Guitar legend SLASH (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) was interviewed on the November 5th edition of Skavlan, a Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. Footage of Slash's appearance on the program is streaming on YouTube below:

Backstage Axxess has issued a new interview with Slash, conducted by Gus Griesinger. The following is an excerpt:

Q: I got a question and don’t know if you have ever been asked this, but are you more conscious today of the brand Slash, as your image is being used in things like Slash’s Arcade Rocker or Guitar Hero. Like the business aspect of the brand Slash than Slash the musician?

A: "Nah. I’m more of Slash the musician. I think people around me are probably more aware of the actual brand. When the word brand first became anywhere near synonymous with my name it didn’t come from me (laughs.) I think there has been a sort of a lot of interest in what they consider is a sort of an image. I just do what I do. I don’t spend that much time cultivating that ya know?"

Q: Going on with the singer auditions with Velvet Revolver… when will we see this band take flight again?

A: "I have no idea. We had a couple of guys in the week before last. We have some more guys coming in next week or the week after. Yeah, the week after. All things considered they are all great guys of everyone we have been trying out so far. For the most part anyways there have been some really good singers. Trying to find the right guy for this thing is a lot more complicated than one would probably think. So we will keep on toiling away until we hit that magic and when that happens then everything will start rolling."

Read the complete interview at this location