In a sign we”re all getting older than we”d like, guitar god Slash turns 50 today.
The former Guns N” Roses axeman, who burst on to the scene in the late 1980s as a sort of demonic looking Cousin It, has cemented his status in rock lore with songs like “Welcome to the Jungle” and Sweet Child of Mine.” The band”s first album, “Appetite for Destruction” sold nearly 30 million copies and “Use Your Illusion I and II” sold a combined 35 million copies. In the years since his high-profile GNR breakup, Slash went on to perform with groups including Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver.
Here's a few pictures of Slash through the years, starting back when he was just a little tyke named Saul Hudson. Happy birthday Mr. Slash!
Happy 50 th Birthday @slash ???????????????? #happybirthdayslash #Slash pic.twitter.com/nLJEVzICTi
– Slash Addict (@ansolau) July 23, 2015
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#Happy50thBirthdaySlash – A young @Slash. pic.twitter.com/L8jt7gIvt6
– Sheena Is PunkRocker (@77MASH) July 23, 2015
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Happy birthday Slash!! #HappyBirthdaySlash #GuitarGod pic.twitter.com/UthKOx0NRs
– Rock Pictures (@RockNRollPics) July 23, 2015
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Young Slash. pic.twitter.com/ERa73qHXPl
– Rock Pictures (@RockNRollPics) July 19, 2015
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Happy birthday #Slash Born on this day 23rd July 1965, guitarist with Guns N' Roses, https://t.co/UyappDAhV9 pic.twitter.com/MLx1LzejCD
– This Day in Music (@Thisdayinmusic) July 23, 2015
Guns N Roses salute the crowd at Slash and Duff Mckagans last ever gig with the band Buenos Aires 1993 pic.twitter.com/Q3xIcfswLV
– Retro Rockers (@rockrollretro) July 11, 2015
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Happy 50th @Slash! pic.twitter.com/WNOzJS1jDx
– Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) July 23, 2015