The reunion, on the other hand, came from a more mature place. Drugs, fame and money fueled the band's rise, it's eventual breakup and the hard feelings that lingered for some 20 years. GNR's story from there is a well-worn tale of too much, too young, too fast. 'I thought it was a great band with a certain energy and a certain chemistry, but I didn't know that one record would become what it became - that it would sort of transcend.' So none of us, I think, was prepared for what it turned into when it did. I didn't have any fantasies of it being anything super-huge. 'It would have been a band that I would have listened to had I not been in it.' he explained. He says the early components of the band were exactly what he was looking for at the time. Slash looked back at his earliest jam sessions with what became Guns N' Roses.

Slash and McKagan feuded with Rose for longer than the entirety of their first go-around in GNR, but all three parties grew up in their years apart and were able to pull off a seamless reunion (and one of the most lucrative tours of all-time).ĭespite some setbacks along the way, Slash tells Classic Rock magazine that his career has 'been f-ing awesome.' It's a realization that no doubt played into his and Rose's reconciliation and the optimism around the future of their partnership. It's hard to believe that Slash and Duff McKagan have been back in Guns N' Roses for nearly six years, and the rekindled partnership with Axl Rose has resulted in no drama.

Slash from guns and roses