Joining a band can be a lot like dating. You have to go through a lot of duds before you find the one that you are a true match for. Slash felt like that when he was looking for bands to join. According to another Loudwire post, quoting an interview he did on Revolver Magazine’s “Fan First” show (posted on YouTube), he was not enamored with many of the singers that he auditioned with. They “sucked,” as he so artfully phrased it, but when he played with Axl Rose, “A song all of a sudden went to a whole new level.” It was the intensity of Rose’s singing that brought that feeling to Slash. He played with Rose in a band called Hollywood Rose, but he had also played with other Guns N’ Roses band members in their projects, so it wasn’t like a group of strangers gathering for the first time.
Although the result was like a stormy marriage between the two musical artists, they appear to have patched up their previous rift and they are still together as of 2022. The band has an EP slated for release this year. While the future is always hazy with the volatile Rose in the mix, it looks like this duo is back together for now. Fans should enjoy it while the harmony lasts.
