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Although he filed for divorce in , the couple reconciled two months later. At the age of 35, Slash was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, caused by years of drug and alcohol use.
He was given just weeks to live, but he had a defibrillator implanted and, beating the odds, went on to survive. He has been sober since , and in he published his autobiography, titled simply Slash. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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He told reporters, "I thought what better way to honor the Hard Rock for honoring me than to give it back, sort of. That's not the only high-profile guitar Slash has given away, though.
Ten years later, Perry got nostalgic and started looking for the guitar. He quickly found it; Slash was playing it in a Guitar Player centerfold. Perry was one of Slash's boyhood idols, but when he called to see if Slash would sell him the guitar, Slash wouldn't budge.
Perry understood and later said in an interview, "I mean if I had a chance to get hold of the white Strat Jeff Beck played on Wired , I'd have a hard time letting go of it! You might not know it, but Slash is a huge supporter of animals and the environment. Earlier this year he got behind the cause of Billy, an endangered Asian elephant who lives at the LA Zoo.
When Slash learned that funding for the zoo's Pachyderm Forest was in jeopardy, he filmed a broadcast-and-YouTube plea urging the Los Angeles City Council to complete the new habitat. At the time, one of the zookeepers told Reuters, "I've always been impressed with Slash's knowledge of animals.
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