Drugs and sex go hand in hand when you're a rock and roll musician. Whereas if I were a violinist, it might be a little different.

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.

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.

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.

Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm just sort of tripping around, trying to figure my way through life.

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.

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