19. DECEMBER 1994-OCTOBER 1996: AXL AND SLASH FIGHTS, SLASH QUITS

This is not a comprehensive chapter on the various signature instruments GN'R band members have been involved with.


In 1989 there were talk about a Slash signature Gibson guitar:




But in the end nothing came out of it:



Talking about his amps and getting a signature amp from Marshall in 1991:




In July 1996, Slash would mention that Gibson Guitars was making a Slash signature Gibson Les Paul guitar, but that it was not in sale yet [Netscape Online Chat, July 30, 1996]. Slash would also tell that his private guitar collection now contained 87 guitars [Netscape Online Chat, July 30, 1996].

The guitar featured cranberry finish with Slash’s Snakepit logo, snake inlay across the whole fretboard, and two Alnico Pro II humbuckers.





Another Slash Signature Les Paul was released in late 2003 or early 2004:



Talking about his signature guitars:



Eventually Slash would collaborate with Gibson on 29 Les Paul models [slashparadise.com, retrieved on August 17, 2020].



Being asked what he likes in Les Pauls:



Talking more about his signature guitars:




In October 2008, Gibson was release a Slash signature Goldtop:






The Goldtop would be a limited edition:



And Slash would personally sign 2,000 certificates:



In 2010 Gibson and Marshall would release the new Gibson Slash 2010 Appetite Les Paul and the new Marshall AFD100 head [Guitar World, May 2010].





The Gibson Appetite guitar would be fitted with Slash signature Seymour Duncan pickups:



Slash also had a signature Dunlop Cry Baby wah pedal:



At some point a signature Slash Gibson Firebird was also launched:



In early 2020, Gibson launched a whole Slash guitar collection:







In October 2007, Fender released a Duff McKagan signature P Bass model, based on his main Jazz Bass Special [eGigs, March 3, 2008]. Being asked if he plays that bass all the time now:



By 2019, Fender had launched a second Duff signature bass:






In 2009, Vigier Guitars released the Limited Edition Bumblefoot model:




In 2013, Bumblefoot released a line of signature guitar cases via Eastsport [Press Release/Blabbermouth, December 15, 2013].]





Being asked about the signature ESP bass guitar that was coming out, and talking about the death of his guitar tech, Armand Butts Crump III, who passed
away on March 31, 2012









Talking about his guitars and getting a signature Les Paul:



In early 2014, DJ would talk about his forthcoming Les Paul signature guitar:





In early 2020 it was reported that Richard was collaborating with guitar company Paoletti to launch a Richard Fortus signature guitar:

Things were not working for Slash with Guns N' Roses after his return from touring with Snakepit, so he filled his time with other projects [see other chapters]. One of these were blues music. In February 1996, it would be reported that Slash had jammed blues tunes with Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora and actor Steven Seagal at the Sunset Strip’s House of Blues [New York Daily News, February 5, 1996; Kenosha News, February 7, 1996].

In July 1996, Slash would announce that he would be going away to play in a new blues band:




Talking about how the band was founded:



This blues band was originally called Slash's Blues Balls or Slash's Blue Balls, but it would be changed for later shows [WAAF, May 28, 1997]. One of the members of the band was Teddy "Zigzag" Andreadis, and the first gig would be in Budapest, Hungary, on August 14, 1996 [Netscape Online Chat, July, 1996].



Talking about the gig in Hungary:







Immediately after leaving Guns N' Roses Slash would return to playing with his blues band, Slash's Blues Ball and would embark on a five-date tour [Associated Press/The Daily World, November 13, 1996]. Slash would describe the band as "really just a good-time band" and:







Slash would be occupied with Slash's Blues Ball throughout 1997, touring the USA.

Looking back at Slash's Blues Ball:





In 2008, Slash would again do a show with Blues Ball, this time at the premiere of the "Bottle Rock It" concert series in Las Vegas, together with Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Jason Bonham and Royston Langdon of Spacehog [Daily Fiasco, July 7, 2008].

In August 1996, it would be reported that Slash had sold his house in the Hollywood Hills, and this was likely the house that was totaled in the earthquake, and bought a "Spanish-style house built in 1929" in the Beverly Hills [Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1996].

As for their marriage, they had their ups and downs:








After marriage, Slash claims to have become faithful:




And whether Renee trusted him:



One issue that might have caused a bit of friction between Slash and Renee was a rumour published in New York Times that Slash had had to be rescued from his hotel room after having been handcuffed to his bed [The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 29, 1996]. Slash would mention this rumour in an interview with MTV [MTV, August 1996], and again in 1997:



As for having kids:





Slash would also mention that they considered moving to "the outskirts of London or Ireland" [Kerrang! July 1995].

After returning to Los Angeles after the tour with Snakepit, Slash involved himself in numerous projects, including an appearance at Florida Guitar Show on February 24, 1996 [The Tampa Tribune, February 21, 1996].

Sometime in late 1994 or early 1995, Slash would have a cameo in Tales From the Crypt:



In 1996, Slash would also have a cameo in Howard Stern's movie Private Parts [The Howard Stern Show, September 30, 1996] that would premier on February 27, 1997.



In 1999, Slash also had a short role in "The Underground Comedy Movie" directed by Vince Offer:

In early August Slash would indicate Paul Huge was still in the picture but that Slash had another guitar player in mind that he hoped could be brought into the band:



When asked who this guitar player was, Slash wouldn't say but mention he had been in Alice Cooper's band:



This would likely have been Ryan Roxie who would later he recruited by Slash's for the second Snakepit album.

In August Axl and Slash met to talk things out and Slash agreed to come to rehearsals:



And at the same day as the quote above, Slash would talk about their differences:



In September 1996, to Howard Stern, Slash said that he and Axl had just got reacquainted and that they hadn't seen each other in "like three years" [The Howard Stern Show, September 30, 1996]. In the same interview Slash would describe his conflict with Axl as a "conflict of interests" and "not having a meeting of minds" [The Howard Stern Show, September 30, 1996].

And emphasize the importance of communication:



When Kerrang! pointed out that they clearly were not a gang anymore, Slash responded:




From the quote below it can seem like they formalized the planned worked in an agreement:



One major issue for Slash was the continuous presence of Paul Huge:




But like Slash, Duff was also not confident their problems had been sorted out, and would admit there were tensions but that they were "little things":




Later, in September, it could seem like it had worked and the guys were on "civil terms":

In early August Slash had not been part of any earlier sessions by the band but they had been trading tapes amongst themselves [Kerrang! September 21, 1996; but interview from early August 1996]. At the time they were "working towards working":







This quote from Duff is likely from early August before they started working:



As for how it would work out when they started playing again together, Slash was unsure:




The same day when asked by MTV if they had any songs ready already, Slash would mentioned they had about 80 songs between themselves:



Describing the songs on the tapes they had shared:



And what the record would be like:





Then, likely not long after Slash returned from his festival show in Budapest on August 14, the band started playing together with Slash finally being part of it:










Duff would also talk about the efforts to WYSP-FM (94.1) and state that although they were working, a new record was not likely before the middle of 1997 [Courier Post, August 8, 1996].

Slash would be interviews on September 7:



This is probably the period where Slash was also working on music for the movie Curdled [see later chapter], and Slash would share his time in the studio working on Curdled before going to work with Guns N' Roses later in the day. Dave Dominguez, who was a sound engineer for the recording of Curdled, would remember that Slash was stressed out at the time, frustrated with Paul Huge still being involved, and would indicate he could leave GN'R:



Dominguez would also tell an anecdote about Slash's drinking at the time:



Describing the state of the material in early September:



In 2012, Marc Canter would look back at these two weeks of sessions:

Slash would offer an explanation of why it had taken so long to finally start working together, by pointing to "political crap":



When asked if this political crap came from inside or outside of the band:



Duff would also talk about outside pressure:





Around the same time Matt would explain that the reason it takes so long time comes down to Axl's personality:

Duff would state that Dizzy was part of the August/September sessions in addition to Slash [Addicted to Noise, August 30, 1996] and that Axl would still be the rhythm guitarist [The Michigan Daily, September 12, 1996].





Yet, Matt would claim Axl would not be the new rhythm guitarist and that they were working with another unknown rhythm guitarist:



Matt would also say that the record would likely feature many guitarists:



In 2001, Slash would say that during these sessions he had worked with "various guitar players", implying that there were more guitarists involved than just Paul:



Later, in an article released in November, it would be implied that Paul was still part of the rehearsals [Metal Edge, November 1996], so it was likely Paul that Matt had been referring to.

Curiously, Matt would also talk about a "friend of a friend of a friend":



Later, after Duff had quit, he would indicate that Axl had insisted upon Paul being part of the band:

At some point, likely in August, Duff would describe what was happening:



The plan was to release the album in the spring of 1997 consisting of 12 songs with no ballads [Addicted to Noise, August 30, 1996] and then do a tour in early 1997:





Despite the band diligently working on the next record, Slash took time to travel to Arizona's Blockbuster Desert Sky show on August 25 to play with Foreigner [Arizona Republic, August 28, 1996].

In August and September, Duff would describe the music they were working on:








And as for when it would be out:



Just a few weeks later, a staffer at the band's Los Angeles management company would be less optimistic:



At the same time these sessions were happening, Duff and Matt would be busy with their side-project, The Neurotic Outsiders [see previous chapter]:



Matt would also suggest that it was the activity in Neurotic Outsiders that had spurred Axl into action:





In September 1996, Slash would be asked about the new record and say he had been in the studio working on it for the last three and a half weeks:




Slash would also say the studio was in Los Angeles and that the whole band went there [The Howard Stern Show, September 30, 1996]:



In an interview likely from September 1996, Duff would also confirm that the entire band was rehearsing, but that they also included a "friend of Axl":



This friend was again likely Paul Huge.

And when asked if they had any songs completed:



Some time, likely start of October, Duff, would be optimistic:



The band was hooping to hit the recording studio in 1.5-2 months:






Based on the quotes above, it seems the band had at least 7 songs recorded, and that there were no ballads among them. The musical style was described as closer to Appetite than Illusions, and, according to Slash, it was mostly Axl's songs they had worked on.

In 2000, Slash would be asked if it was true that there would be songs on Chinese Democracy featuring Slash's solos:



In 2002, Axl would mention Slash's work:



Slash would later look back at their efforts at working together again:








Slash would later admit his heart hadn't been in it when he returned to try to work Guns N' Roses:



He would also mention reacting to the production methods employed:



In 2012, Matt would be asked if they recorded the sessions with Slash on lead guitar and Axl on rhythm guitar:





During his final sessions with Guns N' Roses, Slash would play parts of a song that would end up as Velvet Revolver's Fall To Pieces on the band's debut album in 2004:



As Axl states in the quote above, he had been interested in working more on this song when Slash left the band. This is confirmed by Marc Canter who would tell that Axl in 2001 was interested in releasing this song himself and having Slash add guitars to it [see later chapter and Marc Canter, Personal communication, January 30, 2022]. This would likely suggest that Axl has an unreleased version of this song that is more or less complete.

In September 1996 Quentin Tarantino would release the black comedy crime movie Curdled.





Slash had been involved in making the music and to New York Daily News, he would say he had done on a couple of tracks for the movie [New York Daily News, July 24, 1996]. In a later interview, he would indicate it was only one track:




The song was Obsession Confession with vocals by Marta Sanchez, and it would feature in two version on the soundtrack, an acoustic and an electric [The Howard Stern Show, September 30, 1996]. He spent one night recording each song [Online Chat, October 16, 1996].



To Slash's surprise the song reached the no. 4 spot on adult contemporary music lists:




Talking about his playing:



And how the collaboration came together:

Things must have turned sour between Axl and Slash during the sessions in August/September, because in mid-October Slash's comment on the new music and their work wasn't exactly promising:



And from an interview published in January 1997 but likely conducted in October:



And when discussing what they had done so far, Slash would emphasize that they had only been "collaborating":



Although Duff would express - what in hindsight would seem misplaced - optimism:



In 2000, Slash would indicate that he and Axl had only grown more apart musically as he returned from the Snakepit tour:



In late 2011, Matt would recount the last period with Slash in the band:



In 2012, Marc Canter would talk about Slash ending the sessions and say he had got "big headed":

In late 1996 there would be rumours about Steve Vai joining the band:



When Slash was out of the band in late 1996, Vai was asked about joining Guns N' Roses:

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In October Slash would do an online chat that would result in some very ominous comments:




And in an interview published in Total Guitar in January 1997, but likely conducted  some months earlier, Slash went even further:






As mentioned in previous chapters, Axl had stayed low for a long time, since their tour ended in 1993, giving very few comments to the press and allowing his band mates (mostly Slash) to keep the media updated on what was happening. But then, in October 30, 1996, Axl sent out a fax to MTV commenting on many on the ongoing rumours:



The text of the fax is copied from a blurry screen shot and may contain mistakes.

In addition to denying rumours surrounding a tour, web site, fan club and merchandise, but confirmed the band's plans to release a record, Axl officially announced that Slash was out of the band and had indeed been so since December 31, 1995.

Interestingly, although in the words of Axl, the press release also came from Big FD Enterprise Inc. and Duff and Matt, indicating that this wasn't a solo decision by Axl but had band backing.

Axl would not elucidate on Slash being out of the band until November 1999, when he did an interview with MTV:



And:




Later, Axl would claim that Slash, together with Renee and Ronnie Stalnacker, had been sabotaging any progress on new music and that it had been an issue of control over the band:




In 2008, Axl would again refer to two years of trying to make it work with Slash resulting in a "trial period" in late 1996:



In 2012, Slash would talk about informing Axl that he was leaving, or rather that he didn't want to join the new band Axl was forming:



In 2016, Tommy would discuss how Axl might have felt when Slash left the band:






Naturally, the media would report on Slash being out of the band and the label would be quick to confirm that Slash was indeed out [Philadelphia Daily News, November 1, 1996]. The press would report that Slash had quit to focus on his band Snakepit [Philadelphia Daily News, November 1, 1996]. It would also be reported that it was a mutual decision between Axl and Slash [The Orlando Sentinel, November 1, 1996]. The mutual nature of the break-up would also be confirmed by a spokeswoman from Geffen who insisted on anonymity [Associated Press/The Daily World, November 13, 1996].

A label representative would also comment on the break-up:



Later it would be reported, based on band sources, that musical differences between Axl and Slash was at the core of their problems [MTV, November 8, 1996].

There was also concern over the financial outcome of the break-up, with Malcolm Dome, editor of Kerrang! saying:



And an anonymous French promoter:



And the general interest in Guns N' Roses was waning, as explained by an American promoter:

In 1998, Slash and Perla had broken up and this caused various issues. First, Slash would sue the management company Gudvi, Chapnick, Oppenheim and business manager Michael Oppenheim [MTV News, December 8, 1999] for allegedly overpaying Renee under terms of a prenuptial agreement, and seek $224,000 in recovery [Los Angeles Times, November 15, 1998]. According to the Los Angeles Superior Court: “Plaintiff and his wife divorced, and she has refused to return the overpayments or any portion of them” [Los Angeles Times, November 15, 1998]. Other sources would have it Slash had never asked her to repay the money [MTV News, December 8, 1998].

In July 1999 it would be reported that Slash had been arresting after allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend Perla [Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1999]. Slash would be released on a $ 50,000 bail [Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1999]. Slash's management would send the following statement to MTV News:



Later, Jack Douglas, the producer of 'Ain't Life Grand' would describe how Hudson had found Slash in his hotel room and how Slash had later been arrested by the police:




In August 1999, Slash would report a guitar theft in his Hollywood Hills home [MTV News, August 26, 1999]. A total of 12 guitars had been stolen, including a Gibson "Slash" model Les Paul and two Guild Crossroad double necks, as well as a large amount of studio equipment, a bronze sculpture and some of his personal belongings [MTV News, August 26, 1999].



In 2017, Slash would look back at the theft and mention that all but one guitar had returned to him:





At some point, Slash was arrested after having smoked on an plane and had to appear before court:



In 2000, Slash would be asked about the "worst criminal activity" he had been involved in and answered:



It is not clear when this occurred, but he does refer to it as the most recent.



In 2005, Slash would be sued by his publicist and old friend Arlett Vereecke [Celebrity Justice, July 15, 2005]. Vereecke claimed that Slash owed her tens of thousands of dollars [Celebrity Justice, July 15, 2005]. Interestingly, Vereecke blamed Perla and not Slash:



Apparently, Vereecke had been fired from representing Velvet Revolver after getting in a fight with Weiland and now just represented Slash [Celebrity Justice, July 15, 2005].

In April 2006, Vereecke posted the following scathing attack on Perla on the fan forum chinesedemocracy.com:



This update from Slash was likely about the ongoing problems he had with Vereecke, and if so, he steadfastly stood by his wife's side:





Not exactly a problem with the law and much more humorous, in July 2007, Slash would return a guitar he once stole from Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas:





Also in 2007, Slash and Perla sued a real estate agent after the house the purchased had faults, including not being on a private, gated street and allegedly being smaller than listed [TMZ, November 15, 2007]. According to the suit, Slash and Perla had suffered "grief, shame, humiliation, embarrassment, anger, worry, disappointment, nervousness, stomach disorders, backaches, loss of appetite and inability to concentrate on work" as the result of this and sued for in excess of $1 million [TMZ, November 15, 2007]. In August 2009, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana said he was leaning toward allowing a jury to decide whether Slash and Perla deserve punitive damages from real estate agent Gregory Holcomb and Sotheby’s International Realty, but that he wanted to consider the matter further before making a final decision [L.A. Weekly, August 14, 2009]. The trial of the suit was set for September 21, 2009 [L.A. Weekly, August 14, 2009].



In July 2009, a restraining order prohibiting Lisa Jill Martin-Cahn from contacting Steven or Slash would be issued [TMZ, July 29, 2009]. Martin-Cahn had stalked Steven for quite some time and allegedly hired three separate private detectives to try to hunt him down [TMZ, July 29, 2009]. In her efforts to get in contact with Steven she had pestered Slash, which was the reason for that restraining order [TMZ, July 29, 2009].



It is possible that Slash is referring to Martin-Cahn when he mentioned that he did not attend his mother Ola's public service:



It s also possible "that hag" is Arlett Vereecke [see above for the ongoing spat between Vereecke and Perla at the time].

In 2017, Slash would talk more about a stalker he had which required a restraining order, but this could possibly be a different stalker:





In October 2010, Slash co-founded the film studio Slasher Films together with Scout Productions with the intention of producing "edgy contemporary horror fare with a nod to the thrillers of the ’70s and ’80s" [Deadline, October 6, 2010].







In November it would be reported Slash had a script for a horror film:




The script was for the movie Nothing To Fear:





Nothing Left To Fear would debut on cinemas on October 4, 2013 [Press Release, July 18, 2013]. The same day, the movie's soundtrack, featuring two original Slash songs, was released [Press Release, July 18, 2013].



In 2014, Slash would be co-producer for the western thriller "Cut Throats Nine" [Press release/Blabbermouth, May 11, 2014].

In 2015, Slash was seeking funding of a new movie, The Hell Within, through the FanBacked crowdfunding site [Press Release/Variety, July 9, 2015].

After leaving Guns N' Roses, Slash would stress differences in opinion on the direction of Guns N' Roses, as the reason.





















Slash would later point out that their differences in opinion on how to develop Guns N' Roses had started already from the making of Appetite:



On May 30, Slash would describe that direction as "techno-grunge" [The Boston Globe, May 30, 1997].




Tom Zutaut would confirm that differences in opinion over musical direction was a huge problem:



In 2002 as Velvet Revolver was starting to become an entity, Dizzy would discuss the new band and implicate that Slash (and likely Duff and Matt) weren't interested in being relevant and adapting to the new music scene:





In 1999, Slash would suggest he was unaware of Axl always having a vision for the band and long-term plans:



Axl would vehemently deny trying to change the sound of the band and claim he wanted to make an Appetite-style recording but that he agreed to work on whatever Slash was interested in at the time:



He would repeat his objections in the counter-lawsuit from March 2006:



And in 2008, Axl would say the allegations that he insisted the band changed their musical direction was "crap", that he had been willing to work on blues rock, and repeat that he had rehearsal recordings that proved this:



But that without Izzy that guitar interplay from Appetite was missing:



He would also again state that the music changed first after Slash left:




And in 2012, Axl would again dismiss the notion that previous lineups had fell apart because of disagreements over musical direction:





Despite Slash stressing the differences between him and Axl, rumours would also have it that Paul Huge's continuous presence in the band, with Axl now wanting his as a writing partner, was annoying Slash [Addicted to Noise, January 13, 1997].









Slash would also imply that the problems in the band became a danger to him as it pushed him back towards drugs:






























In 2015, Goldstein would suggest it was Axl trying to make GN'R into a three guitar band that was the main problem:





In 2007, Slash for the first time mentioned that Axl had presented him with contracts in 1995 or 1996 that had been too much for Slash:



This is not the first time a band member leaving would be preceded by a contract disagreement; Izzy had mentioned something similar before he quit the band [see earlier chapter].

He would mention this again in 2010 and 2012:

After quitting Guns N' Roses, Slash's addictions seem to have gotten worse with the drinking being his largest problem, although occasional drug use was also part of his life style as it had been for many years:




Being asked how long it's been since he last took heroin:



About his current drug use:




The first show of the Snakepit tour with AC/DC, in March 2001, had to be cancelled when Slash got ill [Press release, March 26, 2001]. Slash would first claim it was due to pneumonia:






Despite Slash claiming it was pneumonia, rumours would have it he had overdosed:



In September 2001, though, Slash would finally admit the AC/DC shows had been cancelled when he had suffered from issues because of his drinking, and that he had given up drinking as the result:



In later years he would be more fortright and admit how bad he had been:





Slash would also mention the episode resulted in him getting a defibrillator:






Slash rested for four months after having the defibrillator inserted, and then had his first show at Michael Jackson's 50th birthday celebration:



The sobriety lasted for about 6 months before Slash started "sneaking in whiskys":




In 2003-2005 Slash would again discuss his drinking and say he had stopped drinking during the day:







In 2004 a fan would comment that Slash looked healthy:



Slash would also say that having his first baby had straightened both him and Perla out:





He even stopped smoking for a while:





In the fall of 2006, Slash entered rehab for two months [Reverb Magazine, May 21, 2007] with Duff describing the period before the rehab as "pretty scary":



Talking about the period leading up to rehab:



In June 2007, Slash was still sober and would indicate that the rehab had been in about August 2006:



Apparently, Matt and Duff got into problems, too:



Slash, talking about getting older:



Slash would talk more about the rehab and say both Perla and him had been having problems and that he had abused Oxycontin and alcohol:











Slash would also start exercising:



Although it would limit itself to running on treadmills:





Talking about his new life:




In 2009, Slash even stopped smoking:




He didn't quit smoking as a direct result of his mother dying from lung cancer:





Talking about how hard it was to remain smoke-free:



And how hard it had been when smoking bans were introduced at music venues:



In 2014, Slash would look back at his drug abuse:



He would also mention that the first show he ever did entirely sober was with Velvet Revolver while on a "real quick tour around California" [BBC Radio 6 Music, July 2014].

And in 2017:



In 2018, Alan Niven would look back at having kept Slash alive:

In late 1997, Slash and Renee would divorce. Of the only two things he would regret in his life, getting married was one of them [FHM, April 2000].



Talking about the divorce and what went wrong:



And admitting he had been a terrible husband:





Being asked if he would ever marry again:





In September 2000, Slash would talk about having sold the house and still living as a bachelor despite having a girlfriend:



Slash had started dating a new woman, Perla Ferrar, about one year before the divorce with Renee [The Howard Stern Radio Show, June 7, 2000]. In a later interview he would say he met up with Perla during the divorce process, and that they knew each other from before:





The place where Slash and Perla met in 1997, was the Sunset Marquis’s Whiskey Bar [The Telegraph, June 15, 2010].

In 2007, Perla would state they met for the first time after a show in January 1992 [The Howard Stern Radio Show, June 7, 2000; Rolling Stone, July 31, 2007]. They met at a Las Vegas casino and were introduced by a "leading porn star" [Daily Mirror, September 10, 2004]. Perla would later describe the meeting:



The porn star was Ron Jeremy and Perla was working at Hustler at the time:



In addition to having worked for Huster, in 1997 Perla pleaded guilty to "two gross misdemeanor counts of conspiring to live off the earnings of a prostitute" [Las Vegas Sun, June 9, 1997] and was referred to by the Metro Police vice officers as a "Heidi Fleiss-level madam" [Las Vegas Sun, June 9, 1997]. A comment from a vice officer working the case:



In 2004, while discussing managing money, Slash would confirm Perla had been a madam:



But also this relationship wasn't without fights:



And in 2010 he would mention violent arguments that have had:





By 2001 Perla and Slash were engaged to be married [The Howard Stern Show, September 7, 2001] and the wedding took place on October 15, 2001 [Classic Rock, January 2002].



The night before the wedding with Perla, Slash slept with another woman [The Howard Stern Show, November 1, 2007].

Slash would claim that with Perla it was the first time he was monogamous:





In August 1998 it would be reported that Slash had moved into a new house in the Beverly Hills, previously owned by Cecil B DeMille and former residence of Roman Polanski [Metal Hammer, August 1998]. His previous house, with the Snakepit studio, was sold to Billy Bob Thornton [KNAC.com, October 2000].



In February 2002, it was announced that Perla and Slash were expecting their first child [New York Daily News, February 14, 2002].




The child, named London (Emilio), was born on August 28:



Explaining the name:




In early 2004 they were expected their second child [Dagbladet, February 17, 2004].




Their second son was named Cash Anthony [Daily Mirror, September 10, 2004].

Talking about having mellowed down:





And asked if Perla worries over him:



And on secrets of married life:



And on quitting smoking:






In 2006, there would be rumours that Slash was getting a divorce from Perla:



In early 2007, Slash was inducted into the Hollywood Rockwalk [Ultimate Guitar, January 19, 2007].

In August 2007, Slash would talk about how he has survived the tensions and excesses of rock and roll:



In February 2009, Slash bought Robbie Williams' house up in Mulholland [Daily Mirror, February 15, 2009].

In June 2009, Slash's mother Ola died:




Being asked how wealthy he is:



And talking about his relationship with Perla:






In October 2010 it was reported that Slash had filed for divorce from Perla [TMZ, August 30, 2010]. According to the reports, the couple had been separated since July and it was an "extremely acrimonious" breakup [TMZ, August 30, 2010]. Slash was filing for joint custody of their two sons [TMZ, August 30, 2010]. Then on November 1 it was reported that Slash had withdrawn the divorce [People Magazine, November 1, 2010].

Not long after the reconciliation, Perla would be accused of having kicked plus-sized porn star Samantha Slopes in the stomach backstage on the Ozzy Osbourne tour where Slash was opening [TMZ, February 3, 2011; TMZ, February 5, 2011]. According to TMZ, Slopes would claimed that she and Slash had interacted multiple times online and that she had gone to the show to watch him perform, where she had found herself in a scuffle with Perla who allegedly stated, "You caused a lot of trouble" before kicking her in the stomach [TMZ, February 5, 2011].

In August 2011, it would be reported that Slash and Perla were selling their mansion in the Hollywood Hills for a listing price of $9.5 million [The Real Estalker, August 1, 2011].

In 2012, Slash would comment on having filed for divorce:





On August 29, 2011, Perla and Slash renewed their wedding vows on Ibiza in Spain [Blabbermouth, August 29, 2011; Slashonline via Blabbermouth, August 30, 2011].






In late 2014 it was reported that Slash had filed for divorce from Perla, citing "irreconcilable differences", and that they had been separated since June 15 [TMZ, December 30, 2014]. A divorce had been speculating at becoming particularly messy since Perla was reported to be Slash's manager and running all his companies [TMZ, December 30, 2014]. A few days later, it was reported that the couple did not have a prenuptial agreement and that Perla was entitled to half of Slash's earnings since their 2001 marriage [TMZ, January 5, 2015]. Subsequently, Slash and Perla would list their Mulholland home for sale for $11 million [The Hollywood Reporter, June 8, 2015].

In 2016, Slash would try to have the marriage with Perla annulled on the grounds that she was already married when they got married, probably to reject her claim to half the earnings he accumulated during the marriage [TMZ, October 31, 2016]. Perla would respond to this, saying that Slash's argument is "very hurtful to me and disrespectful to our children" [TMZ, November 1, 2016].

With the marriage over, Slash would sell their house for $8.7 million to Big Sean [TMZ, November 28, 2017].



Around the same time as Slash filed for divorce, pictures of him and Meegan Hodges started to appear online [Meegan Hodges Instagram, December 28, 2014; Erin Everly Instagram, December 29, 2014]. Slash had been dating Hodges back in 1989, too [see earlier chapter].