Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known as Slash, is a British-American guitarist who is best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Slash has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in history.
In his later years with Guns N' Roses, he formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. Later, he co-founded the group Velvet Revolver (since 2002), participation in which restored him to the rank of first-tier performers of the mid-2000s.
Since then, Slash has released four solo albums: Slash (2010), which he recorded with guest stars, Apocalyptic Love (2012), World on Fire (2014) and Living The Dream (2018), which he recorded with singer/guitarist Miles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, along with a rhythm section consisting of Brent Fitz and Todd Kearns, known from the album as The Conspirators.
However, in 2016, he returned to Guns N` Roses after a long spat with the band's lead singer, Axl Rose.
Named one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011.