You can't wait around for destiny to give you what you think you deserve, you have to earn it, even if you think you've paid your dues. Slash More Quotes by Slash More Quotes From Slash I got the name Slash because I used to work in a grocery store and I was in charge of reducing prices for really big sales. Slash reducing used names I'm not ridiculously wealthy, but I don't squander money either. Slash wealthy If I could hang out with Jimi Hendrix, it wouldn't be over dinner. Slash hanging-out hendrix dinner As soon as I could put together the, you know, three or four notes that made up, like, sort of a rock and roll lick, you know, like a Chuck Berry kind of thing, I was off and running. Just completely taken over. Slash rocks taken running I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since. Slash musician guitar two When we weren't being transcendent we specialized in self-inflicted disaster. Slash self-inflicted disaster self That's a wonderful side effect of leather pants: when you pee yourself in them, they're more forgiving than jeans. Slash leather-pants jeans forgiving I've been on the road for so long that it's a part of my being. Even after all these years, I love playing. I love recording. I love writing. I love rehearsing. I love touring. I love all that stuff. Slash writing long years I've always had to do things my way; I play guitar my way; I've taken myself to the edges of life my way; I've gotten clean my way; And I'm still here. Whether or not I deserve to be is another story. Slash guitar taken play I never want to draw attention to myself, but that's all I do. Slash draws want attention It seems like a lot of what was going on when I quit is still going on. Slash i-quit quitting stills For me, the original Guns N' Roses is the embodiment of a certain kind of chemistry that really couldn't be duplicated. Slash embodiment gun rose Axl [Rose] is not the type of person to make something up. So I was sort of shocked that he went that direction. That caused me a lot of problems. Slash type problem rose I don't think there's anything better than hearing your favorite band live. Slash hearing band thinking One time we played a concert in Antwerp, Belgium. At least I thought it was Antwerp, Belgium. Turns out it was a Stop 'n Shop in Wisconsin somewhere, but it was fun man. Slash wisconsin fun men I got into rock-and-roll because I wanted the chicks. The Dixie Chicks. Slash dixie rock-and-roll rocks The last time I talked to Axl was in 1996. That was the last time we exchanged any sort of words. There was a rumor that I talked to him a while back [and asked to rejoin the band]. I did go to his house one night, and I talked to his assistant about something that had to do with this lawsuit that we were involved in. But it got turned into something else. He went out and made a press release that said I actually spoke to him, which was all bullshit. I was really shocked. Slash bullshit house night What does surprise me, though, is the amount of attention this band [Guns'n'Roses] has garnered 11 years after the original lineup broke up. That's an interesting phenomenon. It was even interesting back in the day. I mean, [we were] this glorified garage band. It was a great band, but it was not the kind of band you expected to become what it has. Slash gun mean years You know, when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's, you know, a great night. And I think the reason I love touring so much is you're chasing that high around all the time, trying to have another good night. Slash emotional good-night thinking Directing is like guitar playing. That's a unique mind-set and talent, unto itself. I like the idea of putting everything together to make a great movie. Slash guitar unique ideas
