SLASH Recalls Heart Scare At MICHAEL JACKSON's 40th Birthday Bash
June 28, 2009, 15 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Paul Cole from Sundaymercury.net:
Playing live with MICHAEL JACKSON almost gave Midland rock star SLASH a heart attack.
The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist from Stoke-on-Trent faced a medical crisis of his own while appearing at Jackson’s 40th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden.
Slash – real name Saul Hudson – reveals that it was his first gig after having a major heart operation.
“Years of drinking had swollen my heart to the point of bursting,” he recalls. “It reached the point where the doctors gave me between six days and six weeks to live.“They installed a defibrillator to keep my heart from stopping and keep it beating at a steady rate. After the operation I began therapy and miraculously my heart started to heal.
“I was out of circulation for four months before I picked up a guitar. It was the darkest period of my life – but in 2001 I agreed to play at Michael’s birthday celebration.
“This was my first gig since the operation so I was looking forward to it. It certainly turned out to be memorable.”
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Slash played guitar on two of Jackson's singles: 'Black Or White' and 'Give In To Me'. Check them out below:
