision is to rely on how he looked when he became famous - to the point of becoming a caricature - then he must just accept that the drug image is a tag-along. He can't have it both ways.

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Many artists have successfully been able to change their appearance and still remain popular and relevant. Look at a guy like David Bowie. Or are you saying Slash' popularity is too much connected to his 80s image and that if he were to change his looks more, his popularity would suffer?

But it's what he is. Why change that? Would you stop hearing old music just because it's not "in" anymore, even if you love the old music?

We were talking about Slash' desire to distance himself from the drug image he had in the 90s, and I am pointing out that he might be more successful at that if he didn't insist on maintaining his visual image from the 90s. These things are connected in peoples' minds. If his decision is to rely on how he looked when he became famous - to the point of becoming a caricature - then he must just accept that the drug image is a tag-along. He can't have it both ways.

Oh I think he can. And I think he is on a good way to do so.

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

Axl has more material than Slash, your argument is invalid. Playing bingo halls, small venues & 45 minute slots in festivals is not the same as playing large venues. Axl doesn't accept every tour request that some promoter throws at him.

I love how guys like you are so hell bent on defending Axl and bashing Slash that you have either "forgot" what really happened or you know you are lying and you purposely misrepresent GnR history to fit your agenda.

Axl has more material than Slash?

Slash is playing bingo halls?

And you actually are praising Axl for NOT playing for his FANS more...while insulting Slash for performing for his fans all the time. Sit back and think about what you just said. You praised a singer for not singing. You bashed a musician for playing die his fans too much. That's one of the most amazing things I've ever read on this forum.

Wk come on. You are smarter than that.

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This petty warfare is becoming kinda sad.

Axl is an asshole. Slash is an asshole.

They both became assholes thus they couldn't work together.

Slash puts out too much stuff and as a result the quality suffers.

Axl puts out too little and as a result has frustrated fans.

They're both 'losers' in a sense. But because these two 'men' couldn't just man up and compromise, ultimately, the fans lost.

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Many artists have successfully been able to change their appearance and still remain popular and relevant. Look at a guy like David Bowie. Or are you saying Slash' popularity is too much connected to his 80s image and that if he were to change his looks more, his popularity would suffer?

But it's what he is. Why change that? Would you stop hearing old music just because it's not "in" anymore, even if you love the old music?

We were talking about Slash' desire to distance himself from the drug image he had in the 90s, and I am pointing out that he might be more successful at that if he didn't insist on maintaining his visual image from the 90s. These things are connected in peoples' minds. If his decision is to rely on how he looked when he became famous - to the point of becoming a caricature - then he must just accept that the drug image is a tag-along. He can't have it both ways.

Oh I think he can. And I think he is on a good way to do so.

Well, not fast enough for him.

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.

Axl has more material than Slash, your argument is invalid. Playing bingo halls, small venues & 45 minute slots in festivals is not the same as playing large venues. Axl doesn't accept every tour request that some promoter throws at him.
Ban-worthy post. Axl doesn't have more material than Slash. Slash plays big venues. Promoters don't throw tour requests at Axl.

And now wkuk will answer with some unfunny gif or meme.

Ban worthy? Because I don't agree with something. That's insane. You Slash fanatics should join a Slash fan forum instead of getting major butthurt over criticism's of your favourite rockstar.
Wow.

You literally just described yourself.

People don't care if you criticize Slash. They care that you lie about Axl. That you lie about slash. And that you lie about GnR history.

I'm still trying to wrap my ahead around you saying Axl has more material than Slash. You praise Axl for going into hiding for years at a time and not playing for his fans. And you bash Slash for wanting to perform for his fans. Mind blowing that you would post that.

You seriously can't believe anything you've said in this topic. Because it's 100% wrong. Facts are facts. Opinions are opinions. But what you posted are lies.

That's why people argue with you. They get tired of your t-rolling.

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Slash made decisions regarding his future with Guns & his relationship with Axl while being a junkie. That's why I have a hard time believing what he says half the time, junkies/ex junkies sure have a way with words and constantly blag. Its the blame game with Slash and he painted the picture in the media for decades that it was all Axl's fault and Slash never took responsibility for his own actions, he wrapped Duff & Matt round his finger at the same time.

The difference is one is making music and touring, the other is releasing no shit and tours with the songs he composed more than 15 years ago, but well it makes no sense to explain to you, it will be like just talking to a wall.
Axl has more material than Slash, your argument is invalid. Playing bingo halls, small venues & 45 minute slots in festivals is not the same as playing large venues. Axl doesn't accept every tour request that some promoter throws at him.
Ban-worthy post. Axl doesn't have more material than Slash. Slash plays big venues. Promoters don't throw tour requests at Axl.

And now wkuk will answer with some unfunny gif or meme.

Ban worthy? Because I don't agree with something. That's insane. You Slash fanatics should join a Slash fan forum instead of getting major butthurt over criticism's of your favourite rockstar.
Wow.

You literally just described yourself.

People don't care if you criticize Slash. They care that you lie about Axl. That you lie about slash. And that you lie about GnR history.

I'm still trying to wrap my ahead around you saying Axl has more material than Slash. You praise Axl for going into hiding for years at a time and not playing for his fans. And you bash Slash for wanting to perform for his fans. Mind blowing that you would post that.

You seriously can't believe anything you've said in this topic. Because it's 100% wrong. Facts are facts. Opinions are opinions. But what you posted are lies.

That's why people argue with you. They get tired of your t-rolling.

It's not trolling. Axl get's more hate on this board than anybody who was ever in/out Guns N' Roses, fans making demands of new music & tours, merch should simply apply to TB for a job if they can do a better job. If the appetite or Illusion era lineup reunited tomorrow some people believe it would solve world hunger, end all wars and stop climate change, just because I don't wear Slash style leather pants doesn't mean I hate the guy. (I prefer sweatpants)

The problem is Axl & Slash fans have been so alienated by each other's problems with one other that the fallout of there relationship has affected people opinions about these two guys, it's changed the landscape of Guns for better or worse, you either accept it or let the bitterness eat away at you.

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