Editing Slash (musician) (section)

=== Other ventures ===
A self-described "film buff",<ref name="profile4">{{cite web|date=November 10, 2012|title=Slash information page|url=http://www.slashparadise.com/background/profile-slash.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702230130/http://www.slashparadise.com/background/profile-slash.php|archive-date=July 2, 2012|publisher=www.slashparadise.com}}</ref> Slash has had small parts in several films and television series.<ref name="Imdb">{{cite web |title=Slash – IMDb |publisher=IMDb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805298/ |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910034957/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805298/ |archive-date=September 10, 2011 }}</ref> In 1988, he appeared with his Guns{{nbsp}}N'{{nbsp}}Roses bandmates in the ''[[Dirty Harry (film series)|Dirty Harry]]'' film ''[[The Dead Pool]]'', in which his character attends a musician's funeral and shoots a harpoon. He played radio DJ Hank in a 1994 episode of the [[horror film|horror]] [[anthology series|anthology]] television series ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''. Slash was a guest star in an episode of the live-action/animated talk show ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' on [[Cartoon Network]], where [[Space Ghost]], [[Zorak]], and [[Moltar]] teach him how to do guitar licks, but he refuses to do any of that. In 1999, he appeared as the host of the Miss America Bag Lady pageant in the widely panned film ''[[The Underground Comedy Movie]]''. He has also appeared as himself in several projects, including [[Howard Stern]]'s ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]'' in 1997, ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' in 1998, ''[[MADtv]]'' in 2005, and [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]'s ''[[Brüno]]'' in 2009. Slash voiced a recurring caricature of himself in [[Robert Evans (producer)|Robert Evans]]' animated television series ''[[Kid Notorious]]'', which aired in 2003 on [[Comedy Central]]. As in real life, Slash is Evans' close friend and next-door neighbor on the show. He played Billy Butterface in the television show ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' on [[Adult Swim]]. On May 5, 2009, he appeared as the guest mentor for the [[rock 'n' roll]] week of ''[[American Idol (Season 8)|American Idol]]''.<ref name="Harper-Chartattack2009-04-27">{{cite web|last=Harper |first=Kate |title=Slash to appear on American Idol |publisher=ChartAttack.com |date=April 27, 2009 |url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/68947/slash-to-appear-on-american-idol |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826111727/http://www.chartattack.com/news/68947/slash-to-appear-on-american-idol |archive-date=August 26, 2010 }}</ref> In 2010, Slash formed Slasher Films, a horror film production company. Its first film, ''[[Nothing Left to Fear (film)|Nothing Left to Fear]]'', was screened in select cities on October 4, 2013, before being released on DVD and Blu-ray the following Tuesday.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latinoreview.com/news/slash-announces-horror-production-company-slasher-films-12351 |title=Slash Announces Horror Production Company Slasher Films |date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2011 |last=Perez |first=Milagros 'Que Mala' |publisher=LatinoReview.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128084100/http://www.latinoreview.com/news/slash-announces-horror-production-company-slasher-films-12351 |archive-date=January 28, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/slash-forms-slasher-films-a-production-company-dedicated-to-horror-films/ |title=Slash Forms Slasher Films, A Production Company Dedicated to Horror Films |date=October 7, 2010 |access-date=May 19, 2011 |last=Quigley |first=Adam |publisher=SlashFilm.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309213110/http://www.slashfilm.com/slash-forms-slasher-films-a-production-company-dedicated-to-horror-films/ |archive-date=March 9, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Slash appeared on the October 26, 2014 episode of ''[[Talking Dead]]''. He is reported to be a massive fan of horror movies.<ref>{{cite web|title=SLASH To Discuss 'The Walking Dead' On AMC TV's 'Talking Dead'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-to-discuss-the-walking-dead-on-amc-tvs-talking-dead/|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=October 28, 2014|date=October 24, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028041401/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-to-discuss-the-walking-dead-on-amc-tvs-talking-dead|archive-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref>

Slash's autobiography, simply titled ''[[Slash (autobiography)|Slash]]'', was published on October 30, 2007. It was co-written with [[Anthony Bozza]]. Slash also made several contributions to ''[[The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star]]'', the autobiography of [[Mötley Crüe]] bassist and back-up singer [[Nikki Sixx]], which was also published in 2007.

Slash is a pinball enthusiast and collector. He participated in the design process for the 1994 [[Data East]] [[Guns N' Roses (pinball)|''Guns{{nbsp}}N'{{nbsp}}Roses'']] pinball machine, as well as the 2020 [[Jersey Jack Pinball]] machine of the same theme, and provided music for the 1998 [[Sega]] machine ''Viper Night Drivin'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashparadise.com/background/more-slash.php|title=More About Slash|work=SlashParadise.com|access-date=April 16, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228071149/http://www.slashparadise.com/background/more-slash.php|archive-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Viper Night Drivin' Promotional Flyer">{{cite web |title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Sega ''Viper Night Drivin'' Images |url=https://ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=4359&picno=3372&zoom=1 |website=ipdb.org |access-date=19 June 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620004522/https://ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=4359&picno=3372&zoom=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Slash is a [[playable character]] in the video game ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', released in 2007. His performance was [[motion capture]]d to record his movements for the game. Slash's character becomes playable after a player beats him in a one-on-one competition, which then leads to the player and Slash playing the master track of "Welcome to the Jungle".<ref name="Activision2007-07-10">{{cite web |title=Activision Announces Legendary Guns N' Roses Vet and Velvet Revolver Frontman Slash to Appear in Guitar Hero(TM) III: Legends of Rock |date=July 10, 2007 |publisher=[[Activision]] |url=http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=252879 |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617054919/http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=252879 |archive-date=June 17, 2011 }}</ref> Guitar learning game/simulator ''[[Rocksmith 2014]]'' by [[Ubisoft]] released a Slash Song Pack<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/294922/|title=Rocksmith® 2014 – Slash Song Pack on Steam|work=steampowered.com|access-date=February 22, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062228/http://store.steampowered.com/app/294922/|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> with several of the latter compositions by the artist available to purchase as downloadable content and learn on the guitar.

A keen artist, Slash designed logos and artwork for several of his pre-Guns N' Roses bands, as well as the famous circular GN'R logo. He is also credited as having provided some artwork for [[Aerosmith]]'s 2012 album, ''[[Music From Another Dimension!]]'', as it reproduces a picture of the band drawn by Slash when he was still a teenager.

In 2012, Slash appeared as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car in episode 7, [[Top Gear series 18|series 18]] of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', setting a [[Top Gear test track#Kia Cee'd (2010-2013)|wet lap time of 1:49.8]] in the [[Kia Cee'd]]. He also played a cover of the ''Top Gear'' theme "[[Jessica (instrumental)|Jessica]]" over the episode's closing credits.<ref>[https://www.topgear.com/videos/stig/slash-star-reasonably-priced-car-series-18-episode-7 Slash is a Star in a Reasonably Priced Car (Series 18, Episode 7)]</ref><ref>[https://kygl.com/slash-rocks-top-gear-bbc/ Slash Rocks Top Gear BBC]</ref>

Slash is a fan of the ''[[Angry Birds (video game)|Angry Birds]]'' series of video games, and created a hard rock version of the ''[[Angry Birds Space]]'' theme song. In addition, Slash has a ''Birds'' avatar shown in the game, released in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2013/03/08/angry-birds-slash|title=What Do 'Angry Birds' and Slash Have in Common?|author=Chelsea Stark|date=March 8, 2013|work=Mashable|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912074937/http://mashable.com/2013/03/08/angry-birds-slash/|archive-date=September 12, 2013}}</ref>