How Drugs and Alcohol Nearly Killed Slash of Guns N' Roses

[@rnrtruestories]

Anyone excited about the use your illusion reissue?

[@eddie944]

Please do a video on Steven Adler 's drug use. Love from India

[@thedethrocker8858]

@@Me-qp8vz what a tart

[@joepermenter7228]

@@Me-qp8vzRight Next Door To Hell, The Garden, Civil War, November Rain, Yesterdays, Locomotive, Don't Cry (twice), You Could Be Mine, and Estranged are undeniably great though. The covers aren't bad either.

[@scabootie]

Not in the slightest.

[@theseattlegreen1871]

No

[@javiermori1710]

Met Slash when i was working at Bellagio in Vegas. Like 2003 when smoking sections in restaurants were still present. I worked in high end spot and we had tiny smoking section up front by entrance. He didnt want a secluded area to sit because he wanted a smoking table. So he sat right up front where everyone could see it was Slash from GNR. Totally unassuming and cool guy. Not high maintence at all and had a few drinks and dinner with his family and he took few pics with fans. It was great.

[@sinceunati]

He's a guy that's kinda easy to recognize, though I guess without shades and a tophat he can probably get away with it most of the time.

[@danielleal1037]

Cool story. Big stars who are friendly and humble are truly something else. I got an absolutely fantastic impression of Sammy Hagar on an autograph evening in late 2003, where we actually talked about the origins of the inspiration for his song “Little White Lies” for a couple of minutes. Down to earth, nice to everyone and sure someone who made that occasion memorable to his fans.

[@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z]

@@danielleal1037 homosezwhut?

[@barbiepatterson9374]

I like Slash. He survived so many things.

[@roxannemoser]

My brother had the same penchant for drugs and alcohol. He also ended up with an internal defibrillator. I've seen it shock him once. His heart had stopped while he was mowing. It knocked him off the lawn mower.

[@imsocuteimsorich4952]

Roxanne ,WOW MAN😦

[@codaalive5076]

Glad we still have him.

[@robertfoster1339]

33 years clean.. sadly a lot of people die from the lifestyle

[@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z]

people die every day, get off yer cross.

[@sethkaicer319]

I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 6 years ago the doctors told me I would not live to see 50 I will be 50 in 2 months it's guess work in white coats.

[@coryjohnson2486]

Wow 😯. I’ve heard that’s one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Any time I see or read anything about cancer, I nearly ALWAYS go into fight or flight mode and tear up. Cancer terrifies and ANGERS me! I’m so glad that you’re winning your battle man. Take care of yourself! 🙏🏻

[@rnrtruestories]

damn good for you dude. I've always heard pancreatic cancer is a death sentence.

[@sethkaicer319]

@@coryjohnson2486 there is no medical explanation whatsoever for my Cancer's remission I tell people the Creator did it I roll with him.

[@AtomicMushroomz]

@@sethkaicer319 Not everybody believes in higher powers

[@thedethrocker8858]

Its all guess work mate 🤣

[@wadeguidry6675]

Slash has the coolest sounding voice.

[@zaragardner]

Someone wants Slash to stick around awhile longer!

[@thomasdoucettedoucette]

Slash is rock and roll. I am always amazed at how some people have an incredible tolerance for booze and drugs. My xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx gf from the mid-eighties, was small, looked exactly like Janet from threes company, yet, could easily drink a biker under the table. I, on the other hand, have little tolerance and have hugged many a toilet throughout Canada, and Europe. lol

[@robinwanless3496]

Slash definitely has a Guardian Angel.

[@rbilleaud]

It's so weird that some people never can kick the bottle. My wife's friend was dating an alcoholic big time. I mean this guy would wake up and pour himself a vodka (and he was an airplane mechanic). Anyway, shortly after he turned 50, he found himself in the hospital with all sorts of medical problems, liver, stomach, etc. Doctor told him that they only way he would survive was to quit drinking completely. He actually tried to get my wife's friend to smuggle in some booze anyway. When she wouldn't do it, he tried drinking mouthwash. He died shortly thereafter. He was too far gone. After he died doctors discovered he also had advanced esophageal cancer, so probably wouldn't have made any difference anyway, but point is he thought he might have a chance at the time, and he didn't care.

[@rbilleaud]

@FoxyPinkGirl it's weird to me because if it comes to a choice between life and death most people would make the choice for life. Did you not listen to the story? If someone tells you you're going to die if you don't stop, many people, Slash included, do just that. Some do not, but why is it not weird that some people value their pleasure over their life? You act like they don't have a choice, like they can't beat addition. But they CAN because people do it all the time. It's not easy. I'm sure for some it is very hard, but it bothers me that some people just throw up their hands and say, oh well, he was an addict, there was nothing more we could do.

[@Pugetwitch]

@FoxyPinkGirl don't be simple.

[@hjbit]

@@rbilleaud because when a person is that far gone, they dont value their life! they just want the pain to stop! and booze is the only way they can numb it!.......usually people who become alcoholics dont have the greatest lives!!......i myself have been in a position where if someone told me drinking would kill me in the next few years, id rather live those years comfortable I.E) drunk!.....than live another 50 in a state of constant anxiety and depression!

[@rbilleaud]

@@hjbit but that's just it. The alcohol isn't taking away the pain, it's only blocking it, and that's no solution. Let's say you have cancer and it's painful. Doctor says you caught it early enough to be curable, but you have to undergo treatment. Do you just take painkillers to deal with the pain, or do you get to the root of the problem and treat the cancer? Your life is not miserable because you're an alcoholic, you're an alcoholic because there are deeper issues you're not addressing. It's such a crutch, people throw up their hands and say there's nothing I can do, I'm and alcoholic (or addict). But if addiction truly is a disease as claimed, then diseases can be treated. But to treat the disease it means getting inside your head and dealing with the real problem.

[@hjbit]

@@rbilleaud its a crutch if you dont understand what its like! many of us have had therapy until we are blue in the face. its the same bullshit cliches and platitudes. every person i ever talked to i just felt more alone because they dont have a fucking SNIFF what im talking about!!.

[@butterfacemcgillicutty]

I love the longer videos! Keep 'em long!

[@nicklong4281]

I was born with Spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Drs called me dead by 4. I'll be 43 in March. So yeah. They don't know

[@robertmorris4784]

Good work proving them wrong Nick, the will to live is a very powerful force....take care mate.

[@hydrak9]

And doctors like to convince mothers into murdering their babies in the womb because they predict a short lifespan, life is ruthless and always finds a way

[@tjkong4381]

Alcohol is one of the most deadly drugs people there is. Very underestimated. On that show Intervention, many alcoholics get sober, and then shortly die after, due to the damage already done

[@alistairmcdonald2382]

Yep it’s slow acting poison really

[@imsocuteimsorich4952]

What a sound guy,love you Slash,your an inspiration to alot of people 👍🙏✌️🌈💗✌️

[@swashbucklingadventures9929]

Sometimes your body has a funny way of telling you it's time. You either listen or you don't. I had that funny conversation back 2017 while on a weekend bender. I was 18 deep and leaned over to grab a fresh swig from my couch, next thing I know, my left arm goes numb and my eyes are seeing flashes. Called 911 and next thing I know I'm in the ER with what I can only describe as a Nascar pit crew. Blood pressure was around 200 over 180. Doctor comes in, looks at the bp monitor above my head and asks the nurse to do a second bp check. Her response? That IS the second reading. He looks at me and says "we're going to keep you over night". Been sober since🤘✌

[@swashbucklingadventures9929]

@akstudio-uv2lt Yep! All good✌🤙

[@ericpigg2689]

I saw Slash's Snake Pit open for AC/DC on the Stiff Upper Lip tour. I was stoked to see him. Although AC/DC were great as always, seeing Slash, one of my adolescent heroes in such a messed up state made me a little sad. He was sloppy on guitar, talked into the mic in a slurred voice, then ended the set with an ill-advised wobbly hand stand that almost ended with a crash into the drum riser. I loved GNR and it was evident after seeing Slash and his band that you needed at a minimum, Axl, Slash and Duff to create that magic. I was glad that Slash cleaned up his act, because I left there that night with a feeling that he would not live much longer like that.

[@kgSoloMan5k]

Izzy, too.

[@thee-wolf]

6 days, 6 weeks or 6 months? who was the Doctor, Satan?

[@fku952]

😂😂😂

[@smcelhaney9027]

I delivered a car to Slash in 2003. he was cool! looked good and in shape.

[@Venice666]

As a rock n roller I’ve almost went into the spirit world. I was homeless. I drank 24 hours and passed out under the bridge. Always praying 🙏

[@NASkeywest]

Good luck friend. God had other plans for you.

[@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z]

@@NASkeywest lol.

[@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z]

you desrve a medal.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

And you weren't even famous. Sad.

[@KD-nb3mp]

@@CaptainCraigKWMRZ lol!🤣

[@LeviathantheMighty]

Drinking and OTHER drugs. Alcohol is 100% a drug.

[@michaelmclaren1333]

I seen the snakepit. They opened for Bob seger on their farewell tour. They were awesome. Both out on a great show

[@darrenmorgan870]

I understand exactly what he means with the fact not really understanding how serious something is because of being to high, nothing is the same after that first time, it takes the edge off everything and I mean everything,

[@Syclone0044]

I’m 42 and I still don’t know what it means for something to have the edge on in the first place

[@codycoyote7046]

I really shouldn’t listen to stories of people drinking so much cause it makes my alcoholism seem so minuscule and I therefore deem myself “in the clear”.

[@nothingiswritten1]

The nature of addiction is that it is progressive. Saying it's miniscule in comparison is like saying, I'm heading toward the edge of a cliff but it's okay because it still seems kinda far off so I won't worry about it for now. That is a mistake. Do you want to keep going down that path till one day you're "not in the clear"? You have to start righting the ship now, not at the last minute when you are bearing down on the iceberg. I know you didn't ask for this feedback but I'm giving it anyway, also for the sake of anyone else who happens along. Please forgive me if I'm out of line. Much love

[@codycoyote7046]

@@nothingiswritten1 you’re not out of line, you’re just looking out, and that’s awesome.

[@Masterkill45588]

Remember, your alcoholism doesn't go away, it's doing push ups waiting for you to pick up that drink....

[@theodoreconstantini2548]

But it's better to quit sooner rather than later, so you do less damage to your body.

[@becky2235]

​@@nothingiswritten1thank you I'm battling this now

[@kristinesanta6971]

I met his 2nd wife Perla a couple of times. She was super cool! 😎

[@stevemcfadden6180]

Excellent documentary brother fantastic well done❤

[@emilystakley5991]

My son had a soul exchange as well this is the first time I’ve heard of this other than what happened to my son.

[@setharnold3699]

Really? Never heard of it.

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

GOOD FOR SLASH...👊..ITS AWSOME TO SEE HIM AND AXEL JOKING AROUND ON STAGE THESE DAYS

[@brianpinion5844]

true it is but id like see slash throat punch him , maybe twice!

[@coryjohnson2486]

“He’s got 6 days, 6 weeks, or 6 months..” his wife says. 🤔 Anyone find that a little interesting..?

[@yourmomlovespenis]

Yeaaahhh, I'm a cardiologist and I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there is a lot of misremembering/things left out of the story

[@coryjohnson2486]

@@yourmomlovespenis lol I think she purposely said it so it sounded edgy. You’re a cardiologist?? 😯 Props to you man. I don’t have the brains (nor the drive) to go through that gauntlet of training/school. That’s awesome!

[@tegridy4355]

Yea.. but lets go browns

[@TrevorBoggs]

demonic healthcare

[@coryjohnson2486]

@@tegridy4355 yeah baby!!! 🏈 gonna be a tough game this Sunday!!

[@mrrsnlk03]

I still say that Motley very well could of been the most dangerous band, especially back then..

[@dylanwade2020]

"How drugs and alcohol nearly killed Slash" I assume just like they kill everyone else by doing too much of them too frequently, or am I mistaken and he was almost crushed by a giant pallet of drugs and alcohol

[@inutero10]

The latter

[@kendallevans4079]

@@inutero10 He was climbing a ladder?

[@jpmnky]

While working in a warehouse, especially ones that store and ship pallets of drugs and alcohol, safety is no accident.......

[@Syclone0044]

Lmaoooooo 😂

[@Matt_3DC]

Just glad he's ok..

[@robertdoyle9180]

That was a great one bro. Good job

[@marialyons7663]

I love Slash,Im happy he made it through that,he is one tough guy!! One of the best!!❤❤❤❤

[@M_D93]

Howard Stern and Slash look so much alike. In all seriousness, this story hits me as a person that had a pacemaker for most of my life. I tried alcohol in my teen years. I got hospitalized afterwards as a result. I haven’t drank since.

[@johnnyrotten98]

Please visit an eye doctor

[@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z]

wow that is stoooopid.

[@monicapyle]

They have curly hair. That's about it lol

[@monicapyle]

@@johnnyrotten98 😂

[@thetvbaby83]

Half a gallon of vodka then drank more! At my worst place in drinking I could handle a pint an a half then a few beers at home.

[@timtravels116]

You weren’t trying hard enough

[@thetvbaby83]

@@timtravels116 lmfao and omg hahahah

[@StationaryRocketFlipChampion]

When I was in my 20's I could drink heavily every day for weeks. Now I'm in my mid 30s and I can barely handle one night a week at the bar (heavy drinking) it's all for the best though

[@thetvbaby83]

@@StationaryRocketFlipChampion yes do you brudder. Please keep going

[@timtravels116]

@@StationaryRocketFlipChampion I started when I was around 14-15. Drank 3-5 nights a week until I was 18, then transitioned to the high volume plan. I was career military. Quit when I was 28. Don’t miss it and I’ve saved 10s of thousands. I quit bc I started adding up all the money I’d spent with nothing to show for it.

[@michaelw6277]

Holy crap he drank so hard his heart nearly exploded… that’s so f***ing metal!

[@rontalley8385]

Big slash fan. I got to see snake pit open for ac/dc in Massachusetts. Glad he's healthy and kicking ass

[@JeniPugh]

❤ awesome slash I hope 💞 💋 love ❤❤ awesome slash 👍 friends of rock and roll rock 💪 and roll 🎵🎶 music 🎶🎶🎵❤.

[@danielthomas8507]

Scary stuff i'm only 1 day younger than slash so im so glad he made it

[@worstcasescenario5242]

Very fulfilling video good job thx

[@Oli_The_HouseCat]

How drugs basically killed many rock legends. Except Lemmy that man is a god

[@thedethrocker8858]

He died of liver cancer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 deffo the jack daniels everyday

[@Oli_The_HouseCat]

@@thedethrocker8858 nah he's just sleeping.. he never dies come on man

[@thedethrocker8858]

@@Oli_The_HouseCat sorry dude your right 🤣🤣🤣

[@Th3Fly1ngCow]

@@thedethrocker8858 it was prostate not liver

[@thedethrocker8858]

@@Th3Fly1ngCow it bloody well was wasn't it!!! Good call

[@alaskapreston7616]

Perla sounds like she’s full of it…

[@no_problem8023]

Really dumb how people say drugs AND alcohol... Alcohol is a fucking drug. One of the most destructive globally.

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

You could do this on SO MANY....How drugs and alcohol nearly killed INSERT NAME of INSERT BAND NAME IF NECESSARY LOL

[@mrs.6813]

This is a really interesting video! I've always liked Slash.

[@stainless641]

This so called rock and roll lifestyle is the thing that kills so many bands. Got so tired of trying to get band mates to show up to band practice or to a gig not drunk or stoned. After too many god complexes and embarrassing moments, where they would make complete fools of themselves, I just said fuck it, this bullshit isn't worth it anymore. Hung up all my gear 20 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did.

[@mrseaweed88]

Howard Stern: why are you not drinking, your a legendary drinker. Everyone: literally why Howard🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

[@Spooky_515]

The bromance continues Slaxl

[@ashleighsalinas8526]

Lol Slaxl 🤣

[@youtoo2233]

Are there any bands out there over the years that did not live the typical sex drugs and rock and roll type of lifestyle?? I can think of one right away and that's Rush but I don't know of any others

[@mericanignoranc3551]

It's marketing ...some of it's true and some of it sells books.

[@thedethrocker8858]

There are literally tons of bands mate....what are you on about 🤣🤣🤣

[@youtoo2233]

@@mericanignoranc3551 yeah you never know what's really truth or fiction, people make up a lot of stuff just to sell books, it's a quick way to get rich if you can make up a great story and people believe it's true, one of the main ones people do is saying they went to heaven and came back to tell about it, some say they went to hell and came back to tell about it, that sort of thing intrigues people and they buy the books, just think if each book sells for only $10 and you sell 100,000 books then you just made a million, it's a scam, remember the one years back about the little boy who said he went to heaven and the parents wrote a book about it, they sold like millions of books and got rich and later it was discovered it was all made up, a big scam

[@rbilleaud]

Well, Ted Nugent avoided the drinking and drugs. Sex, not so much.

[@towernewyorkcity3127]

Twisted Sister

[@CurtMudgeon]

FIVE 700ml bottles of vodka per day!?!?!? I thought my 1 bottle per night shit was bad back in the day. It was, but this is almost unbelievable.

[@KD-nb3mp]

Yeah.... his bandmate Duff McKagan drank 10 bottles of wine in the early 90s.... that ended with his pancreas literally exploding in early 1994. He survived that Lifestyle for almost 12 years which is crazy in the first place. He said that he didnt remember ever drinking water. Anything he consumed was alcohol.

[@QueenFanka]

trzyma się, bardzo ciekawy człowiek i wspaniały gitarzysta

[@henrygrandpagobbleblobber6751]

Drugs and alcohol? Vehicles and trucks? Fruits and apples?

[@ethanlove4695]

I met Slash in Memphis, TN in 1992. I was walking down the street, minding my own business, feeling good. I came around a corner and he hit me in the chest. I fell to the ground and looked up and said, “Slash?”, and he said, “I’m sorry, I thought you were somebody else.”

[@KatieDeGo]

He at least give you an autograph or a shot of whiskey or something? Lol

[@mattysquizzato7094]

@@Me-qp8vz I love Slash as much as anybody, but I would sue him in a heartbeat if he did that to me.

[@KingSalami55]

@@mattysquizzato7094 Wimp

[@KingSalami55]

@@mattysquizzato7094 Wimp

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

cap

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Why are whole sections blurred out?

[@nothanksplease]

also i doubt they said 6 days, 6 weeks, or 6 months. unless they were trying to spook you. sorry i get lore but can you not? hahahaha perfect for spooktober. that or they just really cant remember what the doctors said. "doctor said 6 days, or weeks? maybe it was months? either way not very long."

[@Pugetwitch]

Yeah they were trying to scare him into sobriety and it sounds like it worked.

[@jeffclark6988]

Is that Axl at 40 secs in😯😂🍻

[@michaelyoung2188]

How about a recent update? This story ends in the mid-00's.

[@johnmiller5679]

His first wife was a model, of course she was because what else us a wife of a rock star gonna be, a lawyer.

[@simonsitinjak]

3:28 It's 6 days for Slash to struggle 5:23

[@joeymorvant161]

Slash RULES!

[@nothanksplease]

Right, when youre like sick sick things are very "foggy"; not to mention differnt meds affect you differnt.

[@rodjerdankist1125]

What the hell happened to the audio @ 12:18?

[@regalternative]

I never realized til now how similar Slash and Howard Stern look

[@soyburglar77]

“…I couldn’t relate to any of it (the wedding) and my lack of interest made her very upset.” It’s fucking Slash lol. Get over it.

[@Vivalarosa45]

Speed it up today....in 2022 Slash is playing his guitar for Geico commercials. He's selling insurance, man. 😁

[@brianpinion5844]

maybe he identifies as a caveman, wait wrong place , im a dumbass

[@tom19918]

2:08 looks like slash and buckethead unmasked

[@lonewolf87993]

Are the drugs slash overdosed on omitted from the video cause youtube has a problem with saying them aloud or is that the narrators call? Either way that's pretty touchy.

[@frogtastic1000]

What an amazing talent

[@JudySkanes-mz3tr]

Slash u da best💯

[@kbstrong429]

Slash is HoTT❤️

[@thedrunkfox]

Cant wait for The Spaghetti Incident? boxset!!!!

[@alkohallick2901]

Gee I wonder

[@mysticalmisfit33]

Video opens with a Jager commercial

[@jeffgurchak6908]

Pittsburgh Sucks but they do have good hospitals & colleges.

[@pzza1097]

But God said "he's too badass to be in heaven or hell"

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

My opinion? Slash cannot be killed.

[@ley98]

We thought the same for lemme but he died eventually

[@mztweety1374]

Never get married because of an ultimatum. Guess he knows that now.

[@Lexman509]

Rock and Roll stars have problems with alcohol and drugs? This is the first I've heard of it. When did this start happening?

[@KD-nb3mp]

🤣🤣🤣

[@justincopple8222]

God bless the doctors at the Pittsburgh hospital for saving his life.

[@prissilou]

Life sure is strange...first you're hearing Slash say the F word on the Grammys, then years later he's selling insurance on TV...not to be mean, but do you think he knows who it was who told Axel Rose he could sing?...

[@michaelosterhaus4309]

Saul Hudson…whoda thunk?

[@drg6161]

That first Snakepit record was FIRE. That really should have been the follow-up to Appetite for Destruction instead of the stupid double album

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

Slash's bio is the best rock bio I have ever read... And I have read them all. This channel is boring with often wrong information. Read more, less KZbin.

[@colonelkurtz2269]

Drugs N' Alcohol

[@Turboek99]

Moral of the story don't check into Pittsburgh hospitals

[@jasonwilcoxen4121]

I love drinking and drugs!

[@tfs203]

Had a female friend that died from liver failure due to alcohol, at only 33.

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

She must off floored it,poor thing

[@tfs203]

@@tasosdiaforetico7377 Yup! She drank atleast a bottle of Vodka, or 30pk, everyday, for years. Plus, she was only 110-115lbs to begin with. She refused the Liver transplant, because they required 6mths of Sobriety, before they even put an alcoholic/drug addict on any Transplant list. It's a very painful and slow way to die. She literally pickled herself from the inside, to the point the family decided to cremated her, and not have a viewing.

[@jpmnky]

For whatever reason people underestimate how dangerous alcohol is. The fact that it’s legal and present everywhere is definitely one reason.

[@magicman6346]

Haha third comment love gnr my second fav band slash is one of my fav guitarists

[@arttime3795]

❤

[@skylineXpert]

Was it because of the pressure he took shit?

[@CynthiaLBates]

It was my digest cunsurn

[@neilb1334]

(666) 6 days 6 weeks or 6 months……👺

[@GloriaMartinez-on3jx]

Slash would not do anything like that....

[@v2vroth]

🎸🎶

[@Spliffindor0409]

He took too much. The end.

[@tubethis777]

Just a bit of constructive critique, the info on your videos is outstanding but the cheesy clips and photo clipart takes away of the credibility you are trying to convey. Focus only on material directly related to the artist you talk about. Even better getting info from people related to them. Cheers!

[@theodoreconstantini2548]

he is lucky that he can afford the best medical care otherwise he probably wouldn't be here. In the US that makes all the difference.

[@tonyrobles2696]

❤️🌺💓