Editing Slash (musician) (section)

== Career ==
=== 1981–1985: early years ===
Slash joined his first band, Tidus Sloan, in 1981.<ref name="HTGTH" /> In 1983, he formed the band [[Road Crew (band)|Road Crew]]—named after the [[Motörhead]] song "[[Ace of Spades (Motörhead album)|(We Are) The Road Crew]]"—with his childhood friend Steven Adler, who by then had learned to play drums. He placed an advertisement in a newspaper looking for a bassist, and received a response from [[Duff McKagan]]. They auditioned a number of singers, including one-time [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] vocalist [[Ron Reyes]]. They worked on material that included the main riff of what became the [[Guns N' Roses]] song "[[Rocket Queen]]".<ref name="Slash 2008 87">{{harvnb|Slash|Bozza|2008|p=87}}</ref> Slash disbanded the group the following year due to them not being able to find a singer, as well as Adler's lack of work ethic compared to himself and McKagan.<ref name="Slash 2008 87" /> He, along with Adler, then joined a local band known as [[Hollywood Rose]], which featured singer [[Axl Rose]] and guitarist [[Izzy Stradlin]]. Following his time with Hollywood Rose, Slash played in a band called Black Sheep and auditioned and wasn’t chosen to play in [[Poison (American band)|Poison]], a [[glam metal]] band that he later openly derided.<ref name="HTGTH" />

=== 1985–1996: first stint with Guns N' Roses ===
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In June 1985, Slash was asked by [[Axl Rose]] and [[Izzy Stradlin]] to join their new band Guns{{nbsp}}N'{{nbsp}}Roses, along with<ref name="Slash 2008 unknown">{{harvnb|Slash|Bozza|2008|p=unknown}}</ref> [[Duff McKagan]] and Steven Adler (replacing founding members [[Tracii Guns]], [[Ole Beich]] and [[Rob Gardner (musician)|Rob Gardner]], respectively). They played Los Angeles-area nightclubs{{nsmdns}}such as the [[Whisky a Go Go]], [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]], and [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|The Troubadour]]{{nsmdns}}and opened for larger acts throughout 1985 and 1986. Before one of the shows in 1985, Slash [[Shoplifting|shoplifted]] a black felt [[top hat]] and a Native American-style silver [[concho belt]] from two stores on [[Melrose Avenue#Melrose District|Melrose Avenue]] in Los Angeles. He then combined the hat with parts of the belt to create a piece of custom headwear for the show. He said he "felt really cool" wearing the hat, and it became his trademark.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-does-slash-always-wear-a-top-hat/ |title=Why Does Slash Always Wear a Top Hat? |website=[[CBS News]] |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906235258/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-does-slash-always-wear-a-top-hat/ |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was during 1985–1986 that the band wrote most of its classic material, including "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", "[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]", and "[[Paradise City]]". As a result of their rowdy and rebellious behavior, Guns N' Roses quickly received the moniker "Most Dangerous Band in the World", causing Slash to remark, "For some strange reason, Guns N' Roses is like the catalyst for controversy, even before we had any kind of record deal."<ref name="Addictedtonoise1997-01-30">{{cite web |title=Axl Rose Buys "Guns N' Roses" Name |publisher=AddictedToNoise.com |date=January 30, 1997 |url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=7 |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216081305/http://heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=7 |archive-date=December 16, 2010 }}</ref> After being scouted by several major record labels, the band signed with [[Geffen Records]] in March 1986.<ref name="HTGTH">{{cite web |last=Luukkonen |first=Jarmo |title=The History of GN'R: The Shocking Truth |publisher=HereTodayGoneToHell.com |url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/history/index.html |access-date=April 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131135117/http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/history/index.html |archive-date=January 31, 2011 }}</ref>

In July 1987, Guns N' Roses released its debut album, ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'', which, as of September 2008, had sold over 28 million copies worldwide,<ref>{{cite news |title=GUNS N' ROSES' 'Appetite For Destruction' Certified For 18 Million U.S. Sales |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=September 24, 2008 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-certified-for-18-million-u-s-sales/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029051815/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-certified-for-18-million-u-s-sales/ |archive-date=October 29, 2014 }}</ref> 18{{nbsp}}million of which were sold in the United States, making it the bestselling debut album of all time in the U.S.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |title=Top 100 Albums |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |access-date=June 5, 2011 |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604050421/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}</ref> In the summer of 1988, the band achieved its only [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No. 1 hit with "Sweet Child O' Mine", a song spearheaded by Slash's guitar riff and solo. In November of that year, Guns N' Roses released ''[[G N' R Lies]]'', which sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone,<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |title=RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |access-date=June 5, 2011 |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905082250/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |archive-date=September 5, 2013 }}</ref> despite containing only eight tracks, four of which were included on the previously released EP [[Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide]]'. As their success grew, so did interpersonal tensions within the band. In 1989, during a show as opening act for the [[Rolling Stones]], Axl Rose threatened to leave the band if certain members of the band did not stop "dancing with Mr. Brownstone",<ref name="HTGTH" /> a reference to their [[Mr. Brownstone|song of the same name]] about heroin use. Slash was among those who promised to clean up.<ref name="HTGTH" /> However, the following year, Adler was fired from the band because of his heroin addiction; he was replaced by [[Matt Sorum]] of [[the Cult]].

In May 1991, the band embarked on the two-and-a-half-year-long [[Use Your Illusion Tour]]. The following September, Guns N' Roses released the long-awaited albums ''[[Use Your Illusion I]]'' and ''[[Use Your Illusion II]]'', which debuted at No. 2 and No. 1, respectively, on the [[Billboard 200|U.S. chart]], a feat not achieved by any other group.<ref name="Sugerman91">{{cite book |last=Sugerman |first=Danny |title=Appetite for Destruction: The Days of Guns N' Roses |url=https://archive.org/details/appetitefordestr00suge_0 |url-access=registration |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=1991 |isbn=0-312-07634-7}}</ref> Stradlin abruptly left the band in November; he was replaced by [[Gilby Clarke]] of [[Candy (band)|Candy]] and Kill for Thrills. The tour ended on July 17, 1993.<ref name="HTGTH" /> In November of that year, the band released ''[["The Spaghetti Incident?"]]'', a cover album of mostly [[punk rock|punk]] songs, which proved less successful than its predecessors. Slash then wrote several songs for what would have become the follow-up album to the ''Use Your Illusion'' double album. Rose and Duff, however, rejected the material.<ref>{{cite web|author=Rose, W. Axl |url=http://web.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081216&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp |title=OPEN LETTER FROM AXL |publisher=Guns N' Roses |date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=November 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207082443/http://web.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081216&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |quote="There's nothing but Slash based blues rock..}}</ref>

With the band's failure to collaborate resulting in no album being recorded,<ref name="scrapp">{{cite web|url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=82|title=GN'R press release with Axl interview|date=August 14, 2002|work=GNRonline.com|access-date=May 16, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317014050/http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=82|archive-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref> Slash announced in October 1996 that he was no longer a part of Guns N' Roses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/rattlesnake_suitcase/tg1997.htm|title=Total Guitar-Slash, Rock and Roses 1997|first=Gary|last=Graft|date=January 1997|work=oocities.org; Total Guitar|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709223727/http://www.oocities.org/rattlesnake_suitcase/tg1997.htm|archive-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Slash stated at the time "Axl and I have not been capable of seeing eye to eye on Guns N' Roses for some time. We tried to collaborate, but at this point, I'm no longer in the band."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429823/g-n-rs-blizzard-of-acrimony/|title=G n' R's Blizzard Of Acrimony|author=MTV News Staff|date=November 8, 1996|work=MTV News|access-date=April 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519022453/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429823/g-n-rs-blizzard-of-acrimony/|archive-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> [[Paul Tobias]]'s inclusion in the band was another factor in Slash leaving, with Slash having both "creative and personal" differences with Tobias.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=6|title=The Guns 'N Roses Report|date=January 13, 1997|work=heretodaygonetohell.com; addict.com|access-date=April 24, 2015|quote="Huge's presence didn't sit well with Slash, who reportedly has "creative and personal" differences with the latest Rose writing collaborator, which played a part in his decision to leave the band."|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505061605/http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=6|archive-date=May 5, 2015}}</ref> However, in his 2007 autobiography, Slash stated that his decision to leave the band was not based on artistic differences with Rose, but on Rose's constant lateness to concerts, the alleged legal manipulation Rose used (since denied by Rose) to gain control of the band, and the departures of Adler and Stradlin.<ref>{{harvnb|Slash|Bozza|2008|p=454}}</ref>

=== 1994–2002: Slash's Snakepit ===
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In 1994, Slash formed Slash's Snakepit, a side project that featured his Guns N' Roses bandmates [[Matt Sorum]] and Gilby Clarke on drums and rhythm guitar respectively, as well as [[Alice in Chains]]' [[Mike Inez]] on bass and [[Jellyfish (band)|Jellyfish]]'s [[Eric Dover]] on vocals. The band recorded Slash's material originally intended for Guns N' Roses, resulting in the release of ''[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]'' in February 1995. The album was critically praised for ignoring the then-popular conventions of [[alternative rock|alternative music]], and fared well on the charts, eventually selling over one million copies in the U.S. alone despite little promotion from Geffen Records. Slash's Snakepit toured in support of the album with bassist [[James LoMenzo]] and drummer [[Brian Tichy]] of [[Pride & Glory (band)|Pride & Glory]], before disbanding in 1996. Slash then toured for two years with the [[blues rock]] cover band [[Slash's Blues Ball]].

In 1999, Slash chose to regroup Slash's Snakepit with [[Rod Jackson (musician)|Rod Jackson]] on vocals, [[Ryan Roxie]] on rhythm guitar, Johnny Griparic on bass, and [[Matt Laug]] on drums. Their second album, ''[[Ain't Life Grand (Slash's Snakepit album)|Ain't Life Grand]]'', was released in October 2000 through [[E1 Music|Koch Records]]. It did not sell as well as the band's previous release, and its critical reception was mixed. To promote the album, the band—with [[Keri Kelli]] on rhythm guitar—embarked on an extensive world tour in support of [[AC/DC]] in the summer of 2000, followed by their own headlining theater tour. Slash disbanded Snakepit in 2002.

=== 2002–2008: Velvet Revolver ===
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[[File:Velvet Revolver live in London 5 June 2007 03.jpg|thumb|right|Slash and [[Scott Weiland]] during a [[Velvet Revolver]] concert in [[London]] in 2007]]
In 2002, Slash reunited with [[Duff McKagan]] and [[Matt Sorum]] for a [[Randy Castillo]] tribute concert. Realizing that they still had the chemistry of their days in Guns N' Roses, they decided to form a new band together. Former Guns N' Roses guitarist [[Izzy Stradlin]] was initially involved, but left after the others decided to find a lead singer. [[Dave Kushner]], who had previously played with McKagan in [[Loaded (band)|Loaded]], then joined the band on rhythm guitar. For many months, the four searched for a lead singer by listening to offered demo tapes, a monotonous process documented by [[VH1]]. Eventually, former [[Stone Temple Pilots]] vocalist [[Scott Weiland]] joined the band.

In 2003, Velvet Revolver played several concerts during the summer and released their first single, "[[Set Me Free (Velvet Revolver song)|Set Me Free]]". In June 2004, they released their debut album, ''[[Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)|Contraband]]'', which debuted at No.{{nbsp}}1 on the U.S. chart and sold two million copies, re-establishing Slash as a mainstream performer. A year-and-a-half-long tour followed in support of the album. In 2005, the band was nominated for three Grammy Awards: Rock Album of the Year, Rock Song, and Hard Rock Performance for their ''Contraband'' single "[[Slither (song)|Slither]]" which won their first and only Grammy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/velvet-revolver|title=Velvet Revolver|date=2019-02-15|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216171449/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/velvet-revolver|archive-date=February 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2007, Velvet Revolver released their second album, ''[[Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)|Libertad]]'', and embarked on a second tour. During a show in March 2008, Weiland announced to the audience that it would be the band's final tour;<ref name="Velvetrevolver2008-03-22">{{cite web|title=Velvet Revolver's Last Tour |publisher=Velvet-Revolver.com |date=March 22, 2008 |url=http://www.velvet-revolver.com/index.php?p=news |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806112733/http://www.velvet-revolver.com/index.php?p=news |archive-date=August 6, 2010 }}</ref> he was fired from the band in April 2008 and Slash insisted "chemical issues" led to the split.<ref>{{cite web|title = Slash Sets The Record Straight On Velvet Revolver Split|url = https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/slash_sets_the_record_straight_on_velvet_revolver_split.html|work = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive]]|access-date = December 25, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151226045207/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/slash_sets_the_record_straight_on_velvet_revolver_split.html|archive-date = December 26, 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref> The following month Weiland rejoined Stone Temple Pilots. Despite Weiland's departure, Velvet Revolver did not officially disband.

In early 2010, Velvet Revolver began writing new songs and auditioning new singers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Jane |title=Slash cuts loose: Rock's guitar hero steps out on his own with star-studded CD |newspaper=[[London Free Press]] |date=April 2, 2010 |access-date=August 6, 2011 |url=https://lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2010/03/31/13426126.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720212726/http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2010/03/31/13426126.html |archive-date=July 20, 2011 }}</ref> By January 2011, the band had recorded nine demos, and was reportedly due to make a decision on their singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetrock.com/Article.asp?id=2074676&spid=35830 |title=Velvet Revolver Have Nine Demos Recorded |publisher=[[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]] |date=January 10, 2011 |access-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725205215/http://www.planetrock.com/Article.asp?id=2074676&spid=35830 |archive-date=July 25, 2011 }}</ref> However, the following April, Slash stated that they had been unable to find a suitable singer and that Velvet Revolver would remain on hiatus for the next few years while its members focus on other projects.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Slash: 'Velvet Revolver's Return Is Years Away' |magazine=[[Contactmusic.com]] |date=April 18, 2011 |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/slash-velvet-revolvers-return-is-years-away_121296 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723201023/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/slash-velvet-revolvers-return-is-years-away_121296 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=August 6, 2011 }}</ref>

=== 2009–present: "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators" ===
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{{See also|List of Slash band members}}
'''Current members'''
* [[Myles Kennedy]] – lead vocals (2010–present)
* [[Todd Kerns]] – bass, backing vocals (2010–present)
* [[Brent Fitz]] – drums (2010–present)
* [[Frank Sidoris]] – rhythm guitar (2018–present; touring member only 2012–2016)<ref name="Schneck/Sidoris">{{cite news |title=Slash Recruits The Cab Guitarist For Upcoming Tour |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169968 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202041201/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169968 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2013 }}</ref>

'''Touring members'''
* Tony Montana – bass (2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Slash Taps Ex-Great White Bassist For Upcoming Tour |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 26, 2010 |access-date=July 25, 2011 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143537 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729131749/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143537 |archive-date=July 29, 2010 }}</ref>

'''Past members'''
* Bobby Schneck – rhythm guitar (2010–2011)<ref name="Schneck/Sidoris" />

'''Session musicians'''
* [[Chris Chaney]] – bass (2009)
* [[Josh Freese]] – drums (2009)
* Lenny Castro – percussion (2009)
}}

[[File:2015 RiP Slash feat Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators - by 2eight - 8SC2803.jpg|thumb|left|Slash and vocalist [[Myles Kennedy]] performing with the Conspirators in June 2015]]

In September 2008, Slash began production on his debut solo album.<ref name="reuters">{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/us-slash-idINTRE49O08Q20081025 |title=Guitarist Slash plans Star Studded Solo Album |publisher=In.reuters.com |date=2008-10-25 |access-date=2016-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509015802/http://in.reuters.com/article/us-slash-idINTRE49O08Q20081025 |archive-date=May 9, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rogerson |first=Ben |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/slash-solo-album-to-feature-ozzy-osbourne-and-fergie-184226 |title=Slash to begin work on Solo Album |date=November 25, 2008 |publisher=Musicradar.com |access-date=2016-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220345/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/slash-solo-album-to-feature-ozzy-osbourne-and-fergie-184226 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> He described the process of recording by himself as "cathartic".<ref name="Ultimateguitar2008-09-30">{{cite web |title=Slash Finds Solo Album Cathartic |publisher=Ultimate-Guitar.com |date=September 30, 2008 |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/slash_finds_solo_album_cathartic.html |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512145138/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/slash_finds_solo_album_cathartic.html |archive-date=May 12, 2011 }}</ref> He also mentioned working on the album gave him a chance to "...take a little bit of a break from all the politics and the democracy that is a band and just sort of do my own thing for a little bit."<ref name="reuters" /> Slash's wife Perla revealed that many different artists would appear on the album, saying, "It's going to be Slash and friends, with everyone from [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]] to [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]."<ref name="Rogerson-Musicradar2008-11-25">{{cite web |last=Rogerson |first=Ben |title=Slash solo album to feature Ozzy Osbourne… and Fergie |publisher=MusicRadar.com |date=November 25, 2008 |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/slash-solo-album-to-feature-ozzy-osbourne-and-fergie-184226 |access-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928052821/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/slash-solo-album-to-feature-ozzy-osbourne-and-fergie-184226 |archive-date=September 28, 2012 }}</ref> The album, simply titled ''[[Slash (album)|Slash]]'', debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. chart upon its release in April 2010.<ref name="Blabbermouth2011-04-16">{{cite web |title=Slash: More First-Week Chart Positions Revealed |publisher=Blabbermouth.com |date=April 16, 2011 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138623 |access-date=May 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312205456/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138623 |archive-date=March 12, 2011 }}</ref> It featured an all-star roster of guest musicians, including Osbourne, Fergie of [[the Black Eyed Peas]], [[Adam Levine]] of [[Maroon 5]], [[M. Shadows]] of [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Lemmy Kilmister]] of [[Motörhead]], [[Dave Grohl]], [[Chris Cornell]] and [[Iggy Pop]].<ref name="Blabbermouth2011-04-16" /> The album also features musical collaborations with former Guns N' Roses members [[Izzy Stradlin]], [[Steven Adler]] and [[Duff McKagan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-steven-adler-flea-in-the-studio-photos-available/ |title=Slash, Adler in studio |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=2009-07-17 |access-date=2016-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509141503/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-steven-adler-flea-in-the-studio-photos-available/ |archive-date=May 9, 2016 }}</ref> Preceding the release of the album, Slash had released the Japan-only single "[[Sahara (Slash song)|Sahara]]", featuring Japanese vocalist [[Koshi Inaba]] (from [[B'z]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-talks-about-collaboration-with-japanese-singer-koshi-inaba-video-available |title=Slash Talks About Collaboration With Japanese Singer Koshi Inaba; Video Available |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=November 1, 2009 |access-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420053817/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-talks-about-collaboration-with-japanese-singer-koshi-inaba-video-available/ |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> It charted at number four on the [[Oricon Singles Chart]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/96887/products/845208/1/|title=SAHARA～feat.稲葉浩志|work=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095836/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/96887/products/845208/1/|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> as well number six on the [[Billboard Japan Hot 100|''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=11&day=23|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100|work=[[Billboard Japan]]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226151115/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=11&day=23|archive-date=February 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> It was awarded Western "Single of the Year" award at the 24th [[Japan Gold Disc Award]] by the [[RIAJ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/28171|script-title=ja:嵐、ゴールドディスク大賞で10タイトル受賞の新記録|publisher=Natalie|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=2010-04-26|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119051622/https://natalie.mu/music/news/28171|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> To promote the album, Slash embarked on his first solo world tour with [[Myles Kennedy]] of [[Alter Bridge]]—who also appeared on the album—on vocals, Bobby Schneck on rhythm guitar, [[Todd Kerns]] on bass, and [[Brent Fitz]] on drums. Slash opened for Ozzy Osbourne for a leg of Osbourne's [[Scream World Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-slash-more-tour-dates-announced/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne/ Slash more tour dates announced |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=2010-10-12 |access-date=2016-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509144859/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-slash-more-tour-dates-announced/ |archive-date=May 9, 2016 }}</ref>

Slash began working on his second solo album in June 2011.<ref name="Blabbermouth2011-05-26">{{cite web |title=New Slash Album Slated For March/April |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive]] |date=May 26, 2011 |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/new_slash_album_slated_for_marchapril.html |access-date=May 31, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529140525/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/new_slash_album_slated_for_marchapril.html |archive-date=May 29, 2011 }}</ref> He collaborated with his touring bandmates Myles Kennedy, Todd Kerns, and Brent Fitz, with the resulting album billed to "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators".<ref name="Revolver2012-02-16">{{cite journal |last=Grow |first=Kory |title=Slash Announces New Album, 'Apocalyptic Love,' and Reveals Cover Art |journal=Revolver |date=February 16, 2012 |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/slash-announces-new-album-apocalyptic-love-and-reveals-cover-art.html |access-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217222503/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/slash-announces-new-album-apocalyptic-love-and-reveals-cover-art.html |archive-date=February 17, 2012 }}</ref> The album, titled ''[[Apocalyptic Love]]'', was released on May 22, 2012, debuting at No. 2 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]].<ref name="Revolver2012-02-16" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/05/30/19818181.html|title=Mayer clobbers Lambert on charts|author=Canoe inc.|work=canoe.ca|access-date=January 24, 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714003700/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/05/30/19818181.html|archive-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2013 Slash received the award for "Best Guitarist of the Year 2012" from ''[[Loudwire]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/slash-guitarist-of-the-year-2012-loudwire-music-awards/ |title=Slash Guitarist of the year 2012 |date=January 16, 2013 |publisher=Loudwire.com |access-date=2016-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509015146/http://loudwire.com/slash-guitarist-of-the-year-2012-loudwire-music-awards/ |archive-date=May 9, 2016 }}</ref>

Slash embarked on a tour in the summer of 2014, opening for [[Aerosmith]] as part of the [[Let Rock Rule Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/aerosmith-slash-tour-dates/ |title=Aerosmith/ Slash tour dates |publisher=Ultimateclassicrock.com |date=2014-04-08 |access-date=2016-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529104950/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/aerosmith-slash-tour-dates/ |archive-date=May 29, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slashonline.com/2014/04/14/letrockrule-tickets-are-available-now/|title=LetRockRule Tickets Are Available Now|publisher=Slashonline.com|access-date=April 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416210538/http://slashonline.com/2014/04/14/letrockrule-tickets-are-available-now/|archive-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, Slash revealed details of his third solo album ''[[World on Fire (Slash album)|World on Fire]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/slash-release-date-track-listing-artwork-world-on-fire/ |title=Slash release date track list world on fire |date=May 27, 2014 |publisher=Loudwire.com |access-date=2016-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422080552/http://loudwire.com/slash-release-date-track-listing-artwork-world-on-fire/ |archive-date=April 22, 2016 }}</ref> The album was again billed as "Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators" and was released on September 10, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-bassist-todd-kerns-says-newly-recorded-album-is-a-very-twisted-journey/|title=Slash bassist Todd Kerns says newly recorded third album is "a very twisted journey"|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=April 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012233/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-bassist-todd-kerns-says-newly-recorded-album-is-a-very-twisted-journey/|archive-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> It debuted at No. 10 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-world-on-fire-first-week-chart-positions-revealed/#ICRd51sP4GYGgHHl.99 |title=Slash: 'World On Fire' First Week Chart Positions Revealed |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=2014-09-24 |access-date=2016-07-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509141736/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-world-on-fire-first-week-chart-positions-revealed/#ICRd51sP4GYGgHHl.99 |archive-date=May 9, 2016 }}</ref>

In March 2018, Slash revealed that a new album with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators was to be released later in the year.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/slash-details-new-album-with-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-205374/ |title=Slash Details New Album With Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators |last=Leight |first=Elias |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> In June 2018, he announced that the album was titled ''[[Living the Dream (Slash album)|Living the Dream]]'', to be released on September 21, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slashonline.com/living-the-dream-tour-2018/|title=Slash|website=www.slashonline.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203215/http://www.slashonline.com/living-the-dream-tour-2018/|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The group tour for the album began in September 2018, starting with a show in Del Mar, California at the KAABOO Del Mar Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/es-us/slash-announces-new-album-with-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-129045 |title=Slash announces new album with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators |last=Shackleford |first=Tom |date=March 22, 2018 |website=AXS.com |access-date=March 27, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041058/https://www.axs.com/es-us/slash-announces-new-album-with-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-129045 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slashonline.com/slash-ft-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-play-kaaboo-del-mar/|title=Slash|website=www.slashonline.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330135606/http://www.slashonline.com/slash-ft-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-play-kaaboo-del-mar/|archive-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> The tour was concluded the U.S. and Canada again 2019 after completing the Asian leg and Hawaii show with Guns N' Roses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/221408-slash-interview-09252018-radio-chatter-wrif-detroit/|title=Slash Interview – 09/25/2018 – Radio Chatter (WRIF Detroit)|website=mygnrforum.com Guns N' Roses Forum|date=September 25, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075115/http://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/221408-slash-interview-09252018-radio-chatter-wrif-detroit/|archive-date=October 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wrif.com/episodes/radio-chatter-with-slash/|title=Radio Chatter with Slash|work=WRIF Rocks Detroit|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006001021/https://wrif.com/episodes/radio-chatter-with-slash/|archive-date=October 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Former touring guitarist [[Frank Sidoris]] joined the band full-time for the recording sessions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/its-official-slash-ft-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-to-release-new-album-in-the-fall.html |title=It's Official: SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS To Release New Album In The Fall |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=April 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145420/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/its-official-slash-ft-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-to-release-new-album-in-the-fall.html |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In an October 2020 interview with [[blabbermouth.net]], bassist/vocalist Todd Kerns confirmed that there would be a new album in 2021, referred to as ''SMKC4''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-featuring-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-to-release-new-studio-album-in-2021/ |title=SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS To Release New Studio Album In 2021 |date=October 19, 2020 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725034336/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-featuring-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-to-release-new-studio-album-in-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On July 26, 2021, it was confirmed that the record was to be released via [[Gibson (guitar company)|Gibson]]'s new record label Gibson Records in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/9605940/gibson-record-label-slash-album-2022/|title=Gibson Launches Record Label, to Release Slash Album Next Year|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On October 18, 2021, Slash officially confirmed via Instagram the first single's title "The River is Rising", along with its release date, October 22, 2021.<ref>{{cite instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLQsAfFj9i/ |title=iiii]; )' |postid=CVLQsAfFj9i |user=Slash |author=Slash |date=October 18, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref> On October 22, the release day of first single, it was announced that the album ''[[4 (Slash album)|4]]'' would be released on February 11, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-feat-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-announce-4-album-share-the-river-is-rising-music-video/|title=SLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS Announce '4' Album, Share 'The River Is Rising' Music Video|date=October 22, 2021|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022183541/https://blabbermouth.net/news/slash-feat-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-announce-4-album-share-the-river-is-rising-music-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators Announce '4' Album, Share 'The River Is Rising' Music Video |date=October 22, 2021 |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-feat-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-announce-4-album-share-the-river-is-rising-music-video/ |publisher=blabbermouth.net |access-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143456/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-feat-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-announce-4-album-share-the-river-is-rising-music-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour was also announced the same day, scheduled to start February 8, 2022, in [[Portland, Oregon]].

=== 2016–present: return to Guns N' Roses ===
[[File:GNRChorzow090718-95 (29099970917) Cropped.jpg|thumb|right|[[Axl Rose]] (left) and Slash (right) performing with [[Guns N' Roses]] in 2018]]
On December 29, 2015, several days after a Guns N' Roses-related teaser was released to movie theaters, ''Billboard'' reported that Slash would rejoin the band to headline [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] 2016, filling the lead guitarist spot vacated when [[DJ Ashba]] left the band.<ref>{{cite news |last=Waddel |first=Ray |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6828129/guns-n-roses-reunion-coachella-stadium-las-vegas |title=Guns N' Roses to Reunite for Coachella, Possible Stadium Tour: Sources |work=Billboard.com |date=December 29, 2015 |access-date=December 30, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229225917/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6828129/guns-n-roses-reunion-coachella-stadium-las-vegas |archive-date=December 29, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-slash-to-reunite-guns-n-roses-at-coachella-20151230|title=Axl Rose, Slash to Reunite Guns N' Roses at Coachella|date=December 31, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417030317/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-slash-to-reunite-guns-n-roses-at-coachella-20151230|archive-date=April 17, 2016}}</ref> Guns N' Roses were officially announced as headliners of Coachella on January 4, 2016, with [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] reporting Slash and Duff McKagan would rejoin the band.<ref>[http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2016/01/04/coachella-2016-lineup/ Coachella 2016 Lineup Announced: Guns N’ Roses, LCD Soundsystem, Calvin Harris] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105051917/http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2016/01/04/coachella-2016-lineup/ |date=January 5, 2016 }} KROQ</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/01/coachella-announces-2016-lineup-guns-n-roses-lcd-soundsystem-to-headline/|title=Coachella announces 2016 lineup: Guns N' Roses, LCD Soundsystem to headline – Consequence of Sound|work=Consequence of Sound|date=January 5, 2016 |access-date=January 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204130810/https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/01/coachella-announces-2016-lineup-guns-n-roses-lcd-soundsystem-to-headline/|archive-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coachella-guns-n-roses-lcd-soundsystem-calvin-harris-lead-lineup-20160104|title=Coachella: Guns N' Roses, LCD Soundsystem, Calvin Harris Lead Lineup|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107222211/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coachella-guns-n-roses-lcd-soundsystem-calvin-harris-lead-lineup-20160104|archive-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref> Slash performed with Guns N' Roses for the first time in 23 years during the band's secret warmup gig at the [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|Troubadour]] in Los Angeles on April 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-performs-at-the-troubadour-first-video-footage-and-photos/|title=Guns N' Roses Performs At The Troubadour: Video Footage And Photos – Blabbermouth.net|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404084159/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-performs-at-the-troubadour-first-video-footage-and-photos/|archive-date=April 4, 2016|date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> The band then embarked on the [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]], which became a massive success, grossing over $584&nbsp;million by its conclusion in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-confirm-north-american-tour-20160325|title=Guns N' Roses Confirm North American Tour|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=March 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224234258/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-confirm-north-american-tour-20160325|archive-date=February 24, 2018|date=March 25, 2016}}</ref> In 2021, Slash appeared on his first songs with the band since 1994, "[[Absurd (song)|Absurd]]" and "[[Hard Skool]]". In 2023 the band went [[Guns N' Roses 2023 Tour|on tour again]], notably playing both the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in England and the [[Power Trip Festival]] in Indio, California. They also released a new single, "[[Perhaps (song)|Perhaps]]".

=== Session work ===
In 1991, Slash played lead guitar on the single "[[Give In to Me]]" off [[Michael Jackson]]'s album ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'', as well as for the opening skit of the video for the song "[[Black or White]]" off the same album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dekel |first=Jonathan |title=Slash Calls Michael Jackson Guitar Riff 'Gay' at Canadian Music Week Keynote |url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/11/slash-michael-jackson-guitar-riff-gay-cmw/ |publisher=[[Spinner (website)|Spinner]] |date=March 11, 2010 |access-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812215132/http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/11/slash-michael-jackson-guitar-riff-gay-cmw/ |archive-date=August 12, 2011 }}</ref> In 1995, he played guitar on "[[D.S. (song)|D.S.]]", a controversial song from Jackson's ''[[HIStory]]: Past, Present and Future, Book [[HIStory|I]]'' album, and in 1997 appeared on the song "Morphine" off the remix album ''[[Blood on the Dance Floor: History in the Mix]]''. In 2001, Slash played on "Privacy" off Jackson's final studio album, ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]''. Slash also joined Jackson on several occasions on stage, most notably at the [[1995 MTV Video Music Awards]] playing with Jackson on "[[Black or White]]" (and the introduction of "Billie Jean"). He made two surprise appearances during Jackson's 1992 [[Dangerous World Tour]] in Spain and Japan and supported the 1999 charity concerts [[MJ & Friends]] in Seoul and Munich playing the same set as he did for 1995's MTV Video Music Awards. The last time Slash and Jackson shared a stage was on both 2001 [[Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special]] concerts in New York City playing "Black or White" and "Beat It".

Slash played guitar on "Wiggle Wiggle", the opening song on [[Bob Dylan]]'s 1990 record ''[[Under the Red Sky]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Grow|first=Kory|title=Slash and Aaron Freeman Team for Bob Dylan Cover 'Wiggle Wiggle' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/slash-and-aaron-freeman-team-for-bob-dylan-cover-wiggle-wiggle-87859/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> With Dylan's direction to "play like (...) [[Django Reinhardt]]",<ref name="auto">{{cite magazine|last=Tolinski|first=Brad|title=Slash Discusses Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Michael Jackson and Guns N' Roses in 1990 Guitar World Interview|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/slash-discusses-bob-dylan-iggy-pop-michael-jackson-and-guns-n-roses-1990-guitar-world-interview|magazine=[[Guitar World]]|date=October 6, 2011|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> Slash recalls "[he] just learned it on the spot. It was such a simple, yet superb I, IV, V progression that there is really nothing much to say about it."<ref name="auto"/> The following year, he collaborated with [[Lenny Kravitz]] on "[[Always on the Run (Lenny Kravitz song)|Always on the Run]]", the lead single from Kravitz' album ''[[Mama Said (album)|Mama Said]]''. In 1993, Slash appeared on the album ''[[Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix]]'', performing "I Don't Live Today" with [[Paul Rodgers]] and [[Band of Gypsys]]. Slash also guest appeared in [[Carole King]]'s 1994 live concert, which was captured on her [[In Concert (Carole King album)|''Carole King{{snds}}In Concert'']] album. Slash and King appeared on [[David Letterman]] to promote the concert. In 1996, he collaborated with [[Marta Sánchez]] to record the [[Flamenco guitar|flamenco]]-inspired song "Obsession Confession" for the ''[[Curdled (film)|Curdled]]'' soundtrack. Later that year, he played with [[Alice Cooper]] at [[Sammy Hagar]]'s club [[Cabo Wabo]] in [[Cabo San Lucas, Mexico|Cabo San Lucas]], Mexico. The show was released the following year as ''[[A Fistful of Alice]]''. In 1997, Slash appeared alongside rapper [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] and rock band [[Fishbone]] on [[Blackstreet]]'s [[Rock music|rock]] remix of their single "[[Fix (Blackstreet song)|Fix]]"; he also appeared in the accompanying music video. Also in 1997, he played on the single "But You Said I'm Useless" by Japanese musician [[J (musician)|J]]. That same year, he contributed music to the soundtrack of [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Jackie Brown (film)|Jackie Brown]]''; several compositions by Slash's Snakepit can be heard throughout the film. He also appeared on the [[Insane Clown Posse]] album ''[[The Great Milenko]]'' on the track "Halls of Illusions".

In 2002, Slash played on the title track to [[Elán (recording artist)|Elán]]'s album ''[[Street Child]]''. In 2003, he participated in the [[Yardbirds]]' comeback record ''[[Birdland (The Yardbirds album)|Birdland]]''; he played lead guitar on the track "Over, Under, Sideways, Down". In 2006, Slash played on a cover of "[[In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry song)|In the Summertime]]" on keyboardist [[Derek Sherinian]]'s solo album ''[[Blood of the Snake]]''; he was also featured in the accompanying music video. In 2007, he appeared on [[Paulina Rubio]]'s single "Nada Puede Cambiarme". In 2008, Slash played guitar on the film score of ''[[The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler]]'', composed by [[Clint Mansell]]. Slash was the featured guitarist on the 2008 Italian hit single "Gioca Con Me" by Italian singer-songwriter [[Vasco Rossi]]. In 2009, he was featured on [[Rihanna]]'s single "[[Rockstar 101]]" off her album ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]''. In 2011, he contributed the song "Kick It Up a Notch" to the [[Disney Channel]] animation ''[[Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension]]''; he appeared in both live-action and animated form in the promotional music video.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hart |first=Josh |title=Slash's Collaboration with 'Phineas and Ferb' "Kick It Up A Notch" |work=[[Guitar World]] |date=July 18, 2011 |url=http://www.guitarworld.com/slashs-collaboration-phineas-and-ferb-kick-it-notch-streaming-online |access-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720094220/http://www.guitarworld.com/slashs-collaboration-phineas-and-ferb-kick-it-notch-streaming-online |archive-date=July 20, 2011 }}</ref> In 2024, he contributed guitar to a re-release of [[Mark Knopfler]]'s "[[Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero]]" in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-knopfler-recruits-bruce-springsteen-brian-may-ronnie-wood-teenage-cancer-trust-single-3584338 | title= Mark Knopfler recruits Bruce Springsteen, Brian May, Ronnie Wood and more for Teenage Cancer Trust single | work=NME | first=Liberty | last=Dunworth | date=8 February 2024 | access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>

=== 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>