| Slash took time out of his busy schedule to sit down for an interview with Switched.com. In the interview, Slash talks about his new book entitled ‘Slash‘, which discusses his years as guitar player for Guns ‘n’ Roses. He also talked about his appearance in the Guitar Hero III game, and about his use of technology, both in his personal life and in his music. Here are some highlights from the Interview. |  |
On Guitar Hero:
I think there’s something innately awkward about being a guitar player trying to playing ‘Guitar Hero.’ I think you play it by ear more than you do so by sight, which is the way that normal people play it. There really is that correlation between your fingers and what you’re looking at on screen, and I think for guitar players the way that you relate to it is really by ear and feel, which somehow doesn’t make your fingers land at the right place at the right time.
On Using Technology and Gadgets in Music:
I’m basically all about the simplest approach possible. The fewer manuals I have to read, the better and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. So I use a lot of pretty much old gear and what not. The only thing I do need for recording is something simple that’s efficient, sounds good, can be taken on the road — that’s what I’m starting to shop for at this point.
Mac or PC?
Um.. I have both.
You can read the entire Switched interview with Slash here. You can find out more about the book ‘Slash: It Seems Excessive…But That Doesn’t Mean It Didn’t Happen’ here.
It would be interesting even if I don’t consider Slash a guitar hero. It is a bit too much. Indeed, he has an image and a brand, he IS a brand, but not a very good guitar player, in my opinion. I remember a Slash vs Sambora thing on the net at one point, that was the moment I have thought about Slash as an individual guitar player.
Well, he’s no shredder, but he’s pretty good IMO, and wrote some great songs. You’re right about the brand thing though.
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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