Slash's Story That Must Pawn Guitar At The Beginning Of Guns N' Roses' Career

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JAKARTA - Behind the sparkling Guns N 'Roses career, there is a story of a tough struggle. At least it was experienced by guitarist Saul Hudson, or known as Slash.

The British-American musician recounted the tough times at the start of his musical career. Even when Guns N 'Roses became popular, he had a struggle about finances.

When invited as a guest in Mistress Carrie, Slash admitted that his guitar collection at the beginning of his career was 'not safe'. The guitars he was supposed to witness history failed to maintain.

"At the beginning of Guns N' Roses' career, I often pawned guitars for extra money, so a lot of guitars were 'lost' because of that," he said as quoted by Ultimate Classic Rock.

Luckily there is one guitar that survives and is a witness to the history of music. Interestingly, the guitar he got was not made from music.

"The only guitar I've had from the start of my career is a guitar that was given to me when I worked as a focus," explained Slash. From the results of raising a 7-year-old boy, he got the instrument.

"They had an acoustic Epiphone guitar in 1930, displayed on the walls of the house. I asked permission to play with it and the girl just slept while I played that beautiful Epiphone guitar. When her parents came home, they gave it to me, and I still keep it until now," he explained.

Slash is said to be one of the guitar gods with a Gibson Les Paul guitar which is his trademark. Although skills are greater, this guitarist has identity and musicality which makes him worthy of being a role model.