A lot of vices that I've had over the years were always to make up for some sort of character deficiency, one of them being shyness.

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.

I love playing music as much as if not more so than I did when I was 19; that compared to most of my peers is pretty surprising. I wake up every day and get really excited about doing stuff that I have been doing for the last 30 years. I just love it.

That's always stuck with me, with music. I've never really gotten jaded about it. I've always loved music for the sake of doing it, and the longer I do it, the more I like it. Hopefully, I'll be able to have that same point of view in this business, or at least with doing this.

If I could hang out with Jimi Hendrix, it wouldn't be over dinner.

I guess you could say there are two Slashes. There's the crazy, rock-and-roll Slash, he's wild. And then there's the real Slash- he collects miniature soaps and treats his hookers real nice.

I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing.