Almost twenty years after he came to India for a concert in Bangalore, ex guitarist Slash of rock band Guns N' Roses, was in India as part of MTV Indies Xtreme, on a two city tour and performed on Saturday in Mumbai to a packed house with his new band Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. Besides promoting his new album ‘World on Fire’, and playing tracks from the album, he went back in time and performed three super hits from his G N’R catalogue Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child O’Mine and Paradise City, much to the excitement of his fans. 

At a press conference a day prior to his concert, Saul Hudson better known as Slash, recalled his famous stint with Indus Creed during the MTV India launch in 1996 “I had a great time with the band,” recalled Slash, unaware of the fact that Indus Creed would open for his act on 14^th November in Bangalore.

With almost seven days before his next concert, Slash stated that he wants to do "many things", including digging into traditional Indian food. "If my memory serves me, the Indian food in India is extremely different than the westernized version in the US, so I’m interested to experience what traditional Indian food is like," and when questioned on how he plans to spend his long week in India he says. “There are so many things that I’d want to do, so it’s really a matter of seeing how much we can do in the short time we have allotted.”

The guitarist-songwriter turned 50 this July. After his split with G N’ R in 1996, he has been on a solo ride, done a couple of projects- forming bands Velvet Revolver and Slash Snakepit and now Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. Slash has inspired many musicians down his career. He states.  “I am not conscious of any of that, you know. I have a hard time believing I inspired people through my work”.

Look out for the full report later this week.

Text and Photos by Verus Ferreira