01-31-2014, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
It's often crossed my mind that Slash has been less than lucky when picking a front man.
His dad is jewish- I wonder how Axl handled that- a black jew on guitar!  |
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Saul Hudson (aka Slash) was born in Hampstead, London. His mother, Ola Hudson (born Oliver;1946?2009), was an African-American costume designer whose clients included David Bowie, and his father, Anthony Hudson, is an English artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
Contrary to several reports, Slash's mother was not Nigerian, nor is his father Jewish. Of his mixed background, Slash later remarked, "As a musician, I've always been amused that I'm both British and black; particularly because so many American musicians seem to aspire to be British while so many British musicians, in the sixties in particular, went to such great pains to be black."
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Welcome to the Jungle, bubbelah?
It seems too weird to be true: dubiously deemed all-time guitar great Slash is often listed as a member of the tribe.
Well, he's not. His father is gentile, his mother is black, not Jewish as rumored. So we shouldn't expect any performances of "Sweet Mensch O' Mine," "Nisan Rain" or "Live and Let's Go Get A Nosh" at any upcoming Guns N' Roses reunion concerts.
And here we thought it was our chance to expand the list of cool Jewish rock stars that begins and ends with Gene Simmons. Well, that's not happening; the cross Slash is wearing in some of his videos should have been our first hint.
Hey, it could be worse. At least he's not pretending to be an English Jew like Madonna.
Verdict: Not a Jew.
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