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 got into rock-and-roll because I wanted the chicks. The Dixie Chicks.

When we weren't being transcendent we specialized in self-inflicted disaster.

That's one of the cool things about going to local bars: seeing what people are doing and jamming with them. I'm a huge advocate of jamming with others; you learn a lot. So I love to go and do that - even if people wipe the stage up with you.

The only time I think I've ever gotten sick of playing Guns and Roses songs really was during - after having played them in Guns and Roses, and then in Snakepit, and then playing 'It's So Easy' and 'Brownstone' in Velvet Revolver.

Rock n' roll is about attitude and rebellion. It's supposed to be fun and spontaneous.

I once asked Axl why he left the 'E' off his name. He started crying and said he thought he'd spelled it right.