Slash

by Slash

habit. I told Megan

and hung out with Megan—

I SETTLED IN TO THINGS WITH MEGAN again

I planned a trip for Megan and me to Hawaii,

I told Megan

I’m sure Megan purposely stayed away most of the time.

while Megan and I just chilled in Kauai.

and I started to make plans with Megan to do the usual things tourists do in Hawaii.

Megan was still out somewhere

Megan and I started doing stuff, we went shopping, I rented a Jeep, and we toured some of the sights.

From Hawaii, Megan and I flew out to Chicago

it. When I got back to Megan’s mother’s house, I

Megan had no idea, but

after Megan fell asleep,

between Megan’s body

times, and then Megan and I flew back to L.A.

corner and Megan started planning a lavish party:

telling Megan that she had to go as well.

I didn’t see Megan the same way at all. She was sweet, she was fine…but she was just there.

anymore, and that’s the last that I ever saw of her.

again, once Megan was gone, and

I can think of three reasons: the first was the fact that on that tour we almost never took the stage on time; the second was canceling shows for no good reason; and the third is the infamous contract awarding Axl the band’s name should we ever break up.

“You gave us a scare,” he said slowly, looking right at me.

“We thought you were dead…. I thought I’d have to look for a new guitar player.”

It was very dramatic and very beautiful; it felt as if they and the band were one.

become Slash’s Snakepit on the nightstand and got into bed.

Sometimes the truth lies is in front of your eyes and makes so little sense that you just don’t see it; it’s like confronting your reflection in a fun-house mirror—it’s hard to believe that the twisted figure staring back is you.

BFD, and told Doug that I wouldn’t be coming back.

“That’s it,” I told Doug. “I’m done. I quit.”

I’D DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWER from the day we got together to make Guns N’ Roses the best band in the world. I’d put my heart and soul into everything we did and I regret none of my contributions in the least. We did things other bands only

dream of; in just a few years, we surpassed goals that took bands like the Stones decades to achieve. I don’t like to brag, but if you research it at all, you’ll see that what we did in the time frame we did it is something unsurpassed in the history of rock and roll.

either. I was satisfied but it was bittersweet; I had never really given up before in my life.

It just wasn’t meant to be.

I went to Japan for two weeks with Nile Rodgers

Needless to say, I was in love.

when she fixed me with a serious look. “You’re married, you know,” she said.

“Oh, yeah!” I said, kind of laughing it off. “You’re right. I forgot about that.”

The truth was, I had forgotten. I didn’t feel...

and since I’d hooked up with Perla, marriage seemed like something I’d done in another life. It was almost like leaving Guns N’ Roses: I’d essentially ...

out—I just wanted a divorce.

I came home one night, I found a guy in bed with her and I told them not to get up; I’d let myself out.

In retrospect, it’s kind of interesting that I suddenly had disconnected with the two most long-term, closest relationships I had had up to that point, just a matter of months apart.

she was not fucking around.

bit of a clash between my ideals and hers, which made our relationship much spicier. We

Besides, this all made for a very intense sex life, so I really w...

We shared a camaraderie and a silent understanding of each other from that moment on.

I was finally starting to feel a renewed sense of musical inspiration.

I set about putting together a new band; I wanted to do something like Snakepit, but different.

kick in the ass that I needed to go out and form a band.

as much for the money as for the beer.