Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash was born Saul Hudson in Hampstead, London, England, on July 23, 1965. Slash was born to Ola and Anthony Hudson, both of whom had ties to the music business. His mother was a costume designer for the likes of David Bowie and his father was an artist who created album art for Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. Slash moved to Los Angeles with his family and, following his parents’ divorce, was constantly in trouble as a teen. After he was expelled from high school, he and his close friend Steven Adler formed several bands, finally deciding on the name Road Crew. The pair put out an ad for a vocalist and bassist and soon set a meeting with Duff McKagan.“When I first met Slash, it’s weird cause I’d never met guys like this—L.A. locals, ya know? We went out that night and got drunk,” Duff recalls in “Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses.”After a stint in Axl Rose’s band Hollywood Rose, Slash would reconnect with Duff and Adler to form Guns N’ Roses, with Rose taking over vocals. The band would become one of the biggest rock acts of the late 1980s and early 1990s, with hits like “Welcome To The Jungle,” “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “November Rain.”