Slash

Saul Hudson (born July 26, 1965), known by his stage name Slash, is a British American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. He then co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. Slash has since released two solo albums, Slash (2010), featuring an all-star roster of guest musicians, and Apocalyptic Love (2012), recorded with his band. Slash has received critical acclaim as a guitarist. Time named him runner-up on their list of The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players in 2009, while Rolling Stone placed him at No. 65 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011. Guitar World ranked his solo in November Rain No. 6 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos in 2008, and Total Guitar placed his riff in Sweet Child o' Mine at No. 1 on their list of The 100 Greatest Riffs in 2004. In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with other members of Guns N' Roses.