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When asked about his sartorial choice eight years ago, the rocker put its origins down to needing a bit of extra confidence. As reported by CBS News, when asked about the hat by Associated Press , he replied: "You can pull it down, pull your hair down over your face and just sort of hide behind that.

Now we know why Slash first donned the headwear, but where did he get it from? Being the young ne'er do well that he was, he actually stole it on the day he was due to play a show with the band. He then chose to customise it with a "conch" belt Slash revealed: "I went into this in store on Melrose Place in Los Angeles and saw a top hat, and was like, 'Oh that's looks cool. The rocker concluded: "I wore it for that show and it just became the hat I felt really cool in.

So there we have it. But more importantly, he's found success not only in Guns N' Roses , but also in Velvet Revolver and several of his solo projects too, including with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. He's also been featured as a guest guitarist on a ton of tracks by other musicians.

Needless to say, Slash is one of the most respected rock icons there is, and we're looking forward to seeing him shred for a long time to come. Check out the gallery below to see Slash through the years. See Photos of Slash Through the Years. Slash grew up in Los Angeles and learned to play guitar as a teenager. Slash suffered heart failure in and reformed his life, documenting it all in his autobiography. A family friend gave him the nickname "Slash," because he was constantly in motion.

Slash lived with his father and grandparents in Stoke-on-Trent until the age of five, when he and his father joined his mother in Los Angeles. His parents divorced several years later, and Slash became a "problem child. At 14, he began learning to play guitar, sometimes practicing for as many as 12 hours a day. In , he joined his first band, Tidus Sloan, and dropped out of high school to tour. For the next four years, Slash joined or formed a series of bands. They began writing the songs that they would become known for, including "Sweet Child o' Mine," "Welcome to the Jungle" and "Paradise City," and were signed by Geffen Records in By the time Guns N' Roses released their debut album, Appetite for Destruction , in , Slash and other members of the band had developed a drug problem.

Two years later, when the band opened for the Rolling Stones, Axl Rose made a very public announcement that he would leave the band if the other members kept using heroin. The albums debuted at No. Izzy Stradlin left the group suddenly, and their next album, a compilation of punk and glam-rock covers titled The Spaghetti Incident , performed poorly compared to their earlier work.